I have decided to quit my current job as a 'Resident Caregiver' with children that have been removed from their parents. I will be talking to my boss tomorrow to give her about a 3/4 week notice.
I have been thinking about doing this for the past several months and have ultimately been going back and my forth with pros and cons. The voice that sticks in the back of my head is from my good friend Becky saying, "Do whatever you can do to get closer to Christ."
If this is pulling you from Christ - cut if off. If this is dragging you - remove it. Do whatever you can to pursue Christ alone. Cut it out. Get rid of it. Remove it. Lose it.
"Whoever finds his life will lose it, and
whoever loses his life for my sake will find it." Matthew 10:39
I think that I often have thought of this and have seen it as earthly possessions or desires. But at the very same time, I do think it can apply to anything- even a job. The job I have had has caused me to have the most draining 6 months of my life to date. I have never been more spiritually depressed, physically, emotionally, mentally exhausted then I have during this period. I have never felt alone or distant. I have never given myself so much to take care of 4 children that I may never see again.
I am glad to have stuck it out as long as I have. I know it has only been because of the grace of God. But there comes a time when you realize the season is over, and I know confidently this one has.
If you were to ask me about the past 6 months you would hear a lot. You would hear about a lot of heartache, pain, hurt, and sadness. But I have never felt so encouraged to look at the past 6 months and realize - it's all been for a reason. It has all lead me to this point where my delight is in the Lord and I can faithfully wait on him to guide me to the next phase.
"It was by faith that Abraham obeyed when God called him to leave home and go to another land that God would give him as his inheritance. He went without knowing where he was going." Hebrews 11:8
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