As a man, one of my greatest
desires is to be a provider. I know this
is a God-given desire because He says in His Word “But if any provide not for
his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith,
and is worse than an infidel.” (I Timothy 5:8)
So many in society today are failing in this area, and I long to be
example of a godly man in this area.
My work career started at 18 with
J.C. Penney. It was a tough three
months, but it prepared me for the next step on my employment journey. I was very blessed to begin working at Right
to Life of Michigan in August 1998. For
the next 10.5 years I had the privilege of working with some of the most
dedicated, caring, individuals I have ever met.
The only reason I left RTL was because try as I might, I couldn’t move
up in the company.
I applied for 4 different better
positions with RTL that would have moved me out of the telemarketing
department. While I don’t believe that
RTL was guilty of overt discrimination I do believe that there was a
subconscious mindset that caused them to doubt my abilities.
I moved on to Guiding Light
Mission. Unfortunately I ran into a
similar issue with GLM. I was doing a
job that in most cases would be full time but when the full-time opportunity
was never offered, I felt God’s leading to move on.
Where does this leave me? I’m not sure.
Speaking4Him is keeping me pretty busy and God is faithful, but I still
long for a steady income stream. I am
willing to preach full-time or work full-time and preach part-time or any
combination of the above. Please pray
for me.
I do know that I would be an asset
to any company that would choose to hire me.
God has gifted me in many ways. I
don’t know what God’s plans hold for me, but I the words of Paul are true “Being
confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will
perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:” (Philippians 1:6)
Praise the Lord! Even as I type this, another love gift came
in the mail. God’s Almighty hand is
always at work and I am safe within its grasp!
Speaking4Him,
Andrew Gommesen
