Being unemployed has its perks. You get to go to bed and wake up whenever you want. Be the person who is completely available at all times, so hanging out with friends is pretty easy. Explore, read, write and do just about whatever your little heart desires.
But then, it also has its setbacks as well.
I think I have found myself in that second season of unemployment; the season where it's just downright frustrating.
I have been applying everyday for jobs, and so far the only place to get back to me was a scam. Sigh.
I am trying to stay positive, and continue to trust that God will provide an opportunity for me soon. I guess the 'right one' has not come along yet. I am beyond blessed and grateful to be receiving unemployment though. It's not a lot of money, by any means, but it is helping.
In the meantime, however, I am making it a point to be as productive as I can be. I refuse to allow this season to be one of laziness. I wake up every morning, have myself a cup of coffee, get into the Word (right now I am studying through the Epistles. It's grand!), read my daily devotional from My Utmost For His Highest, journal and then job hunt. I feel like hunting for a job is almost like a job; it usually takes up most of my morning and afternoon. I am glad I am in this routine though, because if it were any other way, I would feel like a bum. No offense, but that just ain't me.
I am still aiming for Financial Health for 2012! I am just going to have a late start on that one...
Soon enough, soon enough! Timing is everything, right? Enjoy the down time if you can. It's doing wonders for those dark bags under my eyes that marked me for the last 2 years...
ReplyDeleteYou're absolutely right, my friend! I've noticed my skin on my face, and those dark circles are both going back to normal. Super stoked on that, haha.
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Hang in there! God is a great provider and He's faithful!
ReplyDeleteI remember when I was unemployed for about 5 months (I quit my last job and took some time off to figure things out in 2008, then the market crashed and I couldn't find a job), looking back, I can see how faithful He was in everything and how he was able to provide for me. I learned so much that money isn't something fill me. In that time, my relationships with my friends and my family were strengthened and so was my relationship with my Father, our God. I realized then that it wasn't getting a job that was important for me, it was being in the right job.
So, He truly is faithful, when I let go of finding a job... He introduced me to the right person, and I was given a job. I've been working for my company for 4 years, and it's been an amazing 4 years.
Absolutely! I completely agree with you. It's encouraging to hear your testimony and see how God provided for you!
DeleteThat is a frustrating time! As much as you know it will be okay, as much as you know that you will be provided for, it is still a struggle. I'm so sorry you're feeling that frustration. I moved away from home a year and a half ago with only a couple hundred dollars and no promise of a job - in retrospect, that was a really sketchy and kind of stupid thing to do!....and then I did find work, but I hated it...it took about six months to finally land in the perfect position at the perfect time. I couldn't have planned it better myself, and all that time God was just asking me to wait and be patient. Worth it, but still sucky for all that time! All that to say - I totally know how that feels, I get where you are. It's hard. I guess though, that this chance in your life could be a real opportune one - it sounds like you've already taken some good advantage of it! As thankful as I am for my job, I still look back at the time I was unemployed when I could craft all day, talk walks, go to coffee shops any time, I could sleep in...ah, sometimes I miss that. You should make a list! Of fun things you want to do now that would be harder once you're working! I don't know. Maybe that would be fun. Or maybe you're over that haha In any case, I hope very very much that your search ends soon, but I also really really hope you find things to enjoy in this time and find peace in it all!
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DeleteI really appreciate your words of encouragement, and I am definitely taking them to heart! But, you're right, within this time it is so wonderful to be able to do the things I have always wanted to do, but couldn't do because of working. All in all, God's timing is way better than mine, so I continue to trust in Him! :)