That was the plan...until God interrupted it through *Christina and *Sarah. If God shifts my direction, I follow the direction...even if I have no idea where it takes me. The Lord began softening my prideful, hardened heart.
I knew support raising was what God wanted me for me. Even if I held doubts, uncertainties or lack of true direction, I obeyed God. I was so excited about this new life step. I told my sister, friends, and church family what I was doing. They were super excited for me. They saw this step as a perfect fit.
I also knew my mother and father would KILL me when they knew. After I told them, yeah they did kill me...I wasn't the successful trophy daughter they could flash around anymore. Instead of the rich, successful business woman they wanted, they had a starving missionary daughter filled with the richness of Christ.
They spent three months attempting to talk me out of it. They recruited full-time missionary friends to join their mission. That strategy backfired...in a good way! After one phone call, their missionary friends saw my obedience to God. Instead of talking me out of full-time ministry, they partnered with me through ministering to my parents' hearts.
Most people desire for their parent's approval. Honestly, I desired acceptance from my mother and father. Yet God's opinion triumphs over anyone else's. I didn't give in to their doubts and discouragement. God's Word anchored my heart as the storms roared against me.
I took 7 hours to fill out the job application, drove to Tustin for the job interview, then was interviewed for 2 hours. Next week I got a call back from my interviewer.
He left a voicemail :
Hello Taylor, this is _______ from _________. We loved hearing your heart and we loved getting to know you. We think you are following God, but we aren't hiring you. Good luck with life.
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