The Prayer that Never Fails

   The following story is a mundane one, but typical of the struggle that I have with control.

   A few weeks back (as I think I have mentioned previously), a friend that I play tennis with occasionally, mentioned to me that their was a part-time job opening up that he thought I might enjoy. He and I had talked about it previously because he also is so employed. Anyway, I left a call for the manager in charge, he did not call back. Then I got him on the phone, and he expressed interest and would get back to me.

   Several weeks went by, and I thought about calling him again and putting a reminder is his ear. But then I thought, no, if God had wanted me to have this position, He would make it come to pass, so I let it go and was OK with that.

   Last week, out of the blue, a lady from the head office called and asked if I was still interested. I had filled out an application before, so it was still on file. I said I was, and she said she would set up a couple of interviews and get back to me the first of this week. I figured this was it, and it was supposed to be. But she did not call on Monday, nor Tuesday, nor today, and I wondered again if I should make the reminder call.

   I have read before that persistence pays off, but is this the right time to take it to that level? I have had the feeling, as I prayed about the whole thing, that the whole situation involved trust. Trust that God knew about me and what was best for me.

   But I want to resolve the matter. I do not want it to be in limbo for the days and weeks ahead. In short, I really want to be in control.

In Jan Karon's Mitford series, Father Tim always tells people to pray the prayer that never fails, "Thy Will Be Done". If I was bold enough to pray that His will would be done, I should be satisfied with that Will.

   The question "what do I need to do now?" is not even the right question. It should be "what is God doing right now?". It could also be "what is God trying to teach me now in all of this?".

   This is not a major issue, people will not perish or starve, but it could be a small step on my journey of faith.

   Stay tuned......