Living On The Edge...Loving Relentlessly

April Fool's Day has always been one of my favorite days of the year. I love to play fun jokes on my friends and family. I love to laugh. And some of my jokes have been hilarious over the years. When I woke up this morning the last thing on my mind was playing an April Fool's joke. I had other things on my mind. I was pumped and excited about the day a head of me. On Monday I had set up an appointment with a potential client for my job. I sell advertisement for a company called "New Beginnings."

As I was getting ready for work, listening to my worship music, I was delighting in the Lord. The lyrics of the song playing went something like this: "Jesus, Your love is Incredible and it's glorious, wonderful..." My spirit was dancing, my heart was happy. I was feeling such certainty of my Jesus and His love for me. So I boldly prayed these words, "Lord, I want to see a miracle today...I'm expecting a miracle." I was dead serious and I know Jesus knew I was. So I finished styling my hair and I was on my way.

A few hours later I was relishing in the fact that the potential client (a Chiropractic Clinic) I had my appointment with had signed up with my company. First, I must clarify that this was not THE miracle I had prayed about this morning. My heart was rejoicing, but God had something better planned for my day. It was definitely an amazing thing that I had gotten a client on the spot. This is almost unheard of in sales, especially with advertisement. I can't begin to describe how much red tape has to be cut through to get a new client on board. Just getting a client is a HUGE thing! I started this job on December 8th and signed my first client on March 7th. I had met with my 1st client on my first day of work in December, 3 months before he signed up. It took that long! Today at the Chiropractic Clinic it was apparent that God had gone before me and prepared the way. I had already accepted the fact that if I was going to continue this job that the only way I would do well is to have Him lead the way.

Shortly after leaving my appointment and picking my son up from a friend's house, I noticed I had a voice mail. I was driving down the road listening to the message (I know I should not have been driving with a cell phone in my hand). When I heard who it was I had to pull over and park in a subdivision. It was a message from THE premier restaurant group in the Atlanta area. This company owns 11 upscale restaurants in the area. Anyone that lives in Atlanta knows about these restaurants. I was stunned.

On a whim I had called the restaurant group Monday and left a voice mail about the advertising services my company offers. I honestly did not expect a call back. I figured I had nothing to lose by making the call. The worse thing that could happen was that I wouldn't get a call back. I was already used to not getting return calls. I have had very few returned calls since I started almost 4 months ago. I can't tell you how many times I've felt like throwing in the towel since I started this job. It seemed pointless to keep working so hard at something and not get paid. I am paid on a commission basis for my sales.

I had a really hard time believing that I would do well selling advertising especially with a weak economy. But God kept insisting that I keep working at it. Every time I went to Him with my discouraged heart He would say loud and clear: "TRUST ME." On the other side of my head I could hear: "What's the point?" "You're wasting your time." "You're never going to succeed at this." But God's voice was louder. He was repeatedly saying to TRUST Him. I don't know if others experience battles quite as dramatic as this. But I was in a FIERCE battle for about 2 months. It was intense. I kept pressing into what God was telling me to do. Finally, I gave in to God. I meditated on Philippians 4, verses 6 and 7 and I stopped worrying. I resolved in my spirit that I was on the path He wanted me to be on and no matter how bad the outward circumstances were I would NOT GIVE UP.

The call I received today from such a HUGE, elite company was God's way of making a statement to me. I said to God in a childlike voice, “You would!” In other words, I was saying to Him, “You would choose the best, most elite company for me because that’s Your character – it always has been. As I began letting it sink in, I was squealing. I was jumping up and down when I got to my house.. My son said: "Mom, you're acting like a kid." I agree, I was acting like a kid! My Daddy had done something better than remarkable for me because I had listened and obeyed. He wanted to show me that He CAN do this for me. He will give me favor. I returned the call and found out that the man with the restaurant group that had called is on a trip from March 31st to April 7th. He had actually called while he was out of town. I can't express how big this is for me.

I have no idea where this will lead. It potentially could be my best client. But none of that matters to me. What matters is that my Dear Lord showed me that He has His hand on my life. And as long as I trust Him – as long as I follow where He takes me – He will come through for me. This was my miracle. It was a miracle because I saw the God of the Universe entering into my everyday life. That's an awesome miracle!

Isaiah 45:2 (WEB)

I will go before you, and make the rough places smooth. I will break the doors of brass in pieces, and cut apart the bars of iron.

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