One of the things I love best about working in education is that every day I learn something from and/or am inspired by my students. This week I was inspired by a former student. She graduated college a couple of years ago and has been hustling ever since to find well-paying, meaningful work in the marketing field in New York City. This young woman is a super resourceful, hard-working person, but was feeling frustrated by the low pay of entry level jobs, which made it tough to live in NYC and still eat and have a social life.
The other day she shared on Facebook that she woke up that morning, rolled over and, feeling hopeless, said out loud, “God, give me what you’ve promised me. I don’t want to wait even one more day.” I don’t know what He promised her, but that very day she received a generous job offer from her top choice company. I was so inspired by reading her post that I carried the feeling with me all day. It reminded me of how important it is to ask and have faith that you shall receive.

Wild flower planting in urban situation; http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20160420-how-nature-is-good-for-our-health-and-happiness
Sometimes what He gives us isn’t what we’re asking for but his plan is usually better than ours..:)
I’m glad her prayers were answered.
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Me, too. She deserves it. And I’m not one to use the word “deserves” lightly.
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I’m so glad for your friend! Sometimes it’s hard to have faith, but those are also the times when we need it the most. Thanks for sharing this.
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Very true, Ann. 😊
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It’s wonderful to hear that your former student got her dream job. NYC can be a rough place to get started up the career ladder.
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I give her a lot of credit for toughing it out.
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