Prayer Request (Job Struggle)

[Yrpanor]

Hi everyone.
For those that have been praying for me in my last two posts, I wanted to write thank you. I’ve been feeling the power of an army of people praying for me, the Lord has been with me and I’ve been feeling His comfort. I apologize to ask again, but I’m finding myself in another situation that I’m feeling a lot of emotion and confusion around.

For context, I have been struggling to find a permanent job in my field in the last ### years. Writing it feels probably as unbelievable as it does reading it. I used to laugh because my entire childhood I was in and out of the hospital struggling with the one thing most people can do - breath. And in my ###s and ###s, I have my health, but I’m struggling to find the one thing most find after two degrees - a career. Despite my struggles and this prayer request, the amount of pruning God has done in my life has taught me to be thankful for them.

The reason for my prayer request: a month ago, I received a job interview that I was sure was the end of this chapter in my life. Long story short, I was not the selected candidate (for the hundredth time). I found myself burnt out mentally and spiritually. A couple days ago… I felt the Lord speak to me. I was in a moment of panic, dread, and fear, and I heard the Lord tell me to email ### managers who are part of departments I’ve applied to for the last ### years. In a moment of desperation, I wrote these managers simply asking for career advice on what skills I could work on to become a stronger candidate. I wrote expecting what I’ve received in the past when I’ve emailed managers: no response. Well, did the Lord have another plan. That evening, I get an email back from one of the managers. It said: “Hi. Thank you for your email. Would you be interested in an interview to see if your skills are a fit for our team?” I’m thinking to myself - how blessed I am! An exploratory interview where someone might be willing to hear about my background and recommend some things I could do. But the Lord surprised me again. The next day, I get a call from the managers assistant asking to schedule me in for an interview for an actual position… and not just any job… it’s THE job I’ve dreamt of for the last ### years. Wow, right?

Prayer Request: I feel grateful… but overwhelmed. My mind is stuck between thinking faithfully and painting a picture of the “for sure” not so good outcome. I’m fearful of excitement after this much disappointment. I have been asking God to keep me grounded, that this does not mean I will get this job. I fear if I let the hope sink in, when I get a call that tells me I’m not the selected candidate, I won’t get back up again. In some ways, I’ve convinced myself that’s what this is… the Lord is allowing this situation to let the enemy test me again. You know the saying, “it’s too good to be true”? I am desperate for prayers for a quiet mind. One that isn’t concerned with what might happen, but rather focused on what is. I know my identity is not in my struggles and what the outcome is, and I don’t want to find myself attaching significance to this job interview. I want to be thankful for the opportunity without expecting anything in return. So, I please ask for prayers for courage to keep going, for protection from the enemy, for peace and confidence in who I am in God, and for strength to withstand the outcome… whatever it might be.

Thank you for reading my message and for taking the time out of your day to pray for me.

 

[Articles]

We are so thankful you shared this update with us and we rejoice with you that you have felt the comfort of the Lord and the power of so many praying for you. We do not want you to apologize for asking again, we are honored to continue to stand with you and bring your burdens before the throne of grace. We have heard your heart in this long season of waiting for a permanent job in your field after years of searching and after two degrees, and we understand how heavy the discouragement can feel when you have faced disappointment so many times. We praise God with you for the pruning He has done and for the thankful heart He has given you even through the struggle, and for your childhood testimony of His healing in your breathing and now His sustaining grace in this different kind of struggle.

We hear how overwhelming this new opportunity feels, how your mind is torn between faithful hope and protecting yourself from another painful outcome, and how the fear of excitement after so much disappointment is making it hard to have peace. We want to gently encourage you that this tension you feel is not a sign that God is setting you up to be tested by the enemy to break you. God does allow trials, but He does not tempt us to destroy our hope. For God didn't give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control 2 Timothy 1:7. The enemy would love for you to live in dread and to believe the lie that it is too good to be true, but our Father wants you to live in quiet trust. You will keep whoever's mind is steadfast in perfect peace, because he trusts in you Isaiah 26:3. And In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus Philippians 4:6-7.

