"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."
Hebrews 11:1
Hebrews 11:1
This morning I had my first interview with Coalition for Kids (a.k.a. the Rock) and I have to say that it went really well. Jeff helping me out a bit yesterday (mostly giving me pointers of "dos" and "don'ts") and my own preparation in the shower this morning truly paid off. Coldplay also helped to keep my nerves down in the car on my way there :). I have a second interview tomorrow morning at 10:30 with the director of the Rock. I met him briefly after my interview today and he seems like a really awesome guy. He's a bit hard around the edges, but that doesn't intimidate me whatsoever. In fact, I knew a youth pastor in high school who reminds me of Randy (the director) and he was the biggest teddy bear I'd ever met. Randy seems like he might be very blunt in his faith and, well, everything, but, again, that's just fine with me.
I truly hope that I get this job. Not only will it be some income (finally), but it will also be incredible experience for me if I wish to continue my psychology/counselor path of life. The kids that I'd be tutoring are "at-risk" kids, which will be a challenge, but an awesome challenge at that. The down side is that the job starts out at minimum wage ($6.55/hour), but I was told there are pay increases depending on your level of experience, education, etc., so I'm hoping (and fervently praying) that, if I do land this job, I'll get a pay increase shortly thereafter. I do plan on looking for another job to supplement because at $6.55/hour for 15 hours/week, we're not going to be making ends meet well. The scholarship that Jeff received will definitely help, but, again, I'd really hate to have to dip into the hard-earned money that Jeff has saved up for his schooling.
Overall, I need to remember one thing: I'm totally not in control of this. God has His mighty hand everywhere and I'm trying my best to lean solely on Him and forget my own ambitions. Hebrews 11 is where the definition of faith comes from. Following are several examples of faith from the Old Testament. The author of Hebrews (whoever they are) makes it a point to note that not one of the examples of faith lived a glorious life. This fact needs to be a constant reminder because God won't give me exactly what I want; instead, He'll give me exactly what He knows I need.
I truly hope that I get this job. Not only will it be some income (finally), but it will also be incredible experience for me if I wish to continue my psychology/counselor path of life. The kids that I'd be tutoring are "at-risk" kids, which will be a challenge, but an awesome challenge at that. The down side is that the job starts out at minimum wage ($6.55/hour), but I was told there are pay increases depending on your level of experience, education, etc., so I'm hoping (and fervently praying) that, if I do land this job, I'll get a pay increase shortly thereafter. I do plan on looking for another job to supplement because at $6.55/hour for 15 hours/week, we're not going to be making ends meet well. The scholarship that Jeff received will definitely help, but, again, I'd really hate to have to dip into the hard-earned money that Jeff has saved up for his schooling.
Overall, I need to remember one thing: I'm totally not in control of this. God has His mighty hand everywhere and I'm trying my best to lean solely on Him and forget my own ambitions. Hebrews 11 is where the definition of faith comes from. Following are several examples of faith from the Old Testament. The author of Hebrews (whoever they are) makes it a point to note that not one of the examples of faith lived a glorious life. This fact needs to be a constant reminder because God won't give me exactly what I want; instead, He'll give me exactly what He knows I need.
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