Welcome to my little corner of the Web. I am an IT professional, in definition only, and this site is just something for me to play around with. My previous site was full of stuff (junk) but I decided to redo it it and try out a few new technical things. Please feel free to peruse and let me know if you have any insight.

On July 27th the company I was working for demanded that I put in more hours than I already was, which would have been more than 55, and there would have been no increase in salary.  One of their desires was that I work from home on the weekends including Sunday and this was more than I was willing to do.  Everyone that I worked with knew of my faith and I had always spoke of how there was more to life than what we did for a living. .  I was convinced that I needed to move on and that God was going to provide for me so I quit.

I really felt good about my decision and my prayer was, “Okay God.  Show how You care for Your children and open the door You want me to go through!”  It didn’t happen and I spent the next ten weeks begging and pleading for rescue.  I had interviews and discussions with employers for positions that were perfect for me and they all fell through.  I even applied for general labor jobs and was overlooked for every one of them. 

It wasn’t until Thursday October 15th when I awoke that I realized the true consequences of what I had done.  In my own arrogance and piety I had made God out to be my own personal Santa Claus and because I was a “good little Christian” He was to work to my benefit.  It left me with a horrible feeling of how I had treated my God but I also felt great joy that He would lead me to this conclusion so that I could see my error.  By quitting my job I removed the opportunity for Him to show His glory when He could have given me something different and all would have seen that it was He who made the moves and not me.  I had violated Deuteronomy 6:16 “You shall not test the Lord your God” and whereas Jesus quoted this when Satan took Him to the high point of the temple and told Him to jump, I didn’t pay attention and instead said, “You’re right!” and jumped.  Had God given me a new opportunity without my learning what I had done wrong, it would have been all about me and that is sooooo wrong.

Through His grace He opened a door for me last week and did not let it close.  I start a new job on November 9th and it’s only because He wants me to have it and not because I deserve it.

God bless you and enjoy your visit.

Tony

"A man may take to drink because he feels himself to be a failure, but then fail all the more completely because he drinks."
-- George Orwell