Today is what I'm calling Day 1. It's a new year, it's a new season. God has new things for me. Not that I fully know what they all are yet, but I do know they are coming! He has revealed some things to me and spoken through His word, and this is the day that I am choosing to stand on His promises and His word. Today I am beginning to act on those things which I know that I am to do this year, believing that He will then do what He will do. You may be thinking I'm silly for choosing January 6th as 'Day 1'- why not 5 days ago on the 1st like the rest of the world? Well I may be a few days behind, but I'm okay with that! I'm doing it my own way I guess. Anyways, today is also the day that I went out for hours on a job application hunt. As anyone who has gone on a job hunt before would know, every store and restaurant and such is ALWAYS "accepting applications"; this does not, however, mean that they are actually doing anything with those applications, such as hiring people. Well, let me tell you, going into place after place, asking for applications is not the most delightful way to spend one's day off. Not that I don't have an abundance of days off as of late, so it isn't as if I can't make up for it tomorrow. Or the next day. In any case, this particular activity would not cause me to put today on my list of top 5 favorite days so far this year. Something I have learned is that many places of employment have begun to put their application process online. I do not appreciate this. I admit that it is definitely more convenient for me to sit here in my pajamas and slippers to fill out applications and click submit without ever having to leave the house. But how does my application get noticed? How do they choose mine? I guess taking the application into the actual business establishment isn't really much different in reality, because it's not as though they memorize my face or something and say, "Oh yeah, I remember that girl, she was awesome! Let's hire her!" I guess I just feel like I've accomplished more when I get all dressed up nice and go take my application in and put it into the hands of a store manager or the like. But, I suppose I just have to actually put it into the Lord's hands and trust Him for favor and direction in this process. Crazy idea, right? That's one lesson I've gleaned from this, Day 1. I must say after all, it has been a rather successful day, as far as days go. I've practiced following the lead of the Holy Spirit; I've practiced how to say, "Hello, could you please tell me if you're accepting job applications?" in the most cheerful and confident way, all the while knowing the answer; I spent some wonderful time in praise, worship and prayer this morning which led to the decision to spend the rest of my day as I did. I have to say, I am excited for what God is doing in my life right now, even though I sometimes feel like He's keeping secrets from me. I'm not yet sharing specifically what He's revealing to me, but I'll say I'm definitely on an adventure. I must end by saying after all, this really has been a good day.
