For the past week I have been talking a lot to the Lord, after I was asked to come for an interveiew – a job I applyed for in early October. A 50% job in after school club. When I applied I didn’t have many day’s as a subtitute co-teacher which I have now.
On my way to the interview I talked to the Lord. Trying to find pro’s and con’s towards working there if they offered me the job. I didn’t have the peace inside as closer as I got to this school, it was like I just knew whatever I said in there I wouldn’t say yes. At the interview I answered as good as I could. I guess it went fine. I really tryed to point out thatI like myself in the middle age of the Norwegian School. And that I’ve only worked one year in the after school club. With not so good experience, which I told them about. (Norwegian School system 1st to 4th grade = lower part, 5th to 7th grade = middle part, 8th to 10th grade = high school)
Talked a bit more to the Lord on my way home, realizing I don’t want this job at all. Sent a snap to a close Christian friend, who asked my why I didn’t want it. My answer was easy. It’s the wrong age. And I know, that it is the wrong age.
I have sent an email to the school, letting them know I am not interesting. And I have Peace. Trusting the Lord in this. Walking in faith. Yet, I don’t know how much I will be working this fall, but I know the Lord will guide my steps to what he wants for me.
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The Prace from the Lord is what I lean to. Knowing I am doing the right thing 😊 .
Yet I don’t have a clue what the Lord has for me in the future and that is okay. Becauce I am walking in faith this fall.
Sandnes center, harbour, ☀️ & me. 3rd of September 22.
The harbour.
Went in to Sandnes to try to find the way to one of the churches with the service starting 4pm, gave up. But had a lovely walk around in Sandnes city talking to the Lord.
4th of September
Felt like a Tourist, and that’s fine with me. 😉.
Now I know more where the stores are and how easy it is to walk between, I also know where some of the city churches are 😊. I will try an other church next Sunday. I had a blessed walk, time for a good talk, enjoying life, take it as it comes. Just what I needed today. The Autumn is here, even if we had stunning +22°C today the 4th of September!! The chilly wind, foggy mornings, chilly evenings, and the 🌳🌳🌳 are changing colours 🤩🤩.
But I have to say, even if I didn’t walk fast I got my trim and felt sticky when I got home 😊.
It’s interesting how the Lord works! Ten years ago before I moved back to Oslo area the Lord gave me some hints about why I needed to move to Oslo area. What I needed to wait for, when living there, before being able to move back to the west coast.
Sunday April 18th, I went through some online preaching I haven’t listen to just “added” to my list to “some day I will start to listen to them”. And in one of the podcast’s they had questions in the end. One of the question where “what are you waiting on?” And I thought, this is perfect to this blog! What are you waiting on,haven’t the Lord answered your question or is itsomething else you waiting on? You who following my blog.
Why do we need to Wait on things?
Two of my closest girl friends needed to get married and become pregnet or even have a child before I could move. An interesting sentence from the Lord to recive. What about me? Should I wait even longer before I met “my hubby”???
An other thing was that the Lord needed to work within me and with me. Which He has. As one of the things ” a hubby “. When I was 19 y.o. I told everyone who asked me about life that I didn’t wanna have my own kids, which probably was a bit wierd to most people,sadly most of them were Christians. ” it will past ” they said. Like it was a cold or something… 😔. But I haven’t ever had a feeling of “need to become pregnet” becauce I would rather have fosterkids or helping families who needs it with their kids when the time comrs for that. I just wanted ” a hubby “.
All about Believing.
It was a new journey a head of me. And I have to say a lot of things has happend with me, my faith and my friends those years.
We are all waiting on something.
A short story from those last ten years…
In 2011 I had to find something to do…
In 2012 I took an other course becauce I could not go back and work in kindergarten after November 2010, when I injured my back.
2013 I had a knee surgery and eleven months of physiotherapy. I had to learn to walk again.
In 2014, still no work, still a bad back. New longer course. But it didn’t leed to a job…
2015 – 2017, different types of administration and Hotel. BUT in 2015 I asked the Lord about moving and the thing I recived was “wait”. And in 2017 one of my closest friends got married. Was this an other sign?
2018 the year of many changes! My first job I kind of liked for 5 months. In May I started the fifth course (during those last seven years) which actually was of interest!! May 18th, the other close friend got married 😍😍. Now I knew time would not be to far away for ” the move back to the west coast ” In August I got my foot in to my first propper work in years 😊🤩😊. The first school job, was this the job I had “been looking for all those years of waiting ?” It was a open door from the Lord. But it wasn’t ” the job “. I also knew other things needed to get in place…
2019 came, I got a new job, where I am now. And I know the Lord wanted me here.
