I do recall having well and clearly, resigning from my previous job (which in itself was a blessing and i'll blog about that one some other day) by this time last year. When I considered submitting my resignation, I thought and prayed about it for weeks. In my mind, I could hear my parents lecturing me against doing so telling me how silly I am to resign from my job before securing another job. It came to one Manifest rally night that I had the peace and the prompting to resign and it'll be alright. I called my parents and told them and to my surprise they asked, "What was I waiting for?" I handed in my resignation that Monday morning.
I took an extended holiday and came back starting the new year without a full time job (I did have a few freelance things to keep me out of mischief). The moment I got back, I called an agency and told them that I was in the market for a job and scheduled to go in to update my details. They did say that there was this company with it's Asia Pac base in Malaysia and they're hiring an accountant here in Aust. I got excited imagining posisble frequent trips to Malaysia. The agent said she'll send me the details which I waited for but never received. I assumed that they were just not interested and oh well, what's new?
I look back and I've actually not gotten any of my jobs through an application that I've put in. And this alludes to the rest of the story. I got a call from the agent asking if I did not mind travelling to the bayside to work for a not for profit org. The interview is the next day with a view on starting right away. Without much thought, I said yes.
The interview was 2 minutes. No, like literrally. 2 minutes. I sat down and he asked me a few simple questions and he said I could start working now and my colleague would train me. I didn't think starting right away meant starting RIGHT AWAY but what else could it possibly mean?
A few weeks into the job, I did wonder whether I rushed into the job and did not really pray about it because I said yes right away. I also did think as it was on a contract basis at first, I could just find something else once the contract lapses. My superior then, did say that while I'm being trained and doing Accounts Payable (which is basically processing and paying invoices), they are looking for an accountant to do more. However, i took it a day at a time and it was Accounts Payable a day at a time. It's not the most stimulating job. As I questioned my decision to accept the job, my superior walked in that evening and he started asking me a few questions. I felt that that was more the interview rather than the first 2 minute meet and greet. He asked about my previous job and a few questions about my personal life and he concluded saying, "You are very lucky. I actually interviewed three other people before you and I didn't think that they were suited for the job. But when I interviewed you the other day, I thought you would be suitable for the job."
Really?? The cheeky thought was, "How bad did they stuff up a 2 minute interview??" But in actual fact, I cannot attribute any of this to myself but God's favour upon my life. Do I deserve it? Certainly not. I did not even apply for the job. I thought I wanted something more corporate which if I do blog soon, I'll blog about how I'm glad that I'm working where I am now and how it's impacted my life. And about how He opened the door from Accounts Payable to more interesting stuff. Yes, accounting in my eyes is amazing.
For now, this job fell out of the sky from nowhere. As I did let go of one job and with my little trust, trusted Him to provide, He provided. Beyond my expectations. He's got my back and if anyone else still reads this, He's got yours.
Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds! Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to your life? Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest?
Luke 12:24-26
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Nice one... Testimonies FTW
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