Prayers Answered Daily

May of you know that I very much would like to leave the job I am in at the moment. I would like to move back to Illinois to be closer to my family and friends, to step into a life with more time for a ministry. So many of you have been praying for God’s plans, clarity, doors to be open. I also know Many Many Many Many prayers have been said on my behalf that my current job would get better, easier. You have been praying I would have favor. You have prayed that the stress would decrease. You have prayed many wonderful things.

I need you to know that he has answered them and does so daily. Though I do not always get along with my new boss (the fourth in less than 2 years,) she works hard and supports me and our team in many ways. I was able to hire a supervisor who reports to me that has significantly decreased my work load. It has been so lovely. I have also had a lot of unexpected and unexplained favor with many people across the city in high positions. I have been allowed to train many other staff members on the on call rotations I serve on so I am on call every five weeks instead of two and only a half dozen times a year with the “bigger” on call phone which used to be every 2 or 3 weeks.

Many of the items I wished to accomplish to improve operations when I first took the job, are nearing completion and I could not be more proud of my staff and team for coming so far. Legislation I helped draft is finally in effect and being implemented.

I am in awe.

At first I didn’t want to talk about this, to say it out loud. If God is making my current job easier, more enjoyable…maybe he wouldn’t be moving me on. Maybe I wouldn’t be leaving and I so very much want to leave.

Thank you God that your mercies are new every morning and there is no condemnation or condescension for my having forgot who you are. Your promises.

See a couple years ago in the thick of things and facing losing my job and verbal assault for failure at unrealistic expectation (literally “no sleeping or eating 24/7”) when I was on call every two or three weeks for 7 days at a time answering a phone that on some nights rang every 30 minutes. In the most intense times of this job, God reminded me on a regular basis about Shadrach, Meshach, and Abendego and many many times about Daniel in the Lion’s Den.  He promised me through scripture, tongues, his presence, and his assurance to shut the mouths of Lion’s and he DID many times!

Why now do I doubt that he could be shutting the moths of Lions, giving me favor with the kings (queens/managers) AND planning my escape?

Why do I think he is so small that he can’t do it all!?!

Praise to the King of Kings, the maker of heaven and earth, my father!!

He answers prayers daily. He answered your prayers for me. He is answering my prayers. I am walking through his mercy, power, abundance, grace, love, patience daily and no one could ever satisfy me so.

Colossians 1 9-12 MSG: “……. As you learn more and more how God works, you will learn how to do your work. We pray that you’ll have the strength to stick it out over the long haul—not the grim strength of gritting your teeth but the glory-strength God gives. It is strength that endures the unendurable and spills over into joy, thanking the Father who makes us strong enough to take part in everything bright and beautiful that he has for us.”

SO TRUE