establish the work of our hands

Since I was about 13, except for the period of time when my children were born until they went off to school, and for a few months after we moved here as we settled in, I have been employed.  I enjoy working.  I like the structure and routine of going to work.  I enjoy meeting people and working with the ones I know.  I get satisfaction out of knowing that I am financially helping our family get through life.  I like to be busy.  I like to learn, grow and challenge myself with the things that come with being employed outside the home.  A strong work ethic was instilled in me from a young age with my German Mennonite heritage, and I believe that we are successfully instilling that in our children, as they have held down part-time jobs through much of their high school years, and now into their university years.  It's just the way life is - we were made to work. 

So now I find myself in another phase of life where I wait to be employed.  After 20 years circumstances evolved that breathed new life into an old dream - that of teaching.  I tentatively gave up the job I loved working in the school office, to gingerly step into the ever-changing realm of the classroom.  Thankfully God was so gracious and He had it all set up so that I could take those first steps in a safe and comfortable environment, the place where I'd been working for the past 3.5 years, surrounded by friends who were there to help and encourage me back to my full potential.  Now that the school year has started I begin the waiting process for work....I've signed up to relieve in 15 schools in the local area, but of course, no one needs anyone the first few days or even weeks of school, so I wait, and pray, and try not to worry!  lol.  But remarkably, even through these past 6 weeks of school holidays (and no work), I have had peace and I know that God is preparing the perfect job situation for me and I just have to be patient and put in my time doing whatever He puts in my path to do, whether it be relieving or volunteering. 

The thing I have to keep myself from doing though, is second-guessing this decision to go back to teaching.  I could do this by chasing after any job that I can find just so that I can be employed again.  But I know that I need to wait on the Lord, and pursue teaching, as the passion and desire to teach continues to grow daily within me. 

This is my new Bible verse that I am trusting in right now from Psalm 90:17 - 'May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish the work of our hands for us - yes, establish the work of our hands.'
.....and He will!  That's what faith is all about!