Jizazfrik

I have just completed the last of two tasks that I find, arguably, the most tiring and energy consuming of all. Writing application letters. I’m at the season in my life where I have the need to change my job. Not that I am not excited about my current job description, but I think being in one place for too long is unhealthy to career progression.

Writing application letters for me is an art and a science and therefore I spend a lot of time researching what the company wants, what it does, what the requirements for the position are, counter checking and modifying my resume, and finally reviewing sample application letters online. Then I get to the task of actually writing the letter. Every paragraph must be perfect in my eyes so I will write, and re-write until I feel that I have not sold myself short.

What makes the process even more tiring is the thought that my application might not even be considered for whatever reason, which has happened severally. And there is the thought that my application may be considered and I don’t have time to attend interviews. Or I might pass and have to leave my current place. All these thoughts leave my head is spinning, and I wonder whether it is actually worth the time and effort to complete that letter.

All in all, I strive and I finish and I mail. The rest I just have to believe that God will take care of. I trust that He has the master plan and if the application does or don’t go through; my hope still lies in God. This thought comforts me.

Pro 16: 9 In his heart a man plans his course, but the LORD determins his steps.