Good things are starting to happen. Opportunities are presenting themselves like never before. Proposals and ideas are jumping at me faster than I can act and follow-up on them. I’ve been incredibly excited for the last week, just thinking of the paths I could travel down this year!
Aaaaand…then I hear her.
The one who whispers:
What if you don’t get the job?
What if you DO get the job and you hate it?
What if you don’t like the location?
What if, what if, what if!?!?
You know her too? What name does she use when she visits you? I call her Fear. And she’s a slick one. She has many aliases… I’ve heard them all: Anxiousness, Worry, Doubt, Ms. Busy Body… None of them flattering.
So in response to this week God-sized dream challenge, I flicked her off my shoulder. That’s right, I sent her packing. I got tired of her incessant chatter in my thoughts. She kept me in constant turmoil over whether or not I will end up in the right place, do the right kind of work and meet the right kind of people.With her gone and my mind uncluttered, I began to focus on what the Truth about my employment opportunities really were.
And then I received a message.
Quite literally! I came home to find a giant envelope sent from a dear friend living in St. Louis. The envelope was filled with encouraging articles published by the church we both attend. The theme to every article? Finding right employment. I scanned the articles and found the line that conveyed the Truth about my situation.
“The place you seek, is seeking you. The place you need, needs you.”
- Elizabeth Earl Jones
Rest assured, I know the destination I’m seeking this year is being established. Where ever it may be.
Happy Tuesday to all my fellow dreamers!
Courtney
I enjoyed reading your post and I love your optimism! I love the quote, “The place you seek is seeking you,. The place you need, needs you.” Beautiful! Whispered up a prayer for you this morning as you pursue this God-sized Dream!
Such a nice idea of your friend! And I love the quote! In my search for a job, being bit frustrated with many companies taking such a long time for a reply, I also came to the point, where I now see it like this: If a company doesn´t offer me its time and effort or sends me a letter of refusal, then they do not appreciate what I have to offer and consequently I do not want to work there anyway, it´s not my place.
Good luck to everybody on a job search!
I am sure God will one day give us exactly the place we need.
Loved it Courtney!
Keep on following your dreams and keeping fear off your shoulder. The quote was great too. It’s so amazing how God provides us with wisdom and words right when we need to hear it. 
Yay for you sending fear packing! Woo-hoo!
I love how you gave all Ms. Fear her different names and sent her packing. I also like that once you did that God sent you a “I LOVE YOU” packet. I love the quote as well. Trusting that God is going to do some amazing things this year in your life.