THE WINNERS

[aletalete]

Wow NH Watcher - I am so sorry about your father.. After living in Las Vegas for 10+ years, I saw how gambling there ran people's lives. I gambled on slot machines a couple of times and got a tiny bit lucky, but it was never anything that grabbed a hold of me, like it did some people I knew. You would be surprised at how many of the Las Vegas cab drivers, upon receiving their paychecks, immediately go out to their favorite casinos, cash their checks and proceed to blow them right then. It's sad really..

You mentioned how God never ignores us, but in my case, I have felt like "he" is ignoring me.. I have prayed regularly since all of this started. Usually my first and last thoughts of the day are a prayer for answers, protection, and to watch over my family... But you know how in an argument a "non-response" can be a response? Many times I've felt like maybe I'm not meant to be in Colorado. Things aren't working out here, not getting any of the jobs I've applied to, it just seems like it's been one thing after another.. Yet at the same time, there are no doors opening that would allow me to return back to Hawaii. So it's a contradiction. I'm not meant to be here, but not in Hawaii either. Actually, nothing has really pointed me in the right direction yet... I usually have all the faith in the world when it comes to trusting God, but this time around, I feel like maybe he doesn't know the answer yet either? Lol

HANG IN THERE. GOD IS GUIDING YOUR STEPS EVEN THOUGH YOU MAY NOT SEE IT RIGHT NOW.
I HAVE BEEN THOUGH SO MUCH SINCE MY EX-HUSBAND'S SON DIED, NONE OF WHICH I HAD ANY CONTROL OVER OR NOTHING THAT I DID WRONG. NOTHING WAS GOING MY WAY. I DECIDED TO GIVE UP TRYING AND GIVE EVERYTHING TO GOD WHO DOES A MUCH BETTER JOB THAN I EVER COULD. NOT ONLY DID HE SHOW ME THE WAY, STEP-BY-STEP, BUT IS STILL SHOWING ME WHY (AS IT HAPPENS IN REAL TIME) THAT THESE THINGS ARE FOR MY BENEFIT AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF MY MOTHER WHO NOW HAS ALTZHEIMERS. WHAT A BLESSING TO SEE WHY NOW, AS IT HAPPENS, INSTEAD OF LOOKING BACK ON MY LIFE AND THEN SEEING THE PICTURE I WAS LED TO WHERE I AM AND HE, IN TURN, HAS GIVEN ME EVERYTHING I NEED. NOT EXCESS, BUT MY LIFE IS THE FULLEST IT HAS EVER BEEN AND MY WORRIES ARE LIMITED 'CAUSE I HAVE GIVEN THEM TO HIM. MY GOAL IS HEAVEN; WHAT HAS BEEN LOST IS NO LONGER MY FOCUS WHICH HELPS ME LIVE A FULL TIME AND BE HAPPY AT THE SAME TIME. GOD IS WORKING ON MY ASTRANGED DAUGHTERS RIGHT NOW BUT HE HAS GIVEN ME THE PEACE I NEED TO MOVE ON IN ANTICIPATION OF WHAT HE IS DOING.

LET GO AND LET GOD HAS MADE MY LIFE COMPLETE AND HAPPY. I WANT EVERYTHING NOW BUT THAT IS NOT GOD'S WAY. IT IS AN ONGOING LESSON I AM STILL LEARNING.

I WILL PRAY FOR YOU AND REMEMBER, GOD LOVES YOU AND IS WITH YOU WHEN EVERYONE ELSE IS GONE. WE NEED NO ONE ELSE BUT HIM.

[Nanny]

Aletalete, your message just above is Golden! I, too will pray for both of you. Also, if you ever would, I appreciate your prayers. Right now my house is almost sold and we still don't know what town we're settling in. It's faith and we'll know once there and shopping around.

IslandHippyMama, at times I've not "heard" from God and yet I suspect that's when He was staring right at me but not giving me the acknowledgement that He was. Yeah, non-response was the answer. As I look back I see it was all fine and a leading of direction just seemed to come out of the blue. But, agreed that at the time it didn't feel so reassuring, etc.

Bless you both! very fine reading that is personally blessing with what our life is like right now.

[IslandHippyMama]

I know that it will all work itself out in time. I know that there are reasons for all of the delays and non-responses. There is a purpose in everything that God does, whether we understand it or not. I know that there will be a day that comes and I will go "Ohhhh, I get it now".. It's just never really taken this long.

I have 4 new job prospects now, when last week I had only 1. And there is one in particular I really want, so I am waiting to hear back today if I made it to the final round of interviews.

[twiceblessed9]

Good Luck IHM! I am wishing you all the best.

I know that it will all work itself out in time. I know that there are reasons for all of the delays and non-responses. There is a purpose in everything that God does, whether we understand it or not. I know that there will be a day that comes and I will go "Ohhhh, I get it now".. It's just never really taken this long.

I have 4 new job prospects now, when last week I had only 1. And there is one in particular I really want, so I am waiting to hear back today if I made it to the final round of interviews.

[aletalete]

I know that it will all work itself out in time. I know that there are reasons for all of the delays and non-responses. There is a purpose in everything that God does, whether we understand it or not. I know that there will be a day that comes and I will go "Ohhhh, I get it now".. It's just never really taken this long.

I have 4 new job prospects now, when last week I had only 1. And there is one in particular I really want, so I am waiting to hear back today if I made it to the final round of interviews.

GOOD LUCK AND I HOPE YOU GET THE JOB YOU WANT.

[Cassandra]

Please let us know who the job goes for you.

I know that it will all work itself out in time. I know that there are reasons for all of the delays and non-responses. There is a purpose in everything that God does, whether we understand it or not. I know that there will be a day that comes and I will go "Ohhhh, I get it now".. It's just never really taken this long.

I have 4 new job prospects now, when last week I had only 1. And there is one in particular I really want, so I am waiting to hear back today if I made it to the final round of interviews.

[Iris]

"Let Go and Let God"....I've been working at this for years.  For the past 15 years or so I felt like there was a purpose to my life that was yet unknown to me, and I was waiting for God to show me the way.  Amidst many struggles and losses, I really focused on "Let it Go".  In 2014 my younger brother unexpectedly died (natural causes in his sleep), causing quite a shock to my family.  And after his death, many things fell in place for us, we put our house up for sale, quit jobs, moved out of state, studied, tested and passed dozens of certifications, started a new company, and are now working in jobs where we interact with customers who are so thankful for us we often receive hugs (we now work with seniors). We never experienced that before in any of our other careers!  Throughout we've said this feels as though God has guided us along each step, and we've told many people this as we're just amazed at how everything has happened at just the right time in the past year.

So "Let Go and Let God"...yes, I am a firm believer.  God though has his own timeline, and for us about 15 years passed before everything seemed to come together, and throughout that period we lost a great deal...family members, pets, finances, jobs, health, etc. In retrospect, I believe all the losses led us to turning more to God, increasing our faith, and eventually led to the path we are now on.  So God in his own time, set our direction, and we came through all of these challenges even stronger, focused now on what we believe is very positive work.

Keep the faith!