Daily Delight
Two days before Thanksgiving, I was called into my boss’s office to discover that my job was being terminated. After six months of working to improve my performance on the job, I failed at trying prove that I was still an asset there. This was a total shift from two years prior, when I had been promoted just two years before Thanksgiving.Oh, when the seasons change.The season had shifted, but I had not. I could discern the shift in the environment, leadership and in myself. So much so, that I knew it was time to leave. Yet, I had nothing to jump towards. So, I stayed, and then seemingly lost it all. The shame and vulnerability I felt intensified, causing me to question my identity, value, talents, and strengths. I felt like someone who wasn’t put together, like someone I didn’t know. And that, that was painful, but I knew I needed to own this moment in time and be intentional about how I would move forward into my next season of life.That’s when I heard Love call my name. “My beloved spoke and said to me, ‘Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, come with me’” (Song of Solomon 2:10, NIV). God spoke truth into my heart and told me that I have so many gifts that I hadn’t even explored yet. He opened my eyes to what shutting the door of my job had gifted me with: more time for us to spend together. I clung to His thoughts towards me as I was reaching a pivotal juncture. What I thought I had lost is nothing in comparison to the peace and joy that I have gained- even while waiting for God to supply my needs. The relationship that we have has become stronger. I'm increasing in faith, prayer, hope, and delight in God. Oh yes, thank God when the seasons change.I encourage you to spend time fasting and praying, seeking God for the sake of your relationship, clarity, wisdom, and understanding. Ask God to show you where He is and where you are. Seek Him to find Him and know Him in every season. He’s calling you to His high place. Live, move and be in Him!
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Diamond King
