Jehovah Jireh

For the majority of the time, God provides for us in such a way that we really don't see. Little blessings that we might not even ever notice. And then sometimes God just blurts it out and makes it really clear that He's giving us a blessing! So as of today, I've been in Australia for one week. Two days ago, I went in to Outback Steakhouse to put in a job application. I was hired on the spot, and tonight was my first shift. It felt a little unorganized compared to what I'm used to, but overall, fairly normal.  My trainer and I worked the largest section (the whole bar area!) which had 10 tables in it. It got kinda crazy for a bit, but we kept a handle on things. I'll just add that it was his first night back from a trip home to the states for a month.  I ended up doing almost like a lead shift (yeah, umm let's remember it was my first night) and did a pretty good bit of serving.  One thing that kind of surprised me is that we never had to run our food and almost never talked to expo.  Honestly I felt like we weren't  in the driver's seat, because we were never really in communication with the kitchen.  But everything seemed to work out fine. Also, at Carrabba's we like to complain about there never being any books, well at this store, there were less than ten extra books to go around. Once every server had their book for the night, there were literally 10 books left to use for customers. Granted, the store is a little smaller than ours in Roanoke, but still. It was ridiculous.  Another thing, in the same way we have to speak Spanish to our dishwashers and kitchen, here they speak Indian. Well of course, I don't know a single word in Indian. So this will be a new task: to learn to speak their language.  Oh, and we in Roanoke also like to complain about how tight our server area is and how we only have 3 soda set ups we can use; well here they only have 1 set up to use, and it's combined with expo and the kitchen. Grrrrr. I don't really like the way they have everything placed and set up, I think some of the space could be better utilized differently, but it's not my call.  In the end Justin (my trainer) ended up making $100 in tips (this in addition to a pretty good hourly rate), and split tips with me, which he totally didn't have to do.  And he gave me my first outbacker pin already! Can't wait for work tomorrow! Well that's pretty much it, this post was just a job update! Thanks for reading and follow me so you'll be sure to get my next post :)

This is where I need to be.

            Queen Esther was called to become royalty "for such a time as this."  And while I hope I never have to be in her situation, I know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that I am here at Hillsong, for such a time as this.  This chapter in my life is a God-thing, and this year (and perhaps the next 3) are all about Him. He has some awesome place for me to serve His Kingdom, I just don't know where yet. So for this time, I'll be here studying and learning, and seeking and following His will, and I'm believing that He will reveal it to me, in His perfect timing.  Some people in my life back home don't understand why I felt the need to come all the way across the world to seek God. Well, it's not that I can't or did not seek God back home in Roanoke, no, in fact, it is largely BECAUSE I was seeking God's will that I am here.  See, while I was seeking God, I knew that I needed training in the ministry besides simply pursuing a music degree. And beyond that, God has not yet revealed to me where I'm supposed to be after schooling, so that's another big reason that I'm here.  Here, I know that I will be so engulfed in Him, and His presence, and His Word, that when He chooses to reveal it to me, I will be able to listen.  In addition, I would not have been able to afford coming here if I had gone to Radford first.  I can barely afford it now, but there would have been no way if I had waited, because I'll likely be some 30thousand in debt for student loans.  But God will always make a way.  I know He has an awesome year ahead of me scoped out. I believe that by the end of my time here at Hillsong, that I will know where He wants me to be for the next chapter in my life.  He can, He will, and even if He doesn't; YET will I praise Him, for He alone is worthy. 

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