A Testimony to God's Perfect Timing


It's been over a year since I started this humble blog of mine. And for the past year, I've been chronicling our search for stable employment. And I've been able to chronicle how, though we've been in limbo for more than a year regarding this situation, the Lord has never failed to provide for us. We have never had to dip into our savings to pay for rent or groceries. We have never not had a paycheck coming in, even when we'd been told that the job should have ended months ago.

God has been faithful.

And as we know, his faithfulness endures forever. So it is that I am thrilled to share the news with you all that what has been a year in the making is now coming to fruition after lesson upon lesson of patience and trust: My husband was officially offered a full-time, career job last week!

What's more, as it turns out, his first day will be Monday, November 29. Would you be surprised to know that this could not be any more perfect timing? The last day of my freelance gig is that Friday, December 3! Praise the Lord!!

And that's why it's so incredible to be able to page back through these posts that document the ups and downs of this journey: From just weeks after I quit my job to move to Atlanta and yet I found myself with a temporary freelance job that would support us, but was set to expire at the end of the year. My prayer requests for jobs and an awareness to continue to ask and ask and ask regarding this situation—even when it takes more than year's worth of asking. My struggle learning to embrace this unknown state and finding encouragement in the Psalms to press on.

There were the updates when there was nothing really to share and then when I found out my temporary job was officially coming to an end. And sharing the news when I didn't get the job and when I did (and had to turn it down).

It's through all these snippets of the hopes and fears and frustrations that took place along the way that we can see so clearly how far God has brought us and how he's sustained and nourished us along the way. Which keeps me saying, Praise the Lord!!

Of course I'm still looking for a job, but this latest provision makes the search much less of a burden and provides me a bit more time to look for something that fits. But even more, this reminds me that I really don't have anything to worry about, and that everything will work out, according to God's perfect timing.

He has made everything beautiful in its time.
Ecclesiastes 3:11

Related Posts
Lessons About Learning to Embrace the Unknown
Asking for My Daily Bread

11 comments:

  1. I'm so excited for you guys Carmen! Praise the Lord!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Congratulations! (both for riding out the time of having to trust that God would take care of you and for your husbands new job!)

    ReplyDelete
  3. WOOO HOOO! Congrats you to your husband and Praise the Lord! So happy for you! xx

    ReplyDelete
  4. Glory to God He always come on TIME! God bless you and your family...

    ReplyDelete
  5. God is ever faithful, so cool. Happy for you two.

    ReplyDelete
  6. I just found your blog and am so excited to come back from now on to read! I am always so encouraged to find fellow believers on the internet who are unafraid of voicing their love for the Lord and attributing things like job offers to Him.

    What a great thing to be thankful for this thanksgiving! I am about to embark on a similar journey of job hunting (graduating college this spring). Prayer prayer prayer! I have to remind myself!

    Have a lovely day!
    -Kate

    ReplyDelete
  7. yes... PRAISE THE LORD!!!!
    i´m soooo happy for you. congrats.
    and i looove this verse... it fits perfectly!

    god bless you two & have a nice week!
    xoxo, pink lady ♥

    ReplyDelete
  8. Thank you, thank you, thank you to all of you! I really appreciate all your support, encouragement and enthusiasm in this little journey of ours. It feels so good to get to share what's going on, but especially the ups!!

    ReplyDelete
  9. I love when God's timing works out like that! It's always so encouraging and such a reminder that when you trust in God, He ALWAYS comes through.

    ReplyDelete

Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.

Next Post Previous Post
Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...