- I am told NO a lot. Sometimes I send my cover letter and resume, and I never hear anything. Then I email, and I never hear anything. This is good though because if that is the way that the boss will treat all job applicants, then eventually, if I work there, the boss will not honor my dignity either. Someone recently told me that is just how the job application process works today, and I absolutely do not think it needs to be this way, especially if I am applying to Catholic schools, offices, and parishes. So I ask if the boss has contacted the other applicants or is planning on contacting them if I accept the position. If the answer is NO, then I turn the job down. This has happened once.
- God knows what I need before I do. I really want to do one kind of job, and sadly, I was not able to find employment (or let’s be honest - even an interview) in the Archdiocese of St. Louis. However, God is good, and I have an interview in another diocese for this kind of job. But God wants to make me work for it because the school is over an hour away from my house. God is hilarious, yes, and if I really want this job and if I really am meant to serve in this role in that particular school community, then I have to drive super far (or move) and really want it. I thought I really wanted this, but God is making it super clear that I don’t. God is good by making it easy to walk away from what I thought my dream and ultimate job was for the past few years. Just because I don’t want it badly enough.
- The job search is good because God is with me through the journey. I’m never going to have to be sad or feel defeat when I am told NO because that’s just not where God is calling me to serve. I don’t know, but God knows. It makes the journey kind of awesome, sometimes terrifying, but always good.
Please keep praying that God will lead me to the job in which I can most greatly serve Him and the Church!
