House keeping

Today I was thinking about how amazing God is in my life. I am so flawed and without his miraculous intervention I would accomplish nothing. Take my job for example God gave gave me the most perfect job after my husband left. He made me a house keeper. Although I am not always perfect at it, he gave me a perfect job. I remember going to my pastor in desperation looking for a job. I needed a job that fit in with my full time school schedule and allowed me to pick up my kids every day from school. I needed to make the most money in the least amount of time. My pastor referred me to Patricia. She was such a God send. She had and still has great boundaries, a greatly needed attribute in my boundary less world. More than that she was a christian. a true christian. A strong woman of God that I desperately needed. I kept waiting for her to tell me I was fired. The whole year was such an emotional roller coaster. She never did that however. She gently guided me back in the right direction. Her consistency was amazing. Originally I went to apply for a job in her office. She told me to come down and fill out an application. I told her I wasn't dressed appropriately, and she said it didn't matter just come fill it out. So I showed up in my t shirt with no makeup on hair pulled back. I laugh thinking about it now. I was so stressed out scatterbrained out of my mind. She called me the next day and said that her husband had already filled the position and she was really sorry. I could tell she was disappointed. She then asked if I liked to clean, or would be interested in cleaning her house. I said I can. I can, meaning I will do whatever to take care of these kids but no I hate cleaning house. See I didn't really believe I was capable of cleaning a house anymore. I had spent years trying to keep my own house clean to no avail. There was, and still is at least one room that is a pit at all times. God had other plans though. I would have chose a very social job. I would have engulfed myself in the lives of others, and not thought about my life, or my kids, using as little time to reflect as possible. God put me in a job where for the most part there is complete solitude. He also made it physical labor so that while I was reflecting on my life, my situation, my failed marriage, I could use all that anger and pain and scrub the crap out of something. One thing God knew however was that I love to serve and bless people. When I clean someone's house I get a lot of satisfaction knowing that my work is making someone's home more enjoyable. When they walk into their home they can breathe a sigh of relief, and spend time with the people that truly matter. It is so neat how God works. I have learned so much about myself. I also learned that not only can I clean a whole house well in the matter of hours, I can clean a house three times my houses size in under 5 hours. I don't know what my future holds, but I know with God it will be great!