I was a contractor at a large company in Irving. It was a good job with good people and I was grateful to have it. It didn’t exactly fit my personality though. I spent most days wrestling with spreadsheets and documents and very little time interacting with people. My friend Tom owned a midsize company in Carrollton and I had always thought I would love an opportunity to work for him.
At one point I heard about an openning, so I sent him my resume. Even though the job required more experience than I had, Tom agreed to recommend me for an interview with the relevant department manager. It was a long interview process, but I didn’t mind too much. You see, I had heard from God. Early in the process I felt I had heard the Lord say to me “I am going to open the door for you to get this job.”
Confident I would be offered the job, I eagerly approached the final interview. I was very disappointed when informed they had decided to offer the position to another candidate.
Ever been there? Thought you had heard from God but then circumstances prove you haven’t?
One year later I was sitting at my desk at the same unsatisfying job, wrestling with spreadsheets and documents. I suddenly got a strong impression urging me to send Tom my resume “right now.” So I did. Five minutes later the phone rang at my desk. The VP of Human Resources for Tom’s company was on the phone. She was astounded.
“Alan, how in the world did you see our post so quickly?”
“What post?”
“The position you interviewed for last year – it’s open again. We just posted the position on Monster five minutes ago. The moment we clicked “submit” we received your resume via email!”
Turns out I really had heard God the previous year. I got the job, just as I had sensed God encourage me that I would. I just had the timing wrong.
