Prayer Request - job application

katiebaka · November 2011

Hi ladies, I know I'm relatively new to this board and this feels like a really selfish prayer request, but I'm wondering if you could keep me in your thoughts and prayers for a job application I'm sending.

Here's the backstory...my current position as a writer is not what I want to do, and not a company I want to be in. My coworkers are great, but beyond that, it seems to get worse by the day. I find it challenging to get out of bed every morning, and I always kind of thought that feeling/struggle was a myth. I thought I was doing a really good job keeping my chin up and putting on a happy face until not too long ago when a couple people (including my dad and FI) individually mentioned that I'm miserable and it's affecting how I act.

I've been applying here and there -- honestly, I've applied for any job I'm even remotely qualified for that is even just barely in the scope of public relations or event planning. Earlier this week, I found myself pining for a special events internship at a non-profit. Of all things, a part time, unpaid internship sounded like the best job in the world. I realized then that this is really what I want to be doing -- I have such a strong gut reaction to it.

Out of curiosity after realizing that, I googled special events openings in my area, and found an opening at Children's Hospital, somewhere I've always wanted to work. My mom has worked there my whole life, and I've always loved the idea of health care. When I first started school and we had to name our dream job, mine was to work in the PR department at Children's. It's seriously the exact position I'm looking for.

I am thankful that I have a job, which is why I feel a bit selfish asking for this prayer request. I've been praying for months for an opportunity to use the skills and talents God granted me with, in a way that will make a positive impact on my community. I really think that the realization and then this job posting are a sign from Him that things might finally look up. I don't know, maybe I'm just fishing around...but it seems like the closest thing to a sign I've seen since I've been praying about this. Like I said, I know I'm lucky to have a job, and I know that He will provide for me, but I know that he give me these skills to do greater things and I'm just looking for the medium to do so.

I think this is that medium, and I feel like this is now the most important job application I've ever submitted. So, long, long story short, I'm wondering if you might be able to add a little prayer for me.

Thanks for reading and thanks in advance. I'm sorry this got so long...I guess I've been sitting on a lot of these feelings lately and I needed to let it out somewhere

sprtychick10 · November 2011

it sounds like a great oppurtunity! it can always be scary when we close one chapter in life and start a new one, even if the new chapter is something we have always wanted. praying! good luck with the application process. have you talked to your mom or FI about it?