Monday, April 18, 2011

I Serve The Maker of Money and Time

Today feels like a lot of fear and a lot of unknown. I am mid-process of applying for a new job and have been looking for a waiting job. That seems to be the next step in the food world as far as making money goes but the more I look the more I feel like this type of job won't work out. I've had several people tell me that if I can't work Sundays then I can't work there. I have always held out for Sundays at my current job just for tradition sake but now I have accepted a coaching position which not only practices on Sundays but also has tournaments on weekends. I'm beginning to feel more and more uncomfortable with the idea because I know they will flip when I start asking off for whole weekends for tournaments. I decided to call the head of the softball organization and see if she had more specific dates and it turns out that in June they have a tournament every other weekend and July through the beginning of August is every weekend. The real kicker is that every single tournament is out of town. My mind is just racing as to how I am going to maintain a good amount of hours to pay for school, help with the team, and pay for everything it entails too. I emailed the coach and asked if the girls really get a hotel room each and every weekend or if they have some fundraiser or something. I sure can't afford to drive all over Texas, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Cali and also get hotel rooms for three days each weekend. I don't know how anyone affords that. I'm curious as to her response and really wondering if I made a big mistake in joining this organization. I want to volunteer and work towards my long term goals but I can't sacrifice all the money I will make this summer to do that. I have to pay for school somehow. I'm sitting in a place where I'm wondering where God is taking me (sometimes it feels like dragging me). The job thing seems to get worse at each place I go, though some were ok, and the softball thing seems to be a bigger and bigger commitment with every email. I am hoping and praying I'm hearing God right in that I am supposed to follow these trails and trying to trust that He has a plan, which I know in my head, but need to accept in my heart. I'm thankful that I serve the maker of money and time, for I feel very confined to them today.

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