Tall Vanilla Cappuccino and a Coffee Cake please!

So I'm here at Starbucks enjoying my cup of coffee and my cake and I realized something. As I've felt crappy all week with feeling sick, work has been awful, and just the restless few nights I've had, something dawned on me. Last night we were talking about Patience. It was so cool to see all the kids be honest and really inspired me to be honest. I'm not really a patient person. Especially when it comes to things I want. This whole thing with Apple has been a real test of my own patience. For those of you who don't know, I've been applying for a job at Apple since November of 2008. I've turned in 5 applications and had my resume referred 4 times. I had finally given up on it until last saturday I decided to go in and see what kind of headway I could make in terms of getting a job. I went in and the hiring manager wasn't there. I was beyond frustrated in the 20 minutes it took to get home. So after a somewhat "vent" session with my mom, I went upstairs. I decided to talk to the big man upstairs.

After my conversation with God, explaining my frustration, my annoyance, and my sheer lack of any form of patience about it he kind of smacked me in the face. I had realized that it was BEYOND pointless to be impatient. A few things happened after that in terms of activities and then that night I got an email from Apple saying that my resume was chosen and I'm attending a hiring seminar this sunday.

The way that God tests us is uncanny sometimes. I was only reminded of that today in my Art History class. We were talking about a painting where the painter depicted two different stories from the New Testament. The first depiction was when Jesus told the fishers to cast their nets on the other side to catch fish. The next was when Jesus told Peter to have faith and walk to him on the water.

Both of these stories have to do with faith. The fishers were so used to doing things their way that for them to change would be seen as absurd by some. For Peter, it was the decision to trust Jesus and have faith, or drown. Now the fishers caught more fish than ever. But Peter on the other hand had a less successful journey. He was walking on the water and had the slightest bit of doubt and got scared, guess what? We all know, he fell in the water.

I always find it so interesting how sometimes God will let things happen to us in a way that will remind us that he's still in control. A way that we can be at our lowest point, that we realize he's the only thing to bring us back up. Now I know that these are two different extremes in terms of walking on water and getting a job at Apple. But they're based off the same principles. Trust. Have faith. Be patient. Know who's in control. And believe that God's got your best interest in mind. Which he always does.