My friend Natalie tirelessly
reminds me to update my blog. It has been seven months since my last blog post, and
I guess it is about time to start writing again.
Well, I am in my transition
phase now. I am about to leave my current job here in Makati to work for
another government agency in Quezon City.
My considerations before
saying yes to the better offer my soon-to-be office has given me were: (a) my
opportunity for growth (chance to be promoted in the future), (b) employment
status (being regular), and (c) office location (for I plan to go back to UP to
study).
For the past two months, I’ve
been seeking jobs, sending out application letters and resumes to different
agencies, and waiting for calls for scheduled exams and interviews. Surprisingly,
this season of job hunting made me so excited and very hopeful, not because I
already knew where I am heading to, but because seasons like these (seasons of
uncertainties and confusion) are usually the time when God teaches and shows
you His ways and reveals to you His will for your life.
PRAY. Pray for each step
that you’ll take. Pray for a discerning heart to carefully follow where He
leads you. Pray for the grace to keep on trusting and believing in Him even if
reason tells you otherwise. Pray not for your will, but for His will to be
done.
READ GOD’S WORDS. Praying is
our way of communicating to God. On the other hand, by reading His words, we
get to hear from Him. As said in 2 Timothy 3:16, ALL scripture is God-breathed.
The closer you are to God, the more time you spent with Him, the easier it is
for you to hear from Him.
At this point in time, let
me share to you the message that God has for me during this season- His very
Words that has given me confidence and encouragement that indeed, He was, is,
and will always be with me all the way:
Deuteronomy
6: Love the Lord Your God
“…5 Love the Lord
your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
6 These commandments that I give you today are to be on your
hearts… 10 When the Lord
your God brings you into the land he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac
and Jacob, to give you—a land with large, flourishing cities you did not build,
11 houses filled with all kinds of good things you did not
provide, wells you did not dig, and vineyards and olive groves you did not
plant—then when you eat and are satisfied, 12 be careful that
you do not forget the Lord, who
brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery… 18 Do what is right and good in the Lord’s sight, so that it may go well
with you and you may go in and take over the good land the Lord promised on oath to your
ancestors,…”
Deuteronomy
8: Do not Forget the Lord
“...3 And
he humbled you and let you hunger
and fed you with manna, which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that
he might make you know that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that comes from the
mouth of the Lord.
…6 So you shall keep the
commandments of the Lord your God by walking in his ways
and by fearing him. 7 For
the Lord your God is bringing you
into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and springs,
flowing out in the valleys and hills, 8 a land of wheat and barley, of vines and fig trees
and pomegranates, a land of olive trees and honey, 9 a land in which you will eat
bread without scarcity, in which you will lack nothing, a land whose stones are
iron, and out of whose hills you can dig copper. 10 And you shall eat and be
full, and you shall bless the Lord your God
for the good land he has given you…17 Beware lest you say in
your heart, ‘My power and the might of my hand have gotten me this wealth.’
18 You shall remember the Lord your God, for it is he who
gives you power to get wealth that he may confirm his covenant that he
swore to your fathers, as it is this day...”
