Getting Back On Track

Enough with the belly aching over not having a good job. He will provide one in good time. I thought I would start things back up with this little tid-bit from Birdie's e-mail devotional.


"To whom also He shewed Himself alive after His passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God" (Acts 1:3).

To the first Christians, faith in the deity of Christ was not a blind leap into the dark. Only God could defeat death, and they knew--beyond all doubt--that Jesus Christ had risen bodily from the tomb. They had seen Him, touched Him, and eaten with Him, alone and in crowds, in closed rooms, and out in the open.
The term "infallible proofs" translates a Greek word used only this one time, meaning literally, "many criteria of certainty," and it is significant that the inspired Word of God applies it only to the resurrection of Christ. It is not too much to say that Christ's resurrection is the most certain fact in all history, and many large volumes have been published setting forth the evidences thereof. No wonder the apostle Peter could say: "We have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of His majesty" (II Peter 1:16).
The apostle John testified thus: "The life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us" (I John 1:2). John not only saw Him in His resurrection body, but also in His glorified body, hearing Him say: "I am He that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore" (Revelation 1:18).
It is true that we, like the first Christians, must believe on Christ to receive salvation, but this faith is not a credulous faith, a leap into the dark. It is a reasonable faith, based on many infallible proofs, and we can, therefore, trust Him with our eternal souls.

You see I have always thought about the faith of the founders of our church being greater than ours, but the more I look the more I realize that the reason they believed was because they saw what happened with their own eyes. They lived and died for what they believed because it was the truth and nothing could take away that knowledge of what they had witnessed. I find that to be some of the best proof of His existence, death, and resurrection. Amazing, it is truly amazing.

Because You Care

Well I have been out of a full time job for about a month now. So far none of my interviews have gone well. One of the things I am looking at is sales. One of the things that has surprised me is I seem to have a natural ability to sell stuff. I am good with customers in that I have learned to listen to them and their needs so that I can determine what it is that they want.

With that said the company that my brother used to work for as a mechanic contacted me about joining their sales force. I have been playing phone tag with them ever since. I like this company as they have a different approach to selling than 95% of other car sales companies. Please be praying that the phone tag will end. With cars in mind please be praying about our car situation. My car is currently down for the count with a broken timing belt this is on top of the fuel pump I knew was bad that I replaced over the weekend. Birdies van is also down. My brother seems to believe that a crank position sensor is bad causing the engine to think it is not running so the thing will not start. We put a new one in but it still wont start. It was over 100 outside while he was working on it so he has not finished the work yet. He thinks it just needs to be aligned properly. In the mean time he has loaned me his truck. It has no air conditioning so it will be hot to drive but at least I can get to work he also gave us some money to help buy food.

I also have been contacted by the Texas Workforce Commission about three industrial maintenance positions please be praying about that as well.

I know that G_d is providing for us it just seems that it only comes in the nick of time. We are getting some help from a local charity right now and that is hard to swallow. I know it is a pride thing, but I can't seem to get over it. Well that seems to be about it for now, I will let you know how things go in the near future.

Update

Well, I never heard back from Essilor, and the one interview I have had did not pan out. I think it was mostly due o the fact that I have no real credible references. The people I used to know are scattered and I do not know where they are and Birdie and I have not made connections here in Dallas that are not family.

Things are beginning to look bleak to say the least. I am now at a crossroads. I am considering taking up a new profession. My brother (who is a master mechanic) clued me into a very lucrative profession that does not take much training to get involved in. that is the wonderful world of paintless dent repair (PDR). The only problem is that the courses cost about $5,000. Now for the money invested it is a good return in that most paintless dent repair techs make on average $120,000 a year. Even if I made half of that it would be more than I have ever made. The course takes about 1 week and I could be up and running in no time.

Be praying that G_d shows me what to do and opens the doors. The PDR line of work would allow me some stability in that I would have a skill that can be used anywhere, and with frugal living could provide a fully paid for home for my family in less that 5 years. A paid for home would help my family more than anything I could think of.


P.S.

I forgot to mention how hard things have gotten. A few months ago my car broke down (needs a new fuel pump) Well two days ago my wife's van broke down we now have no transportation of our own. My mother is graciously allowing us to use her car, but I need to get one of ours running. My brother is going to look at them and see which one will be the cheapest to fix. It all depends on what is wrong with the van. We know the primary ignition is not working but we do not know why. My brother has to get some tools to do the diagnostics, but he was just in the same job position as I am. He is able to rebound better, because his skill is in demand every where, but he will not have access to his tools until they can be moved to his new employer.

Be Praying

I got this in my e-mail a couple of days ago. This is from a company I interviewed with a few years ago and would have been hired by them then if I had lived in Dallas at the time. This is a good job and one that will more than pay the bills if I get it.


“Hi there,

My name is Natalie Woodward, I'm the HR Coordinator Avisia & Technologies at Essilor Laboratories of America.

I found your resume on Monster and wanted to discuss an open Instrumental Installation or Maintenance position at our company. Please let me know if you are interested and if you could forward you salary history or salary requirements.”