For such a time as this...

For a few months now I've really been struggling with my current job as a special education assistant. I love the work, I love the people I work with, I love my students but I know that education is not the direction my life is supposed to take long-term. I've just felt so out of place and I've wondered why God hadn't answered my prayer for a job that was more in line with my future goals.

Heh. I should know the answer to this, right?

A couple weeks or so ago I started an online Bible study (see button on the right) and the first lesson was about being intentionally placed where we are for God's glory. Since then, my prayers have changed to asking God to show me what He wanted me to do right where I am now.

Yesterday He did.

I showed up for work with a really bad attitude, wishing I could just go home and sleep off the rough night I'd had. Barely an hour into the work day, God changed everything.

I can't go into details, but a friend needed help that I was uniquely equipped to give. Praise God He gave me the words to say and the voice of experience that was exactly what was needed at exactly the right time. It is a miracle really. I hadn't shared a whole lot about my life at work (a second grade classroom just isn't the place to air personal information). Yet here she is, asking me for support, and maybe God can use me to help.

Dear Lord, You know the situation and You know the needs. Thank you for using me and my past experiences to help my friend. Help me continue to be a light and a beacon of hope to her and to others around me. You have a plan for all of us, including my friend and her daughter, may You be glorified. Amen.