When Rubber Meets Road

Hello friends and family,

The Lord answered prayers in a big way this week.

As many of you guys may know, I have been looking for a job for a couple months. Before we moved, I had been applying to various jobs in the Boston area for a couple months hoping I would have one secured when we got here. I had gotten to the last round of interviews for a job at Gordon College, flown up to Boston during a week in July and used two vacation days on this last-minute trip only to find out I did not get the job.

I was frustrated. I was bummed I didn't get the job I was sure I was going to get, and I had put a lot of hope and expectation on this. Why would God not give me a good job when we were obeying him to come up here? We had sacrificed a lot to move across the country, and I was sure He would answer my prayer. That's the way it works, right?

Wrong. The Lord knew I needed to learn what dependence and trust were all about.

Upon officially settling into our new place, I began searching for jobs. I joined CareerBuilder, Idealist.org and Monster.com to find jobs in the area within my field. Many companies reached out to me, but they seemed to be pyramid schemes masked as marketing firms, insurance agencies, or entry-level administrative positions. I was dismayed and frustrated, yet I had an assurance throughout it all. The Lord had called us to Boston to follow where He was taking us, and I knew he would provide for us like He has our entire lives.

On October 1st, our bank account officially reached $50. Jimmy and I experienced a subtle fear we never had before. What if we had to take out loans while I searched for a job? What if we had to call our parents to help us make it through the months without work? What if I had to work a few part-time jobs to make rent until a job worked out?

"Lord, October is the month in which You will move in mine and Jimmy's lives. I come to you in humility and hope asking that you would financially provide for us. You promise to provide and take care of us...I pray that you would show up in a miraculous way!" - journal entry, October 1

Tuesday, October 2, we both separately spent time in the Word and with the Lord. Unbeknownst to each of us, we had gone to the throne, laid down our worries and cares, and felt a calm sense of peace.

That afternoon, I received a call from St. Mary's college preparatory school. They offered me the Development Associate position!

Upon hanging up the phone, I fell to my knees, wept and cried out thanking Jesus for His faithfulness and perfect timing! He knew I was used to "controlling" my circumstances and asked me to trust Him rather than panic.

He didn't have to answer my prayer this way. He could've taken us down a hard road of financial difficulties, yet He chose to bless us! This isn't because of anything Jimmy and I have done, but because of how good our God truly is. He is a loving Father and our Sustainer!

I wanted to write this story out to tell you all about how great He is! He answers our prayers: Sometimes the way we ask, but sometimes he answers them in another way. How He answers us doesn't mark the character of God. Ultimately, He is more concerned with our conscious need and dependence on Him rather than creating a comfortable environment.

Friends, be encouraged. You can trust our good God.

"Give thanks to the Lord, He is good,

for his steadfast love endures forever." 

- Psalm 136:1 -

In Him,

The Millers