Upset with the roaring waves pounding our beloved Catholic Church of late, I took the whole kit-and-kabutal to prayer yesterday, and placed it in Our Lady's hands. How quickly I was able to let it go, and rest in Abba's lap like a wee little one. God is good! Let us be eternally grateful for the gift of faith, and never fail to trust in our Father Almighty! Thank you Mother Mary! Safe in the Flames of the Sacred Heart!
For a few years I did a Holy hour for children called Children of Hope at Adoration.I always hoped Our Lord would bless my grandchildren with faith and put people in their lives as I couldn't as they were so far away.Well Our Lord blessed one granddaughter with a wonderful catholic teacher --she is 8 years old.Wow what a teacher and how much she taught her about the faith. She is here on vacation for the summer and asked to come to Adoration and I think she knew more than I did-I was dunbfounded . She was just enrolled in the Brown scapular today and so profound in her knowledge. I now know my holy hours produced much fruit.Her teacher was doing religion every morning and at the end of the day.I asked her why God made her. She said ,"Sacred heart of Jesus through the Immaculate heart of Mary help me to serve God , know Him and love Him so I can be happy in this world and in the next "--plus many other things.I have many more to convert but will continue with Adoration.
There is no doubt God is forever raising up a crop of saints amongst us Barbara. I read and reread the story of St Teresa of the Andes. She entered Carmel when she was just 15 at the prioress of the convent though she was a saint when she entered their. When I heard this I just went...wow!! How humbling for me to hear of a child saint......'..and a little child shall lead them'....
Thank you everyone who have been praying for my living and job situation. Good news on both fronts. I got a full time retail job with benefits! It is still retail so it is very little money and not the long term answer to my problems. But full time means I won't struggle with money nearly as much, will have a predictable paycheck, and can do stuff like fix my car when needed. The best benefit this job has to offer is a mentor program where you are partnered with an exec to mentor you and grow your career at the company. My goal is to target their product operations group where I can leverage the skills I have from my former career. So, I have great hope I can move up in this company and be able to support myself in the near future! But first I will focus on doing a great job at the store and pray that doors open for me in the corporate office! Finally I can stop looking for a job and focus on doing well and then moving up at a company instead of always looking for something else. What a relief this is!! Since I got this job, my family I am living with will let me stay until my mom is able to move to this area. I will eventually get an apt with my mom when she is able to move, hopefully in the spring. I will need to be making more money at that time to help with living expenses, but that is a worry for another time. For now I have a vision and plan for a career to get me to the point where that won't be a problem. So, I continue to pray and trust in all this. My problems are not resolved, but I believe I've taken the first small step in the next phase of God's plan for my life. I haven't felt this relaxed in a very long time. Thank you all for your prayers...especially those who have been praying a few years for me!! Although there is still work to do, prayers have been answered!! Thank you God and our blessed mother!!
Glory to God! Yippee! It looks like the one you asked for us to focus on about a month ago. If angels can move at the speed of light, how come it feels like the Good Lord moves at a snail's pace? Only because I'm a flawed human stuck in time! I will trust in the Two Hearts to the day I die! Please Lord, give me the mustard seed faith to do so! You will never fail Cathy! Whew! How's that for the full range of emotions! Safe in the Father's Arms!
Potatosack!!!! Congratulations! I will continue to pray for your growth in this job, so that you can find the niche in the company that makes you feel most comfortable. I am sitting here in Alabama doing my new job...or not as I am taking a break to write on the forum! LOL. I am supposed to have two guys in here to analyze their jobs, but today they could not come, and I am running out of things to do...so here I am for a few minutes! Since I cannot stay too long I am pecking through the forum, and here God has led me to your post! Yippee! I must pray a rosary tonight in thanksgiving for your good fortune.
