School starts back in a few weeks, and my little sister is heading off to college. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t a little jealous. I think about walking on campus almost every day—about the games, the friends, and those late-night Cookout runs. I miss it. I miss all of it. But lately, that ache has hit a little harder. That chapter of my life is over, and now I’m in a new one—adult life. With a job. And responsibility.
But even though that transition has been tough, I thank God every single day for where I am.
I remember this time last year, starting my senior year of college and wondering what life post-grad would look like. And now here I am, living it.
I started applying for jobs last December. If you’ve been in the job search world lately, then you know the drill: apply, wait, maybe get an interview, then get that dreaded email—“Unfortunately, we’ve decided to go with someone else.” It’s exhausting. I went through that cycle for months, feeling discouraged and honestly, hopeless. I started praying, “Lord, please help me find a job. I just need a job.”
But after a while, that prayer shifted. I stopped asking for just any job and started asking for something I could glorify God in. “Give me something where I can serve You.”
Then one day, my mom sent me an email about The Salvation Army hiring a public relations coordinator. I didn’t know how working for a nonprofit would go, and to be honest, I wasn’t very hopeful. Rejection had worn me down. But I applied. I got the interview. And before I walked into that interview, I stopped and prayed. I asked God to open the doors He wanted for me—not necessarily the ones I thought I wanted for myself.
Long story short: I got the job.
And yes, there are long days (every job has them), but this job is so rewarding. I get to meet people in my community I never would’ve crossed paths with. I get to tell their stories. I get to learn from them. And in just a few months, I’ve already grown—not just in my creativity and skills, but in my faith too.
God answered my prayer. I just had to change it—from a me mentality to a kingdom mentality.
Sometimes we get caught up in what we want, and that’s okay. We’re human. But I promise, if you take a step back and let God take the wheel, the outcome might just be better than anything you had planned.
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