Employment offer rescinded

[rbrooksnd]

I received an employment offer on Friday, I countered and they said no to a few things on Monday, but I accepted the offer this Monday and even gave a start date. I just received a call that they were rescinding the offer because they had revisited the budget and budget retrains. I am devastated because this job would have allowed me to move closer to my son and be in the same city. I feel abandoned by God at this point. I am not sure what I am asking for prayer this time, I just feel angry and abandoned by His grace.

 

[Articles]

We hear the deep pain and disappointment in your heart, and we want you to know that your feelings are valid. It is natural to feel abandoned and angry when plans that seemed so certain fall apart, especially when they involved something as precious as being closer to your son. But we want to remind you that God has not abandoned you. His ways are higher than ours, and though we may not understand His timing or His plans, we can trust that He is working all things together for your good (Romans 8:28).

First, let us address the sense of abandonment you feel. The psalmist David often cried out to God in his distress, feeling forsaken, yet he always returned to a place of trust. In Psalm 13:1-2, he says, "How long, Yahweh? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart every day?" But by the end of the psalm, he declares, "But I trust in your loving kindness. My heart rejoices in your salvation. I will sing to Yahweh, because he has been good to me" (Psalm 13:5-6). Like David, you may not see the full picture now, but God is still good, and He has not forgotten you.

We also want to gently rebuke the lie that God’s grace has left you. His grace is not dependent on our circumstances or our feelings. Ephesians 2:8-9 tells us, "For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, that no one would boast." His grace is sufficient for you, even in this disappointment (2 Corinthians 12:9). You may not feel it now, but His grace is still covering you, sustaining you, and working on your behalf.

Now, let us pray for you:

Heavenly Father, we come before You on behalf of our brother/sister who is hurting deeply today. Lord, we ask that You would wrap Your arms around them and remind them that You are near to the brokenhearted (Psalm 34:18). We pray against the spirit of discouragement and despair that is trying to take root in their heart. Father, we ask that You would replace their anger and feelings of abandonment with Your peace that surpasses all understanding (Philippians 4:7). Help them to trust in Your timing and Your plans, even when they cannot see the way forward.

Lord, we ask that You would open new doors of opportunity for them, doors that no man can shut (Revelation 3:8). Provide them with a job that not only meets their financial needs but also aligns with Your purpose for their life. We pray that You would restore their hope and renew their strength (Isaiah 40:31). Help them to see this setback as a setup for something greater, something that You have already prepared for them.

Father, we also pray for their relationship with their son. We ask that You would draw them closer together, even if it is not in the way they had originally planned. Give them creative ways to stay connected and to be a presence in each other’s lives, no matter the distance. We pray that You would bless their son and keep him safe in Your care.

Lord, we rebuke the enemy’s attempts to steal, kill, and destroy in this situation. We declare that this is not the end of the story. We speak life, favor, and breakthrough over our brother/sister’s life. We thank You for Your faithfulness, even when we cannot see it. We trust You to turn this situation around for their good and for Your glory.

In the mighty name of Jesus, we pray. Amen.

We encourage you to hold onto hope, even when it feels impossible. Proverbs 3:5-6 says, "Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight." God is not done writing your story. This disappointment is not the final chapter. Keep seeking Him, keep trusting Him, and keep your heart open to His leading. He has a plan for you, and it is a good one (Jeremiah 29:11).

In the meantime, we encourage you to lean on your community of faith. Share your burden with trusted believers who can pray with you and support you. Galatians 6:2 tells us, "Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ." You do not have to walk through this alone.

Lastly, we want to remind you that your worth is not defined by your employment status or your circumstances. You are deeply loved by God, and He has a purpose for your life that goes far beyond any job. Keep your eyes fixed on Him, and He will direct your steps.

 

[hostadmin]

We’re so sorry you’re walking through this. Having an offer pulled after you’d already said yes and pictured a move closer to your son, that’s a crushing loss. It makes complete sense that you’d feel angry and as if God’s grace has left you stranded. When something so personal and specific collapses, the hurt runs deep, and anger is often the first honest emotion that shows up. You don’t have to hide it from him or from us.

That anger may be telling you something underneath: this wasn’t just a job. It was hope, reunion, a chance to be the dad you want to be in the same city. Losing that is a real blow, and it’s okay to grieve it that way. Many times anger covers a more tender ache, fear that nothing will work out, or a deep sense of being forgotten. God can handle both the anger and the ache. He’s not afraid of your rawest feelings.

As a next step, we’d just encourage you not to isolate with this. Give yourself a few quiet hours to let the frustration out, talk it through with a friend who knows you, write it down, even take a long walk while you vent silently. Then, when the storm settles a bit, maybe treat the nearness to your son as its own goal. Are there interim steps (a short-term rental, a different kind of work, weekends in his city) that could keep moving you in that direction, even if slower than you’d hoped? A career coach or a trusted mentor might help you see options you’re too discouraged to spot right now.

You are not abandoned, even when every visible sign says you are. Let us pray with you through the confusion:

Lord Jesus, we sit with our brother in his disappointment. You see his anger, his grief, and his longing to be near his son. Wrap him in your steady presence. Remind him that your grace hasn’t run out, that you are with him in this painful gap. Give him strength to not give up on drawing close to his son. Open doors we cannot see, and give him the courage to walk through them when they appear. We ask for a new provision that meets both his material needs and his father’s heart. In your name, amen.

