I began this post about two months ago. I’m still trying to make sense of how my thought-out plans and His designs converged somehow. No, it’s more like, I’m looking at how they collide at full speed and, of course (but only in hindsight), His purpose, though still unclear, will win out.
If I wait until I think I’ve solved the puzzle, this will never be published; with the Race starting five months or so from now, I should just get on with it…so here goes.
I’ve call my blog “an ebenezer collection” because not unlike the Israelites, I tend to forget God’s faithfulness, especially during stressful moments and difficult situations. As I do occasionally with my other blog, I mined through my past posts here and eureka, I struck gold.
I had been at my job for about two weeks at the time I first posted here. I had previously worked as a paralegal at a law firm for a year and eight months when I left to pursue a different opportunity. There were several reasons I started looking elsewhere – a shorter commute (therefore save time), more money, elevated status.
In short, and this only became clearer in retrospect, I was greedy and I masked that avarice with the excuse that I “plateaued professionally,” which was true, and that needed to grow. I caved into the perceived need to climb the ladder.
Anyway, in my search for the not-quite-the-promised land, I found a position in government affairs, which was actually related to what I majored in college – government (a.k.a. political science), at a major accounting firm. It seemed so ideal to me: here was my chance to transform my academic background into a viable career path.
It seemed like a shrewd plan: I’d learn and do as much as I can for a year before I shipped out for the Race. I thought if I had the wherewithal to learn how to support patent
attorneys in a few months, learning to work with one partner at a
professional services firm of a different variety would simply be a
matter of transferring my skills. Right?
Wrong.
Proverbs 16:9 (NASB) reads: “The mind of man plans his way, but the LORD directs his steps.”
I set out on my way, that first week on the job, a quote from the movie Anchorman came to mind (as found on www.imdb.com):
To be continued in the near future…
