You know what? I just can’t get over how much God is blessing the people in my life. It’s as if everyone who is being faithful or just has a desire to serve Him more can not contain what God is giving them.
Let me give a few testimonies.
Ruby
My girl started with her company when she was still an undergrad. She worked part-time managing accounts at a natural gas company while she finished up her degree in advertising. She felt like it wasn’t time to leave Gainesville because she knew that once she stepped outside of this little cozy city, she wouldnt be nothing but trouble. So she stayed and graduated and stayed on with her gas company working full-time. Only six months later she got a promotion to Executive Assistant to the director of Marketing making with a PHAT, I mean PHAT payraise. She was faithful at that job and after a while began to feel like she wasn’t accomplishing her dreams of working in advertising. She kinda got frustrated and made up her mind to leave Gainesville as soon as she could save up enough money.
She sat down with her boss over breakfast one day and told him what was in her heart. She was very honest in admitting that her passions did notline up with what she was doing there and she told him that she planned to pursue outside interests. Being a man of God, he told her he appreciated her honesty and wanted the best for her.
She just called me tonight and told me that her company has created a position for her working on ADVERTISING accounts and creating pamphlets, brochures and ads. EXACTLY what she wanted to do! Her new position starts in April. And it’s all because her boss appreciated her heart and valued her and wanted to see her fulfill her dreams. Isn’t God amazing.
Kim
My girl Kim got her degree at USF in Tampa Florida and sat there for two months without a bite from any employers. A friend of hers offered to let her stay with her if she wanted to try her hand at a new city and without much money, no car and no personal belongings Kim found herself in Chicago. As soon as she got there she got a job and within two months, she had moved out of her friends apartment and was living on her own, making it happen.
She soon grew weary at her job and frustrated that she wasn’t working in her passion which is Information Technology. She called me and said that she was going to quit her job and I lookd at her like she was crazy! She had bills to pay! But she said she had peace about it. She lived off of her meager savings and I was also struggling a little financially during that time so i couldnt help her.
We would talk off and on, more on than off, and SHE is the real reason I had to cut off my long distance- that girl can run her mouth! During my rough patch I had about $126 left and rent was due. With little money coming in from my part-time job and two kids I had to trust that God would take care of everything. After all I had been tithing faithfully and I knew God wouldnt let my kids go without.
On the day my rent was due I checked my mail and there was a check from Kim written out to me which covered not only my rent, but a little extra money for diapers and things for my sons.
I called her astonished but giving all the glory to God and she told me that God told her that if she was obedient to bless me He would open up the doors for her blessing. Remember she had NO JOB at this time.
Two weeks later she started working with Verizon Wireless a company that she loves and wants to stay at. This income provided her an opportunity to get a BETTER apartment on the NORTH side of Chicago with a doorman and everything! She then turned around and did the same thing that was done for her, she encouraged a friend who was struggling to move to Chicago and stay with her.
This girl stayed with Kim for almost 10 months and Kim slept on the couch in her own apartment. The girl moved on this past Monday and Kim decided to help this girl out and bless her with a TV for her new place. This girl’s mother called Kim tonight and thanked her for her faithfulness to her daughter and told her she wanted to show her appreciation by sending her to Honduras on a vacation for a WEEK, all expenses paid! Look what the Lord has done!
Kenya
My girl Kenya left her hometown of Gainesville, FL soon after I had my first son Sai. She moved to LA to pursue her dreams of becoming a fashion designer and writer. She struggled in LA. It was tough to find jobs and with little money and no transportation she was devastasted by the BUS strikes that went on there a while back. She held her peace though and remained in good spirits.
Soon an opportunity came about to move back to the east coast, this time to New York and Kenya jumped on it. I believe God opened up all kinds of doors because when she called me to share what was happening in her life, she had made so many contacts with people in the design and fashion industry and even job offers just a few weeks after she had moved there. Look how the Lord moves!
Racole
My girl Racole, my younger son’s godmother graduated and moved back home to Miami. She struggled a bit in the tough job market and settled into a job that didn’t line up with her passion of law and criminology. She began to save so that she could apply to law school and remember that law school applications dont come cheap!
Before she knew it she had spent over $900 in applications when she got aletter in the mail with a fee waived if she wanted to apply to a law school in California. She applied, was accepted and even got a $17,000 a year scholarship to attend the school. She is a little apprehensive about making such a hug move so I would appreciate your prayers over for about hearing from God and having complete peace about going. But ain’t that something?! The blessing came to her!
Lafay
Lafay became a single mom with three kids a few years ago with a passion for writing and singing. Some of her friends would get annoyed at her for writing her feelings down and always sharing but she did it because that is what she loved to do ( just like me). Recently Lafay turned her passion into profit and signed a contract to publish her first book, she has a new website to promote her original songs and is doing a little modeling on the side. If you can’t see that God has given her favor, I dont know what to tell you. Her stories really encourage me.
The one thing I love about my friends is that they love God and they are so driven, just like me. I thrive on hearing their stories of how they are pursuing their goals relentlessly and God is just moving in their favor, regardless of if they think they deserve it or not.
I am sure I will be able to share more testimonies soon. God is faithful and my friends deserve the very best, just because of what wonderful, understanding, positive women that they have been in my life.
I love you all and keep the stories coming!