Beginning Anew

The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord.  Psalm 37:23

being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus  Philippians 1:6

My husband is one of the most hard working and dedicated people I know. The past two years he has been involved in an intense ministry training program at a very large church. My husband worked a strenuous job for 40 hours a week and would find himself serving an additional 20 hours a week at church. It has been a very big commitment on his part and many nights he would come home absolutely exhausted. Many nights I would wish he were home to help with the kids, but he would be serving at church. 

 

About a month ago he found out about the possibility of a position opening up at church. While cautiously optimistic, we were both excited about the possibility. When he was asked for his resume, we were both nervous. Though this is something he was working towards, he was cautious about the timing, if he had enough knowledge, and honestly, if the pay would be sufficient for our family.

As the interview process progressed our nerves would waver between calm and frazzled. We both were confident that the manager saw enough ability in Scott and that they felt he would be a great addition to their team. We still had no clue what the position would pay. It was like God was getting us to this point of complete trust. Like in Matthew 14 where Jesus is telling Peter to step out of the boat and "Come." He was wanting us to step out of the boat with our eyes focused on Him, not a financial number. What joy and freedom we felt. The closer to receiving a job offer, we both felt peace. No matter what the number, we would follow thru. God was faithful to bring us to this point, it was our job to show faithfulness to Him. Kind of a "put your money where your mouth is" moment.

Once Scott received the job offer and benefits package we were thrilled. God provided. Yes, the number is less than Scott made at his other job, but it's enough. God is faithful to meet our needs. Last week, Scott began work as Production Systems Coordinator at our church. He is so thankful and I am happy to have a husband who loves his job. Though, he did begin working at the busiest time of year for our church. I know there will be times when the church will win out over family time. I know that our Christmas schedule will be a little different this year. I know our Sundays will be incredibly long. But I also know what it looks like to see my husband be still enough to listen and hear when he heard God telling him "Come."