A Day at the Office

So this move to the Atlantic Coast of Canada has been filled with God stories. From the very beginning (you can read about it in my first post An Unusual Journey) God has been obviously present in every detail.

About 3 weeks ago I was hired as a Human Resources Advisor for a large organization in Halifax. The way doors opened up around this can only be explained by His favor on the whole process. Education wise-I didn't have the professional HR designation they were looking for, and I had no formal experience in human resources. And yet somehow, out of 200 quality applicants, they chose to hire a Vineyard pastor who followed the voice of God from Kansas City to Halifax as their HR representative!

Of course the job offer came at the last possible minute; just as all our savings were about to disappear. That seems to be the way it works when we step out in faith. It was one more divine event to add to the ongoing story of God's activity around this move.

Well, all day yesterday and today, I was networking at a healthcare conference at the Delta Hotel in Halifax (pictured above). As I was talking to one of the professionals from the Red Cross, she began asking me about my background and the story of how we got here. I told her all the God stories: the ways He called us here, the perfect timing for everything, the favor we've experienced in the Halifax Vineyard, etc. (It turns out, she's been to the Halifax Vineyard's cafe and ice cream shop, and really "likes the vibe" around there).

As I told her story after story of God's leading and faithfulness, you could see her heart engaging with what His Spirit was doing. When she commented on how risky this dramatic move was, I shared with her that we only get one shot in this life to trust God for anything. Isn't it worth going for?

She was so excited, and walked away with a sense of something bigger than ourselves going on. I walked away with a sense of how important it is to our world that we tell our stories of God at work. Let's tell our stories everywhere we go, to everyone we meet, and watch what happens as a result.