Its time for me to testify! After 2 years as a school OT, it was time for me to make a pivotal career decision to diversify my OT skills. I had been applying for non-school OT jobs for months w/ no response from anywhere... end of the school year comes and I talked to a brain and spinal hospital which wouldve been an awesome opportunity, but the drive had me worried... alas they sent me a rejection letter anyway so I said ok God, you closed that door. what else do you have in store? I got an interview to a hospital near where I live that has an outpatient Brain injury reintegration program and I absolutely LOVED the facility and interview went well... time to hear back came and went... so I called and they said to give them another month. In the meantime I was PRN(as needed, fill-in) at a skilled nursing facility which was not a healthy experience (10 hour days... smh with no other OTR help)... the brain injury job rejected me and I had no other opportunities apparent to me...** At this point I gave up fighting the battle alone and decided to join my churchs womens prayer line** I faced the decision of accepting the PRN position where I was miserable as a full time position or continue to look. **Several months earlier I contacted a college friend who is a director of rehab for resume help thinking there was something wrong w/ my resume. He gave me the name and number to an awesome recruiter, but I kept putting it off bc I had put all these resumes out and didnt want the recruiter wasting time if I could potentially already have a job in the works. BUT, here I was... I had exhausted all other avenues** I called the recruiter and an interview was set up... the PRN position made me a full time offer... I was frustrated and stressed... here I have an offer for a place near where I live working endless hours, too exhausted to continue working on ministry or to spend quality time w/ the people important to me OR go to an interview on the other side of ATL that should have a lower stress value, but I get really sleepy in the relentless atlanta traffic... I kept weighing both options neither was making any sense and then God spoke to me in that still small epiphany way he loves to calm me with. He said My Child, you asked Me for a man that would match you perfectly as I had designed... It may have seemed like it took a while, but I provided him right!? you asked Me for an apartment that would provide you a serene haven in the big city fitting w/in your small budget... It took a while find it as I needed you to wait until the perfect apt was available, but I provided it for you right!? NOW, you are asking for a job that doesnt seem to exist in the ATL area as you look for an OT position that will provide you the lifespan with varying cases... You dont need to take the first offer that crosses your path. Have faith in Me! I am your God who created you and have so many blessings in store. It may take a little while, but be patient my daughter! After that encounter, I had such an overwhelming peace I went to the PRN job and turned down the offer, went to the interview that afternoon and before I could state my concerns, they said we are going to guess you dont care for X, Y, Z, etc and this is how we have changed the working environment so you dont have to deal with that. They nailed it!!! They let me talk to an employee who would be a mentor. It was the perfect job despite the drive. I accepted the position and it was beautiful!!! from 6 mo old torticollis to 2 y.o car accident brain injury to 97 year old edema and general weakness to everything you could imagine in between. And then things got stressful with employers and I didnt know what to do as what I was told in the interview to decrease stress seemed to be suddenly being ignored... I was concerned this job was going to end up like the many others where I was too exhausted to function at the end of the week... But ministry on Sabbath is one of the delights that keeps me going... I didnt want to lose that. I talked to a couple of colleagues and mentors who encouraged me to be confident and let my employers know where I stood. I prayed about it and had the prayer line pray too. I called a meeting with my employers and fully anticipated them to show me where the door was and not to return... BUT!!!! God is so good!!!! I sat down in the meeting and God eloquented the conversation so well! He kept me from getting defensive or upset. I was able to remain calm, cool, and collected yet confident in my business proposal/changes. After some discussion, it was agreed that we could try my method. My God can, My God will, My God did!!!!! If He can do it for me, I know He WILL do it for you! Praying you will be blessed and encouraged to keep holding on to hope even when it seems like you are in a thick dark cloud of frustrations and hopelessness. God wont give up if you dont. Lesson learned: we cannot control, nor will we ever be able to control, what God has already been planning and just waiting for us to ask for.
Posted on: Sat, 02 Aug 2014 03:43:35 +0000
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