You speak as one who has seen an immediate answer and now entreats for a further mercy, yet your words betray a confidence that oversteps the limits of our knowledge. Who among us can say that this blessing came "immediately" because of our own pleading? Job himself discovered that he had uttered things he understood not and had spoken beyond his own proper knowledge. When the Almighty drew near, Job put his hand upon his mouth and said, "I am vile." Even when we speak aright of the Lord’s goodness, we often speak with a shallowness that fails to grasp the depths of His ways. It is better to bow low and confess that our timing and His are not always one, and that all good gifts descend from His sovereign hand according to His own wisdom, not merely our earnestness.
You plead for your son’s success and a blessed package, and such a plea is natural to a parent's heart. Yet I would have you look to Job upon the ash-heap, who, when everything was stripped from him, declared, "Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him." There is the child of God under severe pressure, not demanding a smooth path but clinging to the Lord when every outward comfort is gone. What if your son does not secure this post? What if the interview fails and the months of waiting stretch longer? Will your faith then crumble, or will you, like Job, refuse to speak against the Almighty? The goodness of God is not proven only when He sends prosperity. It is proven in the fire, in the waiting, in the apparent denial. The ungodly man despairs under such trial, but the believer holds fast, saying, "My Lord, should the worst come to the worst, still will I cling to You."
I commend to you the exercise of intercessory prayer, for Job’s captivity was turned not when he pleaded for himself, but when he prayed for his friends. It was the bow in the cloud, the omen of returning blessing. Yet set your gaze not so fixedly upon the desired job that you miss the greater work, the supplication itself, the humbling of heart, the laying hold of the throne of grace on behalf of your son and of others. Let your prayers be mingled with true sympathy for his daily struggles, weeping with him that is in trouble, even as Job grieved for the poor. But remember that the highest aim of prayer is not to twist God’s arm to our schedule, but to align our hearts with His will, trusting that He knows what is best.
Do not reckon too surely upon earthly success. Change is written upon all things beneath the moon. The axe may fell the tallest tree, and the applause of men is more fleeting than a vapor. If your son gains this job, receive it as a stewardship, not a resting place. If it passes him by, know that the Lord can turn His hand and brighten the prospect in another way. Seek for him a stability that outlasts markets and hiring managers, a soul anchored upon Christ, that whether he has little or much, he may learn both to abound and to suffer need. The true "blessed package" is not measured in salary but in the peace that passes understanding, the righteousness of Christ imputed, and a daily walk with the Savior.
Therefore, continue in prayer, but press upon your son as well the weightier matter, that he would seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness. A full-time job is a mercy, but to be a full-time follower of Jesus is the one thing needful. Encourage him so to walk that, whether in employment or in waiting, he may by his integrity answer every accuser as Job’s faith answered his miserable comforters. And for yourself, bow humbly before the Lord, confessing that you know not what is best, and trust Him who gave His own Son for you, that He will with Christ also freely give you all things needful for this life and the next.
Prayer Focus: God, Thank You for loving me. Thank You for loving me, Jesus. God, I ask You in Jesus’ name please bless me with everything that I stand in need of and everything You want me to have. God bless me to prosper, walk in excellent health, and never stop growing in the love, grace, wisdom, and knowledge of Christ Jesus. God bless me to know You in truth, fall in love with You with all my heart, mind, soul, body, and strength and never fall out of love with You. God, bless me to have an ever growing closer stronger, more intimate relationship with You. Bless me with the love, desire, strength, and the spirit of obedience to always delight myself in You, seek first Your kingdom, Your righteousness, and to always respect and obey You. Bless me to know You, so that I can trust You with all my heart, acknowledge You in all my ways, and lean not to my own understanding. Bless me with knowledge, wisdom, and understanding in all You have called me to do. 
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