an act of God
being laid off is not something you want ever to happen to you. so why will i declare my recent lay off as an act of God? because it is! Paul says in 1 Corinthians 1:31, “Therefore, as it is written: “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.” so, i will boast because i want you to know that THIS IS GOD.
in my previous entry, i shared with you that i am planning my trip back to Ghana (plans have almost been finalized!) i have been praying and contemplating about how to handle the situation with my job for quite a while now. i was waiting until the right moment… when is the right moment? it’s always difficult to give your two weeks notice or even a request a leave of absence, which is what i intended on doing. To be honest, I had been facetiously tossing around the idea that I would asked to get laid off. Who does that? Someone ungrateful for her job, that’s who.
however, God had His own agenda. for the past two weeks, i had been feeling overwhelmed by the amount of preparation that had to take place before for my trip in terms of work, church, friends, and family. i felt like i wasn’t able to spend enough time just praying and spending time with God to grant me peace during such a whirlwind. so, as the dates and budget were being finalized with Pioneers, i was just about ready to talk to my supervisors about the leave of absence. except, God beat me to it.
last monday, i got an email asking me to come into a meeting with my CEO. all sorts of thoughts started running through my mind, and before i let my imagination take me away to nonsensical places, i prayed and asked God for peace, whatever the news may be. i stepped into my supervisor’s office and i was told that my project team would be dissolved effective immediately. i was getting laid off. they gave me my severance package, my unemployment pamphlets, and etc. i signed a bunch of papers and then, i left. dumbfounded. not at the fact that i got laid off. but at the fact that God remembered me. He knew my heart and my desire to have this time with Him. It’s true when He says that He will bless those who honor Him. :)
i wanted to share this with you because i feel no shame, no hurt, no sadness- i have nothing but gratitude for my Father who has been listening this whole time. He is so faithful and trustworthy. i was laughing the whole way home because i was foolish to spend so much time worrying about what would happen with work and money. I am humbled by Him, once again.
now, i am praying that my days are filled with intentional time with God, my friends and family- with utmost reverence for my Father who has done nothing but tell me He loves me everyday.
