Thursday, April 4, 2013

Timing Is Everything



Yesterday, I was reminded that timing is everything.  For everything there is a season.  God sees it all.  And yes, I do believe that all things work together for good for those who love Him and have been called according to His purpose.  Romans 8:28

I still don’t know why I am where I am for this season but it feels right.  It feels comfortable.  It has been the easiest transition for me people-wise that I can remember.  Truly, there has always been difficulty for me in adjusting to new jobs…learning the lay of the land…political pitfalls and all.  So far, this place feels like low-drama.  No office queens to maneuver…no curmudgeons...just good people.  Thank you, Lord.

As I was talking yesterday with Brian, the man who formerly had my position, I was again reminded that timing is everything.  The Corporate Controller turned in his resignation on November 29th.  Brian was approached in early December to take the Corporate Controller position, which left the Regional Controller position open at that time.  In early December, I was fully invested in my former job with no thoughts of leaving. 

Over Christmas vacation, as I prayed, I held out my hands, palms up, and told God that I was fully committed to my current job, but that I was willing to let go if it be His will.  I added that He would need to “kick me out of the nest” to make it clear that my time there was done. 

On January 3rd, my second day back from Christmas vacation, I was “kicked out of the nest.”  Even as I was hearing the words, my heart was comforted by knowing that God was answering my prayers.  He had prepared me and I was ready to go, even though my heart had been fully vested.  I am a loyal person and a creature of habit.  It is sometimes difficult for me to make changes in my life.  

So, meanwhile, nothing had been done at my current job to fill the Regional Controller position.  It was January 20th when I saw the position posted on Linked In.  I had never applied for a job on Linked In before and I hardly read the job description.  As it was a Sunday, I was probably clicking on anything that said “Controller” in order to fill my weekly quota for unemployment, to be honest.  There were some other things in the works and I was more focused on those jobs and confident that one of them would come through.

I got a call about a week later from the company’s HR contact, and I almost didn’t return the call.  I assumed the job was at the parent company’s location, north of the city, and I didn’t want to drive that far.  I waited a day to call back.  When I did, I discovered that the location was actually 5 miles from my home.

After 2 interview sessions and a personality test, I was offered the Regional Controller position on February 22nd and I started work on March 4th.  I had two months of rest, time with friends, and learning to trust God more.  It was time I wouldn’t trade for anything.

Timing is everything.  Thank you, Lord, for your perfect timing.  I will choose to trust You more…


There is a time for everything,
    and a season for every activity under the heavens:

    
a time to be born and a time to die,

    a time to plant and a time to uproot,

    
a time to kill and a time to heal,

    a time to tear down and a time to build,
     a time to weep and a time to laugh,
    a time to mourn and a time to dance,
     a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
    a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
     a time to search and a time to give up,
    a time to keep and a time to throw away,
     a time to tear and a time to mend,
    a time to be silent and a time to speak,
     a time to love and a time to hate,
    a time for war and a time for peace.  Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 NIV