Vasta N. Kamara

You are not forgotten

Have you ever felt like God is just not coming through for you?

Well, I have just been struggling with that same feeling. Over the last one and a half years, I have known that it is time for me to move jobs to something else as my current role is no longer exciting after almost 4 years.

I prayed and did the obvious to prepare my CV which I believed looked descent and I started applying for jobs. Month after month I waited in great anticipation for at least a phone call to an interview but nothing came through. I then quickly realized that it wasn’t as obvious as I thought.

This often got me anxious, frustrated and sometimes really unhappy with God for not making a way for me. I mean it’s pretty obvious I need a way out of here, why is he not answering?

Jeremiah 29:11 says for I alone know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord. Plans to prosper and not to harm you, plans to give you a future and hope. God has a detailed plan for everything regarding my life including my next career move and the detail of what time it will happen. This sounds like a well thought out plan to me. One I would love to work with, but how do I calm myself down while I work with God to unveil his perfect plan in my life?

It is good to know that God has not ignored my prayer, he is not deaf and he will not withhold anything good from me because of his nature as my loving father. The same is true for you. God knows about that situation you have been praying about but has not changed. That issue of finances, that stressful work place, that health condition, that relationship. Whatever it is that you have believed God for, don’t lose heart, God’s timing is perfect.

Philippians 4:6-7 says “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” May we each experience God’s perfect peace in the midst of that storm of life.

I am not forgotten and neither are you.