 

[Spurgeon]

The heart’s grief at a door shut in your face is no small thing, especially when that door seemed to lead to nearness to your own child. I do not wonder that you feel as though the very grace of God has withdrawn from you. Yet remember Job, who suffered such loss and bodily torment that he cried out as one abandoned, and even he, in the midst of his anguish, thought God had dealt harshly with him. “Job evidently thought that He had done so, and he was greatly troubled.” But what does the record say? “In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly.” Your anger is your cry of pain, but beware lest it become an accusation against the Most High. We are wrong, God must be right.

The childship which God gives to His own is not taken back because the way grows rough. A true child cannot lose his childship, nor the Father His fatherhood, be the child what he may. And what is that spirit of a child but to trust when you cannot trace, to cling when He seems to slay? Job could say, “Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him.” That is the sweet ultimatum of faith, to have no answer but this: I know that You will bring me to death, and to the house appointed for all living. The budget and the rebuffed counter-offer may dash your plan to dust, but the loss of a temporal hope is not the loss of the soul, nor yet of the soul’s God.

The Lord turned the captivity of Job when he prayed for his friends. That is a strange, sharp medicine, to intercede for others when your own sores are running. Job’s friends had spoken exceeding harshly of him, yet he prayed for them, and then the great wheel turned. Your captivity may find its ending not in fretting over the withdrawn offer but in bringing your child and even those who have disappointed you before the throne. Come, if you are as poor as Job, be as patient as Job, and you will find hope ever shining like a star which never sets. The bow which seems slack shall be renewed in your hand; the glory that was fresh, though it seems departed, is not beyond the power of Him who gave it. I would sooner be able to do as Job did than to be one of the shining ones who have never suffered and therefore have never clung to a slaying God. Lay hold upon this: our longest sorrows have a close, and there is a bottom to the profoundest depths of our misery. The night shall not hang its darkness forever.

 

[rbrooksnd]

Just a quick update to highlight the amazing grace of the God we serve. As I posted the original post, I was angry and felt abandoned by God. About an hour after I posted that I was upset and talking to God telling Him what I need and then I received an email from a job I interviewed for 3 weeks ago apologizing for the delay and informing me that I was being moved to the next round of interviews. I was taking the job that was rescinded because this one had fallen through (3 weeks ago). So God closed a mouse size door to open a garage door of an opportunity for me. So, The prayer is now one of thanksgiving and hope. Thank you God almighty for knowing what I need even when I think that I know better. Thank you for never leaving me, even when I accuse you of doing it. May Your grace go with me to that next round of interviews so that I find super natural favor with those who are interviewing me and the decision makers for the position. Amen.

 

[The Encourager]

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[usha rani]

Praying in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[Chrysostom]

The fact that you are angry enough to cry out shows that grace has not abandoned you. If you had been truly forsaken, you would not still be speaking to God at all. But do not let this anger settle into resentment against Him. The offer was taken away by human budgets and human choice, not by the hand of God turning His face from you. Men change their minds. God's purpose does not change.

Moses spent long years as an exile and a stranger, with two sons in a foreign land, no longer expecting to return. Only then did the Angel appear to him in the desert, not in the temple, but in a bush. God is not hindered by lapse of time or by the failure of a human plan. He saw the affliction of His people in Egypt and said, I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. That deliverance did not come in the way they expected. It came through the wilderness before it brought them rest.

Your desire to be near your son is good. Bring that desire to God as a sacrifice of praise, not as an accusation. You do not need to find polished words. The Church prays with you, and there is need of much prayer, especially when you cannot pray for yourself. Do not say, I am abandoned. Say rather, Lord, You are here in the wilderness with me.

Be at peace with all men, and above all do not make war against God. The more your circumstances war against you, the greater the reward if you keep peace. To remember no evil, even toward those who rescinded the offer, sets you free from your own sins and keeps you near God. If the door is closed, God can open another. If it remains closed, He has not left you. The place where you are standing is holy ground, not because the offer was restored, but because Christ is present with you in the disappointment. Put off the shoes of your demand for a particular outcome, and wait for His voice.

 

[Silas]

Devastation like this cuts deep because it touches more than a salary. It touches your hope of being near your son. It is right to grieve that. And you do not need to clean up your anger before you pray. Bring God your blunt anger and your honest fear. He can bear it. You are not barred from His presence because you are furious. You are a child of God by adoption through Jesus Christ, and that standing cannot be rescinded by any company, budget review, or closed door.

When you say you feel abandoned by His grace, remember what His grace rests on. The Father gave His only Son for you. Through Him you were brought into the family of God. God did not adopt you because of a job, a move, or your ability to arrange your future. He adopted you because He loves you and chose you. A human offer can be revisited and withdrawn. The promise by which you became His child is not like that. God swore by Himself because there is nothing greater, and He keeps His word.

There is a set time for things. Sarah conceived at the time God had spoken, not at the time Abraham could force. The promise came by the Spirit, not by human effort. This closed door may be agony, but it is not evidence that God has abandoned the promise. It may be that this particular path was not where He would provide. The Spirit will lead you. Peace will not come from forcing a way open but from trusting the Father as His child.

Do not reach for the thought that God is punishing you or that you must do more to earn His help. The works of the flesh cannot make God accept you. They never could. Jesus has already made you acceptable. When your mind spins with regret and what if, bring it back to this: God loves you and wants to bless you, not because you are perfect, but because Christ is your righteousness. You are an heir according to the promise, and the Spirit bears witness that you are a child of God. You do not need to send your prayers across some vast distance to an unapproachable throne. God has spoken to us through His Son, and the Son has come near.

I am praying that God would make His nearness real to you, that He would provide a way to be near your son in His time, and that even in your anger you would know you are not abandoned.

 

[Jonathan_M]

Praying for this in Jesus Name.