whelp it finally happend. I GOT A JOB! I still don't believe it. This time has been the craziest test of not only my patience but also trusting in God. This labyrinth of sorting through different hospital websites/job boards applying to anything and almost everything I was eligible for. Trying so hard to find/see the plan God had for me. Well there is a job opening in Texas, am I supposed to be in Texas? Will my license transfer to Texas? The questions would go on and on. The longer my job search went on the more and more I had to trust God. Alright Lord if you want me in this state you will make it happen. I widened my search to include Washington, Colorado, Nevada, Texas, Georgia, Illinois. Not only did my search expand geographically but also by specialty. Alright so maybe im not supposed to be in hospital, what about assisted living homes, home health, school nursing? But of course when I thought nothing would happen and really put it in the hands of God, it all came together. I was really convinced I was going to be working in some nursing home in South Dakota, but it that's what God wanted I was going to do my best to be ok with it. But as always He had other plans. When I had finally told myself my dreams of going back to Southern California were over and was thinking what else I could do with my life, God opens to door for a job for me in Montclair, Ca (20 minutes from where I went to college) AND in a hospital. Seriously I never thought it would happen.
And the way it happened it crazy too. Only God could have done it. I had recently started a new small group and only knew a few members before starting it. It was only the second week and I opened up about my job searching. I had had a really crummy week by getting an exceeding number of no's and some of the no's were supposed to be yes' or at least interviews because of connections I had. They prayed for my job search at the end of group and also prayed that I would have an interview that next week. The next day I am applying for jobs and stumble across a hospital I hadn't heard of in Montclair. I applied and no joke 30 minutes later I get a call to schedule an interview. I was shocked! God is so good. So i pack my things, head down to SoCal for the interview. I interviewed in Thursday, got a call that Monday afternoon offering me the position. Once again, I was shocked! God is seriously so good!
I was at a point where I knew nothing else that I could do. I was convinced the nursing was no longer an option for me and was trying to think of other talents God had given me and other careers I could see myself in. My only option was so to give it all to the Lord. And its so funny because (as in many other times in my life) I thought I had been giving God control the whole time. God I trust you...to put me anywhere in southern california. Then God I trust you....to put me anywhere in California. Next God I trust you...to put in any hospital. Then finally God I trust/need you to put me ANYWHERE in the nursing field. I wish that as humans we would remember these times and incidents so in the future it won't take as long for us to trust in God's plan. But since we are human I feel like we always think we have a better plan at first. Oh I know God has something but my plan will work, just watch. Yeah right.
So to wrap up this super long post (my apologies :) ) I have a nursing job, in a hospital, in Southern California, and could not be more excited. I am frantically packing up my things and deciding what I need to take down with me. My friend Kate and her parents are letting me stay with them for a bit and then after I save some money, Kate and I will be getting a place of our own. I know I have said it like a million times but I still can not believe it and I am so unbelievably thankful. All the glory goes to God on this one for sure. There is no way this could have happened without Him.
And the way it happened it crazy too. Only God could have done it. I had recently started a new small group and only knew a few members before starting it. It was only the second week and I opened up about my job searching. I had had a really crummy week by getting an exceeding number of no's and some of the no's were supposed to be yes' or at least interviews because of connections I had. They prayed for my job search at the end of group and also prayed that I would have an interview that next week. The next day I am applying for jobs and stumble across a hospital I hadn't heard of in Montclair. I applied and no joke 30 minutes later I get a call to schedule an interview. I was shocked! God is so good. So i pack my things, head down to SoCal for the interview. I interviewed in Thursday, got a call that Monday afternoon offering me the position. Once again, I was shocked! God is seriously so good!
I was at a point where I knew nothing else that I could do. I was convinced the nursing was no longer an option for me and was trying to think of other talents God had given me and other careers I could see myself in. My only option was so to give it all to the Lord. And its so funny because (as in many other times in my life) I thought I had been giving God control the whole time. God I trust you...to put me anywhere in southern california. Then God I trust you....to put me anywhere in California. Next God I trust you...to put in any hospital. Then finally God I trust/need you to put me ANYWHERE in the nursing field. I wish that as humans we would remember these times and incidents so in the future it won't take as long for us to trust in God's plan. But since we are human I feel like we always think we have a better plan at first. Oh I know God has something but my plan will work, just watch. Yeah right.
So to wrap up this super long post (my apologies :) ) I have a nursing job, in a hospital, in Southern California, and could not be more excited. I am frantically packing up my things and deciding what I need to take down with me. My friend Kate and her parents are letting me stay with them for a bit and then after I save some money, Kate and I will be getting a place of our own. I know I have said it like a million times but I still can not believe it and I am so unbelievably thankful. All the glory goes to God on this one for sure. There is no way this could have happened without Him.
