It's true. I have to suck it up and admit that I have taken too much on. After only a week of school, I feel so behind and very stressed. The Lord, however, knows this, and in a whirlwind of events, He led me to put my two weeks notice in at Bath & Body Works. I am still processing the situation. I went into the weekend with no thought of any of this, but while I was working at B&BW Friday night, the Lord pressed upon my heart that He wanted me to quit. I continually prayed about it that night and the next day I talked to the head manager about taking the semester off. She told me that to do so would terminate me from the system as far as seniority rights and pay raises go, but, if I wanted, I could work one day a month to keep my account active. I told her I would think and pray about it, which I did that night and the following day. As I prayed and tried to reason my way through this decision, the Lord made me realize that He didn't give me the option of working one day a month. He told me to quit, so at the meeting Sunday night, I put in my two weeks notice. I am a little sad about it all as I really enjoyed my job, liked my coworkers, and, most of all, longed to be a light of Life to those I was in contact with (which I think I failed miserably at). BUT I am my Lord's and it is His will I want so mine must die. They said they would call me after the semester was over to see if I wanted to work through the holidays. Please pray for me about that even now so that I will do what the Lord wants me to do when that time comes.
Let me tell you a story of God's most recent act of provision in my life. Through it the Lord reminded me that He knows my needs before I ask Him or, in this case, even know to ask Him. Monday, before classes started, the lid from my laptop came partly unattached—held together by only one of the two hinges. Nice timing, right? Even though, I knew my sister had talked about buying me a new laptop with the money the Lord has blessed her with, I loathed the timing of this situation. My computer, however, was still usable, so I did what I could with super glue and tape for a quick fix.
I took my laptop to school the following day to takes notes as is my custom. Although the tape and glue did not hold the whole day, I was able to use it as normal. When I returned to my apartment later that afternoon, there was a DHL slip on my door that stated, “Sorry we missed you” and that they would return on the following day. Since neither my roommate nor I were expecting a package in the mail, our curiosity drove us to the Internet to look up the tracking number. The package was for me from DELL! The Lord had put in my sister’s heart to buy me a laptop, and it arrived the day after mine broke. What sovereignty and provision! He knew in advance that my laptop was going to break and, in His divine sovereignty and wisdom, He worked out the circumstances so that I would not have to go more than one day with a broken laptop. I am so thankful for His love and providential care and for blessing me with such a terrific sister. :)
