My first job as a professional nurse was in the Academe, and teaching became my passion. But after 4 years of teaching, I became an OFW. A few years later, in 2017, a friend told me to apply for a teaching position at a certain university here in Oman. Feeling excited and a bit nostalgic, I applied, but after 3 months of waiting I was informed that I did not get in. Disappointed and a bit frustrated I prayed, reflected and realized that I applied for the wrong reasons. My heart and mind were not aligned to what God was planning for me at that time.
I remembered two verses during this point of reflection in Psalm 37:4 “Delight Yourself in the Lord and he will give the desires of your heart;” and, Ecclesiastes 3:11 “He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.”
I prayed to God to redirect my heart and to be calm and joyful in waiting. And so, after 4 years, when the pandemic started and people began losing their Jobs, and just when I thought that it was impossible for me to find a job, I was accepted into a school to teach again. Praise God! Indeed, when we pray for something, we have to pray for our heart to be aligned with His will and purpose for us. We need to be patient and toiling for His glory while waiting, because when we do, we will then be able to fully experience the beauty of God’s plan in our lives in His best time.
