Hope Springs Eternal

This is an excerpt from my journal a couple of weeks ago.  I tell you, this job hunt thing is so unbelievable.  I spend many hours of searching and then sending out resume's and then waiting, waiting, waiting.  Last week I interviewed for a position that literally had 95 applicants.  They whittled it down to three and I ended up being one of the three.  I'm praying for God's patience and wisdom.  I've been at that interview stage about three times now where I make it to the top three and then they pick one of the other two.  Anyhow, to all of you out there looking for work in their field, I am with you and am praying that today you will receive the Word from God that will encourage you to keep plugging away.

A couple of weeks ago:

"Today was an amazing roller coaster ride of emotions.  A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog about something I was so sure of that was lost.  Well, there was an email that showed up in my inbox that gave me a 2nd chance at a hope.  It resurrected the possibility of something I thought was already gone.  And then, just like that there was another email that came in my inbox just a few hours later and dashed that bit of hope regarding this particular job opportunity.  I really questioned why God allowed this to happen.  Why would he get my hopes up and then "boom!" I'm back where I was a few hours later.  But after much thought and contemplation over this, I realize that Hope Springs Eternal.  In this life "in between" there will be things I will be able to look back on and see the lessons learned.  I also see how God is preparing me for that next big thing that he wants me to do.

Hope Springs Eternal.  My hope isn't in a job, a ministry, or a person place or thing.  My hope is in Him, period.  My hope is in you, Lord.  Today I realized my hope was in the position, not in Him.  I had to do an adjustment on how I am looking at this process.  This is indeed an amazing journey of trust.  My life truly is a crazy adventure but all along the way God is giving us what we need to sustain us."

Jeremiah 29:11