Everything is in God's Timing (Testimony - Sharon)

One of our fellow workshop participants shared the following with me that, with her permission,  I share with you to encourage you in your job search.  God is Faithful and as Sharon shares below, "Everything is in God's timing".    

Taken from an email from Sharon>>>

I have spent the last few years recovering from a stroke that kills most people who have this kind of stroke.  God has been so good to me, and has restored me to the point that I am now looking for work again – although not as stressful as I used to like it, and with a very different heart now.  I was initially very unhappy with my stroke, but God used Psalm 119:75 to change my mind and my heart: 

 I know, O LORD, that Your laws are righteous, and in faithfulness You have

afflicted me. (Psalm 119:75) 

 God is totally faithful and totally good. Psalm 119:68 says, 

You are good, and what You do is good; teach me Your decrees (Psalm 119:68)

Yes, God used Psalm 119 to completely change my heart.

I was the General Manager of a biotech company prior to my stroke, and I lived on the stress of the job.  I am now looking for an office management position, but have not had any interviews in months – until now.  Everything is in God's timing, and I hope I never forget this.  We are expected to do the best we can with the gifts God gives us, but the outcome is God’s responsibility - and I know in my head and my heart that He didn't restore me to the point He has, to abandon me now.  Deut. 31:6b, 7b, and Heb. 13:5b all say that God will never leave us or forsake us.  We just need to believe this and live like this - to persevere and to trust in Him!

I had a phone interview late last week with an intellectual property law firm in Alexandria, and then was asked to do a face-to-face interview this past week. I am hoping to do the final interview - and I'm hoping to get the job, but God will determine this;  it won't be because I have been unprepared for the interviews.

Whatever the outcome, I totally trust in God's plan for my life.  If this isn't the job He wants for me then there will be another one down the road.  My life – and my career – are in His hands. 

Sharon Griney