God's Time Not Ours

So this past week has been kinda stressful for me. Not because work has been super busy or anything but cos I have been waiting for some news. I applied for a job at Ice Design (a clothing store) and I had a job trial last weekend. The trial was fantastic and they were impressed and all, but I had to wait for the manager to talk to the regional manager first before any decision was made so they were going to let me know Tuesday. That was fine with me cos Tuesday wasn't too far away. Well Tuesday came and I hadn't heard anything and was getting a bit worried. Then the manager called my work and asked to speak to my manager Vicki. I was surprised and very nervous as I hadn't told work that I was looking elsewhere cos I wanted to wait till I had something first. Anyway I put Amanda (the manager) through to Vicki and I was shaking.

When Vicki got off the phone she came out to talk to me. She asked why I was looking for a new job and why I hadn't told her. She was annoyed that I hadn't told her and I realised that I really should have mentioned to her that I was looking but I didn't want to cos I thought things would get so bad at work after. Things happened a completely different way to how I hoped and wanted. I didn't hear from Amanda at all the rest of the day so I called her when I finished work and she said that she had to do reference checks and couldn't get in contact with my old supervisor at Big W so she would let me know tomorrow and if I could come in at some point to do paperwork if it all went well.

The next day I asked to leave at 4 that day and that I would work through my lunch. Vicki had a go at me about it and went to talk to one of my bosses Michael about it. Michael then called me into his office to have a chat. He asked the same questions Vicki had asked me and I told him. He said that they would be advertising now for a replacement. This freaked me out cos I didn't have the job yet and if they were looking and found someone before I had another job I may possibly not have a job at all. So I was freaking out and it wasn't until I spoke to Chloe that I realised that I shouldn't be freaking out. This all was a part of God's plan for me. Things were going to happen his way and in his time not in mine. I called Amanda around lunch time and she still hadn't gotten in contact with my old supervisor and that I didn't need to come in that afternoon. This worried me as I was starting to think that I wasn't going to get the job. I still left at 4 that day.

The next day, Thursday, two days after I was meant to know I still hadn't heard anything. Vicki was asking me when I would be leaving if I got the job and I estimated a time but inside I was thinking that I wouldn't get the job and I would be stuffed. On my way home from work I still hadn't heard anything so I sent to text to the people I knew wanted to know and were praying for me. I said that I still hadn't heard anything yet and that I don't know if I have to job or not. 5 minutes later I got a phone call. It was Amanda! This is how the conversation started:
"Hi Mallori, it's Amanda from Ice at Elizabeth. How are you?"
"Good Amanda. How are you?"
"Yeah good thanks. I'm just calling to welcome you to the team."
I got the job!! I was so excited but at the same time I couldn't believe it! All the stress during the week was a waste of time and energy!

I did learn a lot through this though. I learnt to trust God a lot more and that no matter how much we stress or worry things will work out how they are meant to and in God's time not ours. Also things may not go how we plan them to or want them to but in the end there is a reason for it and I know that God tested my trust in him through this! It has made me stronger in my relationship with God cos I know that he will come through for me in the end and that I can trust him with everything!

So now I have to go and sign the paperwork and write a resignation letter for work and then apply for ACM which I am the most excited about! It's going to be a massive adjustment but I know that God will provide and help me through it all. Thanks so much to everyone who prayed for me and was there for me. I really appreciate it!

God Bless xx