Wow, I have really dropped the ball in keeping up with this blog. I can't believe I didn't post that Jon got a job.....yep...back in November! God has provided so much and His timing has been spot on every time. I guess I got caught up in my Awe of Him as well as the holidays that I didn't take time to post. Well, here's a brief update.....(yep..I know, I can't do anything brief, but I will try).
Back in Sept. we ran into a guy from the place he had previous been employed for just short of 24 years. In fact, he had left there to go to the place that downsized him. At the time he left we felt God pulling him there and of course, when he was let go I felt like maybe we were wrong, but ultimately realized that God has His reasons for leading us in the paths he chooses. I tried to hang onto that knowledge for the entire year he was unemployed. It wasn't easy....but God proved faithful. As I was saying, back in Sept. we ran into this guy and he tried to get Jon to come back for a position that he said Jon would be perfect for. Well......it just didn't feel right to him. He struggled with the possibility of a sure thing job wise, yet feeling like it just wasn't right. Something was tugging inside him. Much of it was the fact that the same upper management was still there; a big factor in his leaving in the first place. I could see the tension rising up in him as he contemplated going back there and while the thought of having a regular paycheck and insurance was very attractive to me, the thought of him having to live daily in a job that was making him miserable wasn't! So I told him that it wasn't right for him if he was having such a struggle with it. Jon isn't the kind of guy who brushes off work simply because it was unpleasant. No...this was God telling him to just wait....be patient....and hard as it was, we did!
Turns out God knew exactly what He was doing! Surprised? No....Amazed? Absolutely! It was about six weeks later that he spoke with a hunting buddy of his and found that they not only still needed people, but the old management was no longer there. So....on a whim Jon called up another buddy of his that worked there just to find out what was going on and if he should now consider trying to go back. After speaking with him it did indeed seem like the right time...so a few days later he stopped in to talk further with him and with a copy of his resumé in hand he ended up having interviews right on the spot and basically walked out with a job. There were other things that were playing out throughout this process that were even more amazing not the least of which he started the very week he received his last unemployment check....his unemployment had run out! God truly has perfect timing. I still keep hearing the words of our former associate pastor ringing in my ear; "God is seldom early and never late!" That phrase kept me going for the entire year....and beyond!
