Now that I am back in the real world (even if this week I am still in holiday mode!) I have begun hop around the dreaded ‘job hunt’ circuit. I can’t say that I extremely excited about having to find a job (but then really, many people are not) and it will definitely be hard to adjust back into a life of work after 4 and a half months of travel! What is most difficult for me right now is I will most likely have to settle for some mundane, boring job that doesn’t at all inspire me. Sure, it is possible I will find something stimulating…but the chances of this are probably pretty low. For now I only need a 6 month job, so that limits what I can apply for. I refuse to do the dodgy on an employer and lead them to believe I am looking for a long term position, I am not, and I value my integrity too highly to ‘pretend’ to be looking for more than I am. As such, temp contract or casual work is probably all I can hope for. What makes it more difficult is I need to earn as MUCH money as I can with my hopeful migration to the US in 2011 not being a cheap affair!
What is probably weighing most on my mind is I don’t have a fantastic track record when it comes to ‘sticking it out’ in jobs I simply don’t like. I’ve always had the philosophy that ‘life is to short to work in jobs I hate’ so…I basically move on as soon as I realise I hate the job. I realise posting this on the internet may not be the BEST idea but this time around I realise this won’t really be an option for me, whatever job I get I will need to stay with and this hurts my brain to think about!
When I left I expected to come back from my trip and return to the ministry journey that I still believe I am on. When I left I expected to come back and have interviews for youth or other church leadership positions, area’s that I have worked in and enjoyed immensely! I am still holding out vain hope that I will somehow stumble into a position with some Christian ministry that needs a worker for a short period of time but, once again, this is not highly likely.
On top of all this Matt 6 plays over and over in my head.
But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
I should know this…I have preached on this passage on more than one occassion! I guess what I should be doing is looking forward to the opportunities that will be opened to me to ‘live out’ the Kingdom principles in ANY job I find myself in. I should stop ‘worrying’ about it all and just trust that God is in control. I should. But then, knowing something in your head and then having that get down to your heart can take some time!
We’ll see. Either way I DO know God is with me, just gotta keep reminding myself sometimes!
How about resurrecting Aussie Green Thumb temporarily? Then at least you’d have some control about when you worked and when you didn’t. Or is that just too much trouble?
It is an option I have considered and am still considering, only things really holding me back are
1. I don’t have any of my old equipment (or car) so would need to invest some capital again there.
2. I only ever did it for 1-2 days a week and I guess I am scared about not getting enough customers to cover a full-time wage!
It is definitely still an option but I am just not sure about it. We’ll see
Yeah fair enough. Are you househaring or just boarding with someone? I guess storage space is an issue as well. Another option is you could come to Dally
Cheap rent and you could probably get a job labouring or something like that.