Just when I was getting used to the tai-tai life, I will be returning to the rushing CBD crowd next month. I'm grateful to God for this short (2-month) break as well as the challenges that lie ahead of me! By faith, I quit my previous job as a Regulatory and Compliance Consultant without any new job in sight.
I recall that sometime in February this year, during my lunchtime quiet time at St. Andrew's Cathedral where I prayed for a career change, God spoke to me (through a nearby stranger), and said "Is anything to hard for the Lord?". That gave me courage and faith that God has heard my prayers, and He will bless me.
A few times during the past 2 months when calls from headhunters for interviews were not forthcoming, I got a little anxious. But all the time I believed God has a plan for me, and I just prayed and remained patient.
The job offer finally came - and it is a compliance advisory role (as opposed to AML, or compliance monitoring, transaction surveillance etc.) in a bank, which I had prayed for. The strange thing is that I thought I did not perform well during the first interview. The interviewer asked me a test question and I thought I did not structure my response properly, and I myself was not satisfied with the answer. But after that interview, I had a good feeling, and the thought came to my mind that "whether I get the job is not about how well I did during the interview, but whether God chose that position for me". And true enough, this bank made the offer, and I got a reasonably well pay increment too.
My heart is filled with gratitude for and confidence in my God, who answers prayers. In Matthew
7:9, Jesus asked "Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?!". In my case, I asked for bread, and was given a nicely decorated cake! I hope this post will be a reminder to myself and everyone else of God's faithfulness and goodness. All we have to do is to pray, believe, and wait for the favour to fall on us!
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
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