High Tower

Our third year of marriage unexpectedly found my husband looking for a new job. His company had undergone massive layoffs, and Rich’s department was among them.

With many unknowns suddenly facing us, Rich began meeting with recruiters and mapping out potential interviews.

Attracted to the quaintness and quietness of Vermont, we decided to set our sights there. We began praying while staying open to God’s leading, and trusted His hand to be upon the process.

Over the following three months, Rich sent numerous resumes to prospective companies in Vermont, and throughout the northeast. He landed some interviews, but to our disappointment, Vermont remained silent.

We continued praying, waiting . . .

Finally, three job offers came in within days! Company A, based in New York not far from the Vermont border needed a quick answer, while B and C were also pending. We decided Rich would accept company A’s offer the following morning.

While on the phone, in a shocking move the company pulled the rug out from under us, reneging their offer and saying they decided to cancel the position: the door not only shutting, but slamming in our faces!

Later that afternoon Rich called company B, and accepted their offer in northern New York. The rest is history.

Today, we look back on a long and fruitful career in a place we love, the years filled with blessings we never could have imagined! We are thankful we didn’t go to Vermont.

You see, several years into his new job, unforeseen and difficult challenges arose in our lives, which we realized in hindsight we never would have been equipped to handle if we’d been in Vermont.

We’ve learned that sometimes what we think we want isn’t ultimately the best for us. But God knows what we need, and lovingly directs our paths as we seek and trust Him above all else.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths. (Proverbs 3:5-6)

Are we willing to surrender our own agendas, and trust that God sees the big picture and can supply what we need in the best possible way?

What need are you facing? Perhaps it’s a new job or a relationship decision; wisdom concerning a wayward child, or an aging parent.

Whatever it is, you can trust your Heavenly Father, for He is your rock, your strength, your deliverer—your high tower.

The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. (Psalm 18:2)

God is our high tower, and from His vantage point sees what we cannot see.

Place your need in His capable hands. You can rest in Him and trust that He not only sees the long view of your life, but can give you the best of His blessings.

Copyright © 2018 Cheryl Elton