Well, I'm still waiting to hear back from my last job interview. I thought it sounded promising. I was told that they thought I would be "an asset to the company." But I was supposed to hear something by Friday. And well, it's Tuesday. I'm really trying hard to stay upbeat, but it's hard. You know, psychologically, it's like "What's wrong with me?" "What did I do that turned you off so?"
I don't know how long dh's job is going to last. He hates it. I feel so bad for him. He's on his feet for up to 10 hours a day & the pay is bad. Plus, I don't think he's fast enough for them. (He's got a job cooking.) It's really hard to have a job like that plus be at the church.
Of course, he's been doing ministry every day w/o a break for about 3 to 4 weeks now. We finished up w/ VBS. We had a good turn-out. On Sunday, we had our VBS wrap-up & I wasn't sure how many parents would come on Father's Day. But we had a GREAT turn-out. We had several moms & dads that don't come to church. We had a cookout on Sunday a.m. & all Dads got a steak. (Moms & kids had hamburgers & hotdogs.)
So, now I"m going to go work on my house (3 weeks w/o being home has made for a house in need of cleaning.)
That's a really good idea for Father's Day! My home church always did VBS the week before Father's Day, too, and then did the "wrap-up" that Sunday along with a huge pancake and sausage breakfast - the fathers and sons of the church cooked it together. We were always suprised at the turnout, too. I guess it's true: "If you feed them...they will come!"
My DH is waiting to hear back from a job interview, and it's torture around our house, too. I empathize, and you're in my prayers.
I don't know if this is an option where you live, but my former SP is now working part time as a limo driver (he took a senior associate/worship pastor position, which he loves, but it only pays part time). He really enjoys his second job, and makes good money + tips (insane tips...people who request a limo service really feel like they're someone important, and they have no problem throwing 50's and 100's around like they're pennies!) - and only has to do it part time. He also really enjoys getting to connect with people in the community of all ages in a unique way...if there's a company near you - trust me, they're always looking for drivers!
Anyway...just my $.02. I know how much it stinks to be a bi-vocational pastor, and I hope and pray that he doesn't have to do it anymore.
The limo thing is a good suggestion - we had a friend that did that too and it was great money. He supported his family that way while he was even working through college.
Trace, I know it's difficult but try to look at it that God is protecting you from something you don't need. You wonder, "what's wrong with me?" but perhaps it's God shielding you from a very bad working situation that you don't know about.
You can apply this to anything in life. My son just had a girl break up with him and was absolutely devastated. In spite of the way things seemed with her on the outside I told my son to realize, God is protecting him from something he didn't realize. Down the road if he would have stayed with this girl who knows what would have happened. I know God was protecting him from a potentially bad situation and saving him for a great one.
I believe the same with you. God has the position for you. You can't be in the right position if you are tied up in the wrong one. Trust the Lord, because even when a situation seems promising on the outside, the Lord may know it's not right for you and will bring you great problems therefore I believe sometimes he speaks even to non-Christians to pass you over in favor of someone else, so as to free you from the problems you would face.
Sometimes it takes time, but eventually you will be right where you need to be. Just ask Puppetmaster! She knows!
Well, still no word from the job. But I"m at peace. God gave me the Scripture the other day in Psalm 30, paraphrasing "there may be weeping during the night but JOY comes in the morning!" I feel like a child on Christmas morning "is it morning yet?"
About once a month I get discouraged, toward the middle to end of the month (we get paid the first of the month), which also coincides w/ PMS. Throw in the failed interview & I was feeling pretty low about myself. But my morning is COMING!!
Dh went in to work this morning & he wasn't listed on the schedule. Maybe this is God's answer for him to this particular job. His self-esteem was given a little shove, but he doesn't feel good about this job & neither do I.
The limo company sounds like a good idea, but we live in small town USA. I"m not sure if there is a local company, but I'll mention it to dh.
Puppetmaster is definitely my encouragement. I know God has big plans for us & financial blessings. I just know it. (I just know it more at the beginning of the month, that's all.)
Thank you all for getting me through my tough moments.
