Sometimes God does not want to reveal the full picture of His plan for our life. God hide it for our own benefits. Perhaps He knew the condition of our heart and how we will react if he reveals to us too much. Like a father who would not give a car to a small boy even though he intends to do so in the future. It is just not the right time.
I remembered hearing stories of my friends getting head hunted and experiencing rapid progression in their career. I started to develop this desire to be headhunted as well and hence I told God about it. True enough, I begin getting calls and leads on potential job offers. However I also did not realize that pride had started to creep into my heart as more calls started coming in. I begin to feel proud about myself to the extent that even though some of the jobs that I was head hunted for were not suitable, I felt bitter about it. I thought that I was so highly prized that everyone should think that I was good enough for all the roles offered. Soon I came to realize that this was only a sign of immaturity and lack of social exposure too.
Romans 12:3, “For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith.”
Eventually, all the jobs that were offered were not suitable for me. Actually there was also no peace in going for them. I started to feel demoralized and God started to take this opportunity to teach and correct my heart and warned me of pride.
Proverbs 3:11-13, “My son, do not despise the chastening of the LORD, Nor detest His correction; For whom the LORD loves He corrects, Just as a father the son in whom he delights. Happy is the man who finds wisdom, And the man who gains understanding;
Psalm 139:23-24, “Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties; And see if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting.”
1 Corinthians 4:7, “For who makes you differ from another? And what do you have that you did not receive? Now if you did indeed receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?”
After all, all the talents and gifts that people might see in me is God given and not by my own strength. I learnt that if it is the intention of God to lead me to another job, it would be a smooth transition with everything falling into place. I do not need to get overly excited or promote myself so eagerly during the calls. I just need to do my best and God will settle the rest. Moving forward, I begin to take a very different attitude towards such head hunter calls. An attitude of humility instead of pride, knowing that next job offer might not be what God wants me to do. There is nothing particularly great about a head hunter call after all. I would not have known my weakness in this area if I did not go through the failed interviews. God is good. He changes us inside out.
It was then that a job offer came by through a head hunter which God has meant for me. I accepted the offer and God blessed me financially over this job transfer.
Eventually I was led out of my old job with peace and entered another new one with joy.
Isaiah 55:12, “For you shall go out with joy, And be led out with peace;”
Praise God.
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