Today I didn't receive an e-mail that I was really hoping for. That means it's not coming at all. In October I applied for a job forest firefighting with Alberta Sustainable Resources Development. My qualifications are excellent - a year and a half as a structural firefighter, three as an Emergency Medical Responder, growing up on a farm, in my third year of post-secondary, etc. I sent in my application and received a reply. We'll e-mail candidates who have been selected to partake in the fitness test by December 12th.
But I didn't get the e-mail.
I talked with a buddy of mine today who is qualified for the job, but considerably less so on paper than me. He did get that e-mail. There is very little on paper that suggests that he would be a better option than me at working out well at this job. So what's up?
To be totally honest, I am wondering why I was passed over. I don't get why I wouldn't even be selected to go to the fitness portion of the process. The other thing that this does is pique my curiosity. What does God have in store for me if He's not even letting me get started in pursuing this idea? I don't really have a clue what my summer is going to look like now that this door has been closed.
So now I need to keep praying, keep thinking and keep seeking.
God only knows what's going to happen next.
I received a comment on this post that I decided to remove, but have since regretted that decision and decided it would be good to address the issue brought up. Here is the post by Phineas:
ReplyDelete"I wonder what God would say about your lack of graciousness toward one whom you referred to as a 'buddy.'
Disappointment is natural. Graciousness is inspiring."
I am very excited that Mitchell is getting the opportunity to try for this job. He will do a good job at it and it's totally suited for him. We wanted to do it together. The only reason I bring him up is to highlight the oddness of my rejection from even moving on to the fitness test. I talk about his acceptance into the program to show that I probably, logically should be there also. But I'm not, so that tells me that God has something much different in mind for the summer. What that might be I haven't the foggiest idea, but I'm pretty excited to see what's happening next.