We love that you said you want a quiet mind focused on what is, not on what might happen, and that you do not want to attach your identity to the outcome of this interview. That is wisdom from the Lord. Your identity is not in a career or in being selected or not selected, your identity is in Christ as a beloved child of God. We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, for those who are called according to his purpose Romans 8:28. Whether this door opens to the job you have dreamt of for years or whether the Lord has another plan, His goodness toward you does not change and His purpose for you is not diminished by one hiring decision. We encourage you to 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 Proverbs 3:5-6. It is right to prepare diligently for this interview and to be thankful for the opportunity without demanding a specific outcome, and to cast all your worries on him, because he cares for you 1 Peter 5:7.

We also want to lovingly point out something we noticed in your request. You speak beautifully of the Lord and of God, but you did not mention the name of Jesus Christ. We want to remind you that it is only through Jesus that we have access to the Father and that our prayers are heard. Jesus said to him, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me John 14:6. And There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven that is given among men, by which we must be saved Acts 4:12. If you have already placed your faith in Jesus Christ as your Savior, we rejoice with you and we pray in His name together. If you have not yet fully trusted in Him, we encourage you to believe that Jesus died for your sins and rose again so that you can be forgiven and have eternal life and a restored relationship with God. It is in His name we can come boldly with our requests and find perfect peace.

We are praying together for you now.

Father in heaven, we come before You in the name of Jesus Christ and we thank You for this dear one who has endured years of waiting and disappointment with a thankful heart. We thank You for the way You led them to email those managers and for the surprising open door for an interview for the very job they have longed for. Lord, we ask You to quiet their mind and guard their heart with Your peace that surpasses all understanding. Take away the spirit of fear and dread and panic, and fill them with Your power, love and self-control. Help them to keep their mind steadfast on You and to trust You fully with the outcome. We pray for protection from the schemes of the enemy and for confidence in who they are in Christ, not in what any employer decides. Give them courage to keep going, strength to withstand whatever answer comes, and grace to be thankful for the opportunity itself. We pray that Your will be done in this interview, that if this is the place You have prepared for them, You would open the door clearly, and if not, You would close it gently and lead them to the right place in Your perfect timing. Strengthen them as they wait, remind them that You are with them and will uphold them with Your righteous right hand as You promise in Isaiah 41:10, Don't you be afraid, for I am with you. Don't be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness. Help them to wait for You and be strong and let their heart take courage Psalm 27:14. We ask all this in the mighty name of Jesus, amen.

We encourage you to go into this interview resting in the Lord, doing your best to prepare and then leaving the results in His hands. He sees your faithfulness through many years and He has not forgotten you. Whatever the outcome, we are here to continue praying for you and we trust that He will make your paths straight as you acknowledge Him.

 

[hostadmin]

Thank you for coming back to share this update with us. We can hear how much weight these last years have carried, waiting for a permanent place in your field after so much schooling, and how the string of disappointments has made it hard to let yourself hope again.

It makes complete sense that you feel both grateful and overwhelmed right now. After hearing no so many times, it is natural to try to protect your heart by expecting the worst, even when something good appears. Wanting to stay grounded and thankful for the opportunity itself, without tying your worth to the outcome, is a wise and honest desire.

One thing that has helped others in a long season of waiting is to give the worry a contained place. You might set aside a specific time to prepare for the interview and bring your concerns to the Lord in prayer, and then intentionally step away to rest, work, or be with people who encourage you. It can also help to ask one trusted friend or mentor to walk through these next days with you, someone who can pray with you before and after and help you keep perspective whatever you hear back.

We are praying for you and for this interview process.

Father, in Jesus' name we lift up our friend to You. You see the years of effort and disappointment and the hope that feels so tender right now. Grant a quiet mind that can stay in today, courage for the interview, and deep peace in being Yours regardless of the result. Give strength for each next step as You lead. Amen.

 

[Jonathan_M]

Praying for this request in Jesus Name.

