Today I ponder my life's experience as I am heading to an internship orientation and site fair. As I looked over my resume to prepare for this, everything seems out of date. My responsibilities in the past included guiding salespeople with directions to their appointments. Today, it would just be a simple address added to the GPS on our cell phones and away we'd go! What will substitute teaching, volunteering in ministry settings, sales and being an ESL instructor get me for an internship? Only God knows! Truth: He knows the plans He has for me. (Jeremiah 29:11) It's easy to sell myself short, when I look at the dates of my jobs and that many of my more recent experiences have been in volunteer positions. But, I feel that God has been preparing me all of my life for this pivotal point. I am prepping to enter a career, when most my age are winding down careers and looking at retirement in the not so distant future. So, that makes me feel a bit counter intuitive. One thing I have to remember, God is the author and finisher of my life! I've felt His calling to do this, so to borrow a quote from the song I Have Confidence from the Sound of Music, "then, why am I so scared?" It's the unknown. I know it! What will I do about it? I will remember countless times God has provided, guided and met me right where I was at! He has never let me down. I admit, I haven't always understood at certain times, but in retrospect, I have seen His guidance in my life and THAT gives me confidence! Whatever you are facing today, know that God is close by. He knows what you are experiencing and He is working in your situation. Trust Him. He already knows what the outcome/s will be to what you are facing. Run to Him- He's running to you! Just my simple and honest thoughts this second day of March 2023.
