Anonymous
Beloved of All
A few years ago, I made a mistake at work. I violated a policy I was responsible for upholding. Then a few months ago, my mistakes were uncovered and it cost me my job.
I hold no ill-will towards them for terminating my employment with them. Their actions for what I did were just. And when this was brought up, I owned up to my mistake rather than denying it, which they respected. They had a lot of respect for me as a worker, and they graciously allowed me to resign to avoid being fired.
I loved my previous job. I loved my employer, my manager, my co-workers, all of it. Losing my job has been the worst thing that's ever happened to me. Every day I wake up wishing that it was all just a bad dream. I've applied for other jobs, but nothing has worked out. Applying, interviewing, and rejection left, right, and center makes me sick. Every day I'm in tears praying to the Lord for His help through this.
But this agony isn't without its silver linings. Over the past months, I have had a lot of time to pray and reflect. I have identified many areas in my life, both in and outside of my old job, where I was not living like Jesus would. I have spent many hours in prayer and been actually reading the Bible with genuine interest. I have never been closer to Him and stronger as a Christian than I am now. It takes crushing to turn grapes into wine, pressure to turn rocks into diamonds, etc. I have made more personal development in the past few months than I have in recent years.
It has been over 90 days since I lost my job. I don't know if there's any way I can appeal and attempt to rejoin them. They still haven't found someone to take my old job, citing that they can't find anyone with my strong work ethic. Part of me wonders if the Lord is keeping my old job position open, and me without work, so that I may return.
I have prayed countless times asking the Lord to restore my old job. Like how, upon confessing the Lord was above himself, King Nebuchadnezzar's nobles sought him out and restored him as head of his kingdom with greater honor than before. Like how Paul sent Onesimus, a former slave who had wronged his master Philemon, back to said master as an equal. I have had various dreams, in the double-digits, where I am back at work with them again. Everywhere I look, I am reminded of my previous employer that I loved so dearly.
I want to reach out and ask them if I can return, but I don't want to burn down any bridges and cause them to go no-contact with me. So I pray that the Lord put me in their hearts and, eventually, they reach out to me so I know its from Him.
The Lord can make the impossible possible. He can make a way, I just pray for this to be in His Will.
Matthew 7:7-11 “Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened. You parents—if your children ask for a loaf of bread, do you give them a stone instead? Or if they ask for a fish, do you give them a snake? Of course not! So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts to those who ask him."
Luke 18:6-8 “Then the Lord said, 'Learn a lesson from this unjust judge. Even he rendered a just decision in the end. So don’t you think God will surely give justice to his chosen people who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? I tell you, he will grant justice to them quickly! But when the Son of Man returns, how many will he find on the earth who have faith?'”
But is my hope in the right place, or am I setting myself up for disappointment? I love the Lord with all my heart and soul. I know He does not answer every prayer, but should I continue to pray until He orders me to stop? Do I need to keep praying and waiting, or do I need to take action and reach out? I just don't want to rush the Lord, because you simply can't, as the Lord's timing is always THE perfect timing. I also don't want to mess anything up. Just, in my line of work, the longer your employment gap, the worse it gets to find something new.
Please, pray for me. I pray for guidance as for what to do. Wisdom to interpret the Lord's will. Strength and courage to make it through this.
Thank you, all.
I hold no ill-will towards them for terminating my employment with them. Their actions for what I did were just. And when this was brought up, I owned up to my mistake rather than denying it, which they respected. They had a lot of respect for me as a worker, and they graciously allowed me to resign to avoid being fired.
I loved my previous job. I loved my employer, my manager, my co-workers, all of it. Losing my job has been the worst thing that's ever happened to me. Every day I wake up wishing that it was all just a bad dream. I've applied for other jobs, but nothing has worked out. Applying, interviewing, and rejection left, right, and center makes me sick. Every day I'm in tears praying to the Lord for His help through this.
But this agony isn't without its silver linings. Over the past months, I have had a lot of time to pray and reflect. I have identified many areas in my life, both in and outside of my old job, where I was not living like Jesus would. I have spent many hours in prayer and been actually reading the Bible with genuine interest. I have never been closer to Him and stronger as a Christian than I am now. It takes crushing to turn grapes into wine, pressure to turn rocks into diamonds, etc. I have made more personal development in the past few months than I have in recent years.
It has been over 90 days since I lost my job. I don't know if there's any way I can appeal and attempt to rejoin them. They still haven't found someone to take my old job, citing that they can't find anyone with my strong work ethic. Part of me wonders if the Lord is keeping my old job position open, and me without work, so that I may return.
I have prayed countless times asking the Lord to restore my old job. Like how, upon confessing the Lord was above himself, King Nebuchadnezzar's nobles sought him out and restored him as head of his kingdom with greater honor than before. Like how Paul sent Onesimus, a former slave who had wronged his master Philemon, back to said master as an equal. I have had various dreams, in the double-digits, where I am back at work with them again. Everywhere I look, I am reminded of my previous employer that I loved so dearly.
I want to reach out and ask them if I can return, but I don't want to burn down any bridges and cause them to go no-contact with me. So I pray that the Lord put me in their hearts and, eventually, they reach out to me so I know its from Him.
The Lord can make the impossible possible. He can make a way, I just pray for this to be in His Will.
Matthew 7:7-11 “Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened. You parents—if your children ask for a loaf of bread, do you give them a stone instead? Or if they ask for a fish, do you give them a snake? Of course not! So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts to those who ask him."
Luke 18:6-8 “Then the Lord said, 'Learn a lesson from this unjust judge. Even he rendered a just decision in the end. So don’t you think God will surely give justice to his chosen people who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? I tell you, he will grant justice to them quickly! But when the Son of Man returns, how many will he find on the earth who have faith?'”
But is my hope in the right place, or am I setting myself up for disappointment? I love the Lord with all my heart and soul. I know He does not answer every prayer, but should I continue to pray until He orders me to stop? Do I need to keep praying and waiting, or do I need to take action and reach out? I just don't want to rush the Lord, because you simply can't, as the Lord's timing is always THE perfect timing. I also don't want to mess anything up. Just, in my line of work, the longer your employment gap, the worse it gets to find something new.
Please, pray for me. I pray for guidance as for what to do. Wisdom to interpret the Lord's will. Strength and courage to make it through this.
Thank you, all.
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