In 2020 came Corona and my contract was extended until 2021. 🤩. I moved from Oslo community to Bærum community. A start on getting out of Oslo, the City I never liked but stayed there becauce the Lord wanted to use me there. In March I started as a janitor beside my orginal job. The first girl friend got pregnet (YAY the move getting even more closer).
The Autumn of 2020.
This last fall (Autumn-20) I knew that I wouldn’t stay in Bærum community longer then next summer (which is now). I also recived a new sentence.
Those two girl friends are now married 🤩. And I have been applying for jobs in Rogaland community since february 🤪 still no job. And now have I started to get panic!! Where will I move? Where will I work?? Gaaaa! The whole point of all this becauce I want and need to work more than 70%. I have so much panic and start to think “was I so wrong understanding the greetings?” Was it just me, who wants to move back to the only place I ever felt like home in Norway? am I moving back to Rogaland community? Or not?
I need to move out where I am living now July 31st!! It’s not to late to get a job theoreticly but I am starting to doubt on the whole thing…😔 the panic is getting bigger. God give me one interview with a job-offer!! Or give me a hint on what I am doing wrong!!
I don’t know what to do more than apply.
But, is the Lord on my side in this?? I’m panicking and have started to doubt. I just want to cry!! is the Lord guiding me steps? I have been trusting the Lord so far but now?
I am missing to have a propper housechurch and meet & pray with, if not in person at least online. I have this last year lost some part of my faith becauce of where I live and the Corona. 😔😔😔. I miss the Church IMI in Stavanger, Rogaland. It feels like I have lost myself a bit to… I don’t know where to go, look, do…
On the other hand has GOD used me and blessed me a lot this last year…
We need to think of how and what we saying in the meeting with friends, new people, Church and family. We need to think what is coming out is it positive or negative?
Presence of positive moments.
Make sure you make positive moments with whomever you meet.
We must take care to replenish with positive words in the day, do not use negative words. Be conscious of what I said.
Why fails to stumble? What is it that makes me repeat things, words, situations without thinking about what was done?
Do they (I) mean everything they (I) say or do they (I) just say something to have something to say?
How aware are we of WHAT we say when we speak?
SMALL THINGS HAVE GREAT POWER
If we want a change we must GO to the source!
What the heart is full of what the mouth is talking about.
I hope this is as inspiring for you as it is for me. We always need to be reminded of this! To be able to live close to the Lord we need to open up our mind.
I just love the Autumn 🍂🍁 and this Autumn is new. It isn’t the same as the last. I hope been out in the garden today, taken away old dead branches. Been breathing in the lovely air, seen the lovely colours…
Watching the living water in the small stream in the bottom of our garden…
The ☀️ that came through the leafs and branches. To hear the water porling…
The wet grass after the rain, the small water drops glencing in the sun. It’s beautiful!
And our Lord made this for us! All the colours in all the different levels and lights or darker. And we are able to enjoy it.
I love the rainy days as much as the sunny days all along the Autumn.
I just want to encourage you with few words.I have started to read the Acts. I was challenged by a preaching about two weeks ago.I started to read on the tram both towards work and while heading home from work.I can not say that I understood the first chapters I were reading but as more as I read and as more as I asked the Lord to help me understand. As more the words got an other meaning.If I only read, it’s just any other text. But if I ask the Lord to let me understand, let the Holy Spirit help me understand then it’s not just word’s.So I hope this will help some of my readers.Have faith and let the Lord help you with your reading. Let the Holy Spirit help you.
In May, I celebrated my Birthday with two close friends. Breakfast with Bobbi Jo and dinner with Athene. Had my first ice cream of the year and to do something different, took an x-ray on my back. (Below)
Summer monthes…
BBQ with friends in Torp. June.
Catch-Up time with Cheryl and her twin girls (above).
Couch Surfer from Germany, July. (Below)
CouchSurfer from Germany.
BBQ
July, Sollerud beach.
Started to re-sew a blazer.
Started to re-sew a blazer.
Above flowers from August.
Below, September with it’s colourful nature.
I’ve tryed as hard as I can to go to the gym as often as I managed this year. I will try even harder next year. 🙂
Silver on adventure in the staircase. November.
I’m ending this with pictures from my christmas Holiday in Haltdalen.
with my family and a good Christmas with lots and lots of snow.
HapPy New Year to you all who are following me and my blog!!!
I have started to read the Acts. I was challenged by a preaching about two weeks ago.
I started to read on the tram both towards work and while heading home from work.I can not say that I understood the first chapters I were reading but as more as I read and as more as I asked the Lord to help me understand. As more the words got an other meaning.
If I only read, it’s just any other text. But if I ask the Lord to let me understand, let the Holy Spirit help me understand then it’s not just word’s.So I hope this will help some of my readers.Have faith and let the Lord help you with your reading. Let the Holy Spirit help you.
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