
Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. (Matthew 7:7)
I think I'm ready to draw a circle around the area the God wants my family to live in the Fall based on a new teaching job. "I think" because just today I got a "No" from another school but more on that later. I woke up last night to go to the bathroom (that happens more and more now that I'm over 40) but checked the clock to see what time it was. I saw an e-mail telling me Pickens County had another school (Liberty High) that needed a Business Teacher (already interviewed at Easley in Pickens County). I've been reading the "Circle Maker" by Mark Batterson and it talks about drawing circles (or praying) around things that God tells you He'll provide. I'm convinced He wants me as a high school teacher (already figured that circle out) but I wasn't confident about where in SC. With that e-mail, I want to start praying a circle around Pickens County as a place to move my family and also become a teacher. Also I sensed God asking me to fast for a little while until He gives me an answer about this. The first day of fasting is always the hardest. And to top it off I got a call from the principal at Easley saying they chose someone else. I didn't fast to get told no to a school position (I felt like I could do that with eating). But I'm reminded that we don't fast as if it will get God to give us something. Look God I'm so spiritual that I fast so bless me with something. We fast to get closer to God and hear from Him more clearly. So as the night draws to a close, God I just need some sleep and then we'll be ready to start circling Pickens County in the morning.
On Fire for Christ,
Jon