New job!

So, this is my last week moving furniture for a living, and next week I will start cleaning people's aquariums for a living! I got the job I applied for at Preuss Pets, the best pet store in Michigan. I will be taking a financial hit by working there; however, the work environment and the other staff more than make up for the loss.

This past weekend was a pretty interesting one. There were a couple Christian conferences I went to, which is something I haven't really done before. God taught me how He has freed me from the addictions, fears, and other things that have harmed people in my family...and me. That was something I REALLY needed to hear. He also keeps showing me that He really wants to make things right between my real dad and I, and that He has prepared both of our hearts for it. My uncles on that side of my family also seem to think it's the right time, and have been asking me more and more at family events if I have talked to him yet, haha.

I am now looking at getting to Colorado next spring. The Preuss job will pay less, but I almost have the amount saved that I wanted to by May anyway, so as long as I continue saving money, even small amounts, I will have enough saved for whenever Jesus does send me out there. Until then, Jesus is rockin' house here in Lansing, and I am excited about it! We're hoping to turn the house I'm in into a prayer and worship house. AWESOME.

Also, I will now have weekends a lot more freed up due to getting a new job and Friday night plans changing a bit, so my roommate Garrett and I are planning to have REGULAR short-term camping trips. He's from Colorado (ironic...) and is super outdoorsy like me, so we both need to get out of the city as much as possible. Things are looking good!

Peace.

Delivery Driver

So, life has been pretty interesting lately. I've been delivering furniture for Aaron's for almost six months now, and it has definitely...paid well enough. Doing this job has been very stressful, though. It's never particularly the job itself, or even the customers...the store I work for is just disorganised to the point of seriously stressing me out nearly every day. Needless to say, when I saw Preuss Pets in Lansing was hiring an aquarium maintenance technician last week, I immediately sent them my resume. The job would be similar to what I'm doing now, but instead of delivering furniture to people's homes, I would be fixing and maintaining aquariums and delivering fish, ha! I will be taking somewhat of a financial hit with this job if they hire me, but the work schedule looks better, Preuss is not known for disorganisation, and I would be working with animals, all of which are HUGE draws for me.

Three interviews later as of right now, I'm waiting to see what God does with this. I'm kind of nervous because I don't entirely know how taking this job will affect me. I do know that I don't have the strength to mess up God's plan, so whatever happens, I know He will make things work for His glory.

More news: I've moved back into Lansing this month, and will most likely be here for a while. I moved into a rental house where one of my friends lives, and I signed a lease until August 15. If I end up working for Preuss, I will probably sign the lease again for another six months and stay until next year. If I stay at Aaron's, leaving for Colorado is still a possibility at the end of my current lease...or you know, if Jesus does something crazy and sends me out there at some time I don't expect, haha! That is more likely than you or I think.

Anways, like I've said before, God is doing a lot of cool things in Lansing that I didn't think I would see in my time here. My church is putting a huge focus on knowing the Holy Spirit more right now, which caught me WAY off guard, and it's been super awesome! God is also cultivating a new life in me, which has also been great. I've been able to give up a lot of parts of my life to Him that I never thought I could give to Him...or would ever want to give to Him. God has been confirming these new works quite a bit, and I'm pretty excited to see what's in store! Your prayers are VERY much appreciated.

Peace.