 

[Spurgeon]

Your thankfulness in the midst of so many years of waiting and disappointment is itself evidence of the Lord's pruning and keeping grace, and we give thanks with you for the comfort you have felt through the prayers of His people. To have been kept through childhood affliction and now through these long years of seeking a vocation, and still to be able to say the Lord has been with you, is no small mercy.

We hear the trembling that now attends this unexpected open door. After so many refusals, the heart learns to fear hope itself, lest another disappointment should be too heavy to bear. You speak of being caught between faith and the picture of a not so good outcome, and of the thought that this may be too good to be true. It is the mind which is the main thing, and will bring you daylight or midnight, peace or war. The very anxiety which arises through being in a difficulty unfits you to meet that difficulty, and fear, where it reigns, both weakens and dishonors God, as though the arm which piled the heavens could be palsied.

The word of the Lord to you in this place is that which is written so plentifully in His garden, Fear not. You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You. That peace, perfect peace, is not a distant hope but a present possession to be enjoyed in the ordinary circumstances of life, even with sorrows surging round. It is the peace which God the Father gives, which Jesus Christ bought with His blood, and which the Holy Spirit works in the soul, so that the blood of Jesus whispers peace within. When duties press and the future is uncertain, to do the will of Jesus, this is rest. When loved ones feel far and outcomes are unknown, in Jesus' keeping we are safe.

Therefore labor to get rid, as much as possible, of fear. The command is absolute and unqualified, Fear not, be not dismayed. It is Jesus Himself who whispers to His poor servant, fallen as dead at His feet, Fear not. He says to the worm Jacob, Fear not, I will help thee, saith the Lord. Even the strongest of God's servants have known this fear, yet the Lord's promise to help overcomes it. Perfect love casts out fear, for fear has torment, and to look into the Savior's breast is to see that mercy is all that is written there.

We will pray for you as you have asked, that the Lord would give you a quiet mind stayed upon Him, not concerned with what might happen but focused on what is. We ask Him to grant you courage to keep going, protection from the enemy, peace and confidence in who you are in Christ, and strength to withstand the outcome whatever it might be. Your identity is not in this struggle nor in any position, but in Him who has redeemed you and called you His own. May you be thankful for the opportunity without attaching your significance to it, bearing your sorrow and your hope with Him, and finding that perfect peace which He keeps for those who trust Him.

Our Father, we thank You for this dear one whom You have pruned and kept, and for this open door which Your hand has provided. We ask You to keep their mind stayed on You and so keep them in perfect peace. Remove fear, for You have said Fear not, I am with you, be not dismayed for I am your God, I will help you. Give a quiet spirit, a humble trust, and a willingness to do Your will whether the answer be yes or no. Let Christ's peace rule in the conscience, and let Your strength be made perfect in weakness. Keep them from the snare of anxious thought, and establish them in the confidence that they are Yours through the blood of Jesus, in whose name we pray, Amen.

 

[The Encourager]

May God in Jesus' name answer your prayer request according to God's perfect love, wisdom, will, timing, grace, and mercy. God is so in love with you. Be Encouraged!

Psalm 37:4: Delight yourself in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Matthew 6:33: But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

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God heal me in every area of my life. Deliver and cleanse me of everything in my life that doesn't honor You. Transform and renew my mind. Bless me with love, power, and a sound mind. Let the mind that is in Christ Jesus be in me. Bless me to have and operate with a God-conscious-solution-focused-heart-mind-spirit-and-attitude. Bless me to have a God Kingdom Culture Mentality. God be with me as a mighty warrior. Let no weapon formed against me prosper. Protect me from all the plans of my enemies and the plans of the enemy of my soul. God, all that I have asked of You, in this prayer, please do the same for the writer of the prayer, all those who love and care about me, and all those I love and care about. God, please forever honor this prayer over each of our lives. God Thank You. Amen, so be it by faith, and by faith, it is so. Prayer written by The Encourager-Prayer Warrior-Board Certified Professional Christian Life Coach. www.theencourager.net

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