The longer we wait the more grateful and appreciative we are. Maybe that's why God sometimes keeps us on the long finger. I have been happy about this answer for a couple of days now and it makes me smile every tie I think about it. I t was well worth waiting for.
well, I would not have gotten through this without you guys...your positive posts and more importantly your prayers. You really talked me down when my faith was on the ropes! I will reflect on this rocky journey and heavy cross in the near future. I am giving up one of my vices in thanksgiving to God. can't wait to get away for a day, just a mini local retreat to really, really reflect
Connie, I'm posting less frequently, too, but it's good to see the Forum is still on the plate of your happy memories! Safe in the Hearts of Jesus and Mary!
I am still praying for you PotatoSack - that your new job is evrything you need. May God look after you and guide you in all the things you haveto do in this job. Also Grimisocks of course. Not forgeting you.
another small step in the right direction as it relates to my job...a direct result from the prayers of this forum no doubt and also proof that God is in charge of all situations! Last week I got my first promotion to a department lead. So I've got a good deal more responsibility and also a focus on coaching others in their selling techniques. I was very surprised at the speed the promotion took place since I've only been on the job about 6 weeks now but my boss said that this is what he had in mind for me when he hired me. He just wanted to see if I got off to a good start before promoting me. I thank God for this promotion and another good step in the right direction for me. This also shows that God is full of surprises and is in total control of everything. I'll be honest in saying that despite my gratitude and relief at just getting a full time job with benefits, I was disappointed that it was still retail, and it certainly wasn't the way I was hoping my prayers for a job would be answered. But the way this promotion happened reminded me that our heavenly mother and Jesus are guiding me and helping to remove obstacles. You see, I am actually on a 90-day probationary period, as all new hires are. The rules are a 90-day probationary period and then one must wait another 6 months before you can get a promotion or apply internally for another job. But my boss got special permission to promote me as an exception to the rule after just 4 weeks on the job. So, I am reminded once again that God is truly in charge...and can overcome anything! So, great news is the promotion...but still lots of work to do. Financially it is only $1 more per hour, which is not going to cut it in helping get me and my mom an apartment together. So, I'm focused like a laser beam in making the jump from retail to the team I am targeting in corporate. Key to this will be the mentor program I mentioned before. I've been on HR since getting hired to send me the info on the program, but they are saying that the info is not as readily available as they thought and to stay tuned. My boss said the mentor program can be tricky, since you need to find someone to sponsor you. So, if I could ask more prayers from this forum that I get matched with a good mentor to take that next step in career development. I'm sure Mary and Jesus have the perfect mentor in mind for me, but maybe some prayers will help to pull it together! I'm praying this mentor can guide me to the next logical job in corporate that leverages my skills from my previous career, and that this job is available in about 6 months, as I can't apply for another job internally for 6 months per the rules. That's my plan...although I'm really, really not trying to to write the script myself and leave that to God but I have to have a plan and vision right?!
PS, Let's see.... Plan- the Father's Vision- the Son's Mentor- Mary That was easy! Now you just have to be cheerful, hard-working, creative, and of course, prayerful. Jesus, we trust in You! Actually, it's great that you're aiming higher. I know you're concerned about you and your Mom's situation. Keep in mind that the Two Hearts have brought you this far. They will not fail you, now! Safe in the Refuge of the Immaculate Heart!
thanks Mario, what your wrote is so true about the plan, vision, and mentor. I must let the Two Hearts do the heavy lifting and I mainly just show up and do my job really, really well. I do need to aim higher due to the reality of the situation, as it is simply not feasible to support oneself on a retail wage. I'm not being greedy, just realistic and also not to mention I want my weekends back. I hate working on Sundays but always do because of the time and a half. So, I continue to aim higher and let the Two Hearts guide me down the right path!
More prayers. But be specially ambitious for the higher things. Jesus was a carpenter. Matthew 19:27-30 27 Then Peter said in reply, “See, we have left everything and followed you. What then will we have?” 28 Jesus said to them, “Truly, I say to you, in the new world, when the Son of Man will sit on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 29 And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands, for my name's sake, will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life. 30 But many who are first will be last, and the last first.
I'm just after coming across this thread PS. I'm so relieved you've got some good news! This could lead you in ways that you were unaware of. I'll say the Joyful Rosary now for thanksgiving & for you're continued good fortune in your new path. Praise Jesus!!!
