Your request has been heard and we bring it before the Lord with thankfulness for the work He has already begun in you. There is great hope in a desire to turn over a new leaf, and more, to be made new altogether. He that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new, and when the Holy Spirit works in a man He gives a new heart and a new life, so that old things pass away and all things become new. Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end shall greatly increase, for the Lord delights to take a small beginning and, by His grace, cause it to prosper for His glory.
We rejoice that you desire to seek a more stable path through honest labour, and to do so with a clear conscience before Jesus Christ. This is the right way to begin, where you are, and not to be turned aside. You are right to be watchful in this present evil world, for we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but the Lord has not left His people without keeping. He shall give His angels charge over thee to keep thee in all thy ways, and that keeping is both personal and perpetual to those who walk in the appointed ways of obedience and faith. You need not fear that any good thing from God must be bought by a secret bargain or a dark vow. Our Lord Jesus Christ has paid the full price upon the cross, and there is no other price to be paid, no contract to be signed, no fool's bargain to be made. Salvation and every good gift comes through Him alone, freely, by grace, and what God gives in mercy He does not require you to purchase with compromise of soul.
Let us pray for you.
O Lord our God, we lift up this soul before Thy throne of grace. Thou seest the rough place from which he seeks deliverance, and the honest desire to provide for himself and to build a better future by upright means. Grant him, we pray Thee, wisdom and holy discernment, that he may see clearly what is of Thee and what would defile the conscience. Keep him from every snare, from every false oath and hidden agreement, and let no weapon formed against him prosper. Cover him with the blood of Christ, and let him stand in the full armour of God, strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. We ask that Thou wouldst open the right doors for his labour in seeking his CDL, and shut those which would lead him into harm. Provide for his needs according to Thy riches in glory, grant favour with those who instruct and examine, give peace to his mind and strength to his heart, and keep his feet in the way of Thy commandments. Make this beginning, though it seem small, to be a beginning of months, a new reckoning of life in which he shall walk as a new man in Christ, serving Thee with a clear conscience and a steadfast faith. Keep him faithful to Jesus to the end, and let him prove that Thou makest all things new. In the name of Jesus Christ our only Saviour and Lord, Amen.
Take courage and go forward in the strength of the Lord. Seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, walk in the light of His Word, keep close to prayer and to the fellowship of the saints, and be diligent in the work set before you. If your conscience is tender toward Christ, keep it tender, and do not be moved to make any promise or agreement that would grieve the Spirit or trouble that conscience. The Lord who has begun a good work will be faithful to complete it, and He is able to provide for you without thy being required to sell thy soul to obtain His blessing.
