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Can’t thank God enough!

It was Shi Chian’s bday yesterday, one of the best nites we had in our household. We got some good friends over to celebrate it with her. Dim lights, candle light dinner with jazz music. Great atmosphere! But..that’s not the highlight of my post today… Here goes..

I can’t thank God enough for what He has done in my life. As you can read in my last post, i resigned from my last job. Most people thought i was crazy that i resigned in the middle of a global economic crisis. Thinking back, i have no regrets at all, although what people say may not be what you want to hear. Many people said ‘Get another job first before you quit this one’. I did seek wise counsel and tried not to make an emotional decision. After resigning, i started applying for jobs again. Every step i took was a step of faith. I applied for some  jobs.. During that time of heaps of prayer i felt that God wanted me to go into the education area. I decided to enrol myself into uni again to further my skills in this area. After getting accepted into uni, I was in dilemma, work full time or go back to uni. I’m not young anymore u know! God has the best plan for me and as time went by, everything just became clearer and clearer.  After much prayer, i decided to take the offer to go back to uni, since it’s only a 1 year anyway. Really excited to go back to uni in July. But the more beautiful thing is…3 weeks after resigning from my telemarketing job i got offered a job at a school - before and hours school care. I was amazed. The interview asked me if i had any questions at the end of the interview. And i said when will i expect to know whether i get the job or not. She said i can get back to u either this afternoon of by Monday depending on when i can get hold of your referees. In my heart i was thinking so i was the only one called in for an interview?? It’s like a global economic crisis, heaps of people would have applied for the job. God specifically chose me and personally i don’t think i was anywhere near fitting into the criteria of the job.. i don’t have much experience working with children and i don’t have any qualifications in this area either.. Don’t u think God is just plain amazing? He already planned everything for me. I got offered a part time job even before i start studying education!! I believe it’s gonna be a fulfilling and rewarding year ahead..actually doing sumthing that i like to do! So who says God cannot provide jobs during a global economic crisis. With God, there is no crisis!Look beyond what you can see. It takes faith – with action and prayer. With God, nothing is impossible!=)

Loooonnnnnggg morning

Had a long morning. I usually start work at 9am and today was no exception. I was waiting for my bus at cultural centre in the cold. I really wanted to hop on the bus because it’s warmer in there. I usually catch the bus that goes straight to my workplace. Being the impatient Ruth that i am, i caught another bus at 8.30, not the one i usually get on, hoping to get to my workplace earlier. Guess what? I was so wrong! That bus brought me around the world, and i missed the stop cause it stopped at the side of PA hospital and i didn’t see the huge building. After about 20 minutes, i was like…’Why is it taking so long?!’. I went to ask the bus driver and he said that i missed the stop already. So guess where i ended up at? Carindale shopping centre!! Woo…shopping!! I wish… I had to take another bus back and i got to work at 9.30! No doubt i was late.. Lesson learned: Be wise when taking buses. 

First day at work

What a challenging experience. I never knew working life was so tough. Fully agree with QUT’s slogan ‘Welcome to the real world’. My boss is a, if i can say, ‘rough+impolite’ person. I mean, where’s the manners? It’s only my first day, of course i need time to learn, time to practise. And of course i make mistakes, it’s my first job! His expectation of me is lower than what he expected. He’s pretty sarcastic, trust me on this one. I can’t believe he called his staff ‘zhu tou’! You Chinese people would know that it is not a very nice word. Talking about verbal abuse! My heart is crushed, it feels like a million needles just poke through my heart today. Whatever it is, i will continue to persevere, no matter how hard or how tough, I trust God in all things. For I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength. Honestly, my excitement for work has already gone down the drain after today’s experience. I pray that God will change him. I can only depend on God now. If only people at work are like people at church… IF ONLY…*dreams*

First proper job

I went to a job interview this morning. Honestly, my heart was pumping so fast ’cause the boss was quite S-C-A-R-Y. He did not smile at all! And there was me, trying to be prim and proper! So NOT my nature. Praise God i got the job! My first proper job! WOOHOO! He accepted me as his assistant considering i have ZERO work experience! God is good, amen?! I’ll be off to work hopefully sometime next week after exams! Shimei will be my mentor. How cool would that be!! Even words can’t describe how excited I am! Thanks to Melissa who let me take over her job. Praise God for paving the way for me. I believe this job is for me. I have been praying all week that God will open the way if He wants me to work there. Guess what? He did! God is faithful to us when we are faithful to Him! I pray that i can be a blessing, even to the customers who walk into the newsagency!