Hey world. I have wanted to start blogging for a while and now I am finally getting around it.
First let me say that if you are a friend and have been left in the dark about the goings on in our life, I am sorry. I am not a great communicator and I hate phones. Perhaps I may offer a little bit of an update here.
I graduated from LeTourneau University in December and in March I took a job here in Oklahoma at a company called Covington. It has been a pretty great place to work and I don't really have any complaints. I am working as a jet engine technician disassembling Pratt and Whitney PT6A engines. The Lord is taking care of us and we are very thankful for His provision.
That leads me to "Job or Jonah." I have been working for the company now for three months. When I started it seemed for sure like the place God wanted me. I applied, called and visited many maintenance shops in California (Melissa's folks), Colorado (my fam) and Longview (where school was and where we had our community). I heard back from essentially no one until after I accepted a job here at Covington. Since I have been at Covington, though, we have had the slowest flow of work in the companies' recent history. Apart from that my recent performance has left me wondering if I am making a mistake. I like the job, the work and the people I work for/with, but I wonder if it is possible that I am being a modern day Jonah and perhaps running from something else God has for me, meanwhile wrecking things for everybody else. Granted Jonah knew what he was running from and I do not have a clue.
Job lived a righteous life and obeyed the Lord. He experienced trials like Jonah, in fact, his were far worse. People around him were killed and/or left questioning. Am I exactly where God wants me to be, andjust getting the devil blitz? (I am in no way comparing my bad day experiences to Job's torture)
Both of these books come with encouragement. Despite Jonah's running, God did not destroy His servant. Jonah was as defiant and whiny as a three year old, but God corrected him and continued to use him. Job was righteous and God allowed the devil to put the fire to him because of his faithfulness. In the end God received the glory. A few times throughout the book of Job, Job stated that if only he had a mediator to bring himself and God together (Job 9:32-35 really just read the whole book and listen to it); I am excited to know that I do have a mediator between me and a terrifying God. I also know that Jesus has given me His righteousness, so having accepted His gift, I come out even cleaner than Job! I also received some comfort from the letters to the Thessalonians but that is for another time.
