Job, oh Job, where art thou Job?

As part of Chicago Summer Project, we are expected to have jobs, even though some of us will not get one. We started the job search on Monday, and let me just tell you....God has been teaching me so much through the process. I have never had to go out and search for jobs before (and I'm very thankful for that), but it is a WHOLE lot harder than what I thought. Monday, I went out with Danielle and Carlyn, and we didn't have much luck at all. I honestly didn't even have a plan for my job search at this point. I ended up with blisters from my shoes, we got lost, and I didn't have a job. After the first day, I knew I had to solely rely on God to lead me and to provide me the job that He wants me to have. There is no way that I can get a job without His help and guidance. For the past two days, I've been going out with Amy (from ECU) and we have definitely made some progress. We applied to a million places (ok maybe not that many, but too many for me to count), and we were having no luck. We didn't get discouraged, but we were continually praying that God would allow us to find the job that He wants us to have for the summer if it is in His plans for us. One of our friends gave us a lead to a women's clothing store called White House Black Market. We went there as soon as we could and gave the manager our resume. She had us do a little trial run, which I thought went really well for both Amy and I. We were supposed to hear back from the manager that same day, but she never did called. Day 2 no job so on to Day 3. Wednesday, we went back to White House Black Market, and the lady told us that she would be getting in contact with us by Thursday. So I'm praying that I'll be getting a phone call soon about that job. I also applied to Ann Taylor yesterday as well. I'm absolutely in LOVE with that store. Amy and I filled out an application and did their little survey online and hopefully we will be contacted about a job there. I'm started to realize more and more that God has given me an optimistic attitude about getting a job. These past few days, I have been saying "Today, we will find a job" and really God has given me the peace and contentment that if I don't find a job then that is totally ok. But job searching is draining, emotionally and physically.

One of our staff leaders read to us a verse out of the Bible as an encouragement as we were going to find jobs one day this week. The verse that he read was "Behold, I send an angel before you to guard you on the way and to bring you to the place that I have prepared." This verse was so encouraging to me because God already has a job prepared for me whether it is in Chicago, or that it has something to do with our specific project. I have been continually praying that God would reveal this place to me and that I can trust in His plans for me and not my own. I would ask that ya'll would pray for those of us who do not have jobs yet and that are still seeking where God wants us to be this summer.

-more later :)