God loves me; absolutely loves me. At the Company I work, I have held three different roles. The first one taught me what happens to damaged or out-of-date products. The second one taught me about the transportation of how products move, and the third one taught me how to decide which products are attractive to consumers. While in the second role, I fell in love with the supply chain and immediately knew what I wanted to do.
I wanted to be in a global supply chain role. I began to tell everyone in the Company and outside of it what I wanted to do because I did not know who God would use to make this happen for me, but I believed it would happen. I continued to work and applied outside the Company, but it seemed nothing moved. I spoke to the Senior Vice President about how we need to invest in being a global supply chain, and he said yes, we know but not now. So, I continued telling everyone every time they asked. Then I applied for a new role where I would be able to use my data skills. During the interview, the Director says that he is looking to repurpose his team to be a global team, and since I have a background in international and logistics, I would be a great fit.
Thus, here I am in my current role. As I have been in this role for three months, there was no mention of globalizing this team. I sat here thinking, wow, I have been fooled, yet again by leadership. I kept on trucking and saying I want to be in a global role. I spoke to my manager to tell her about my current goals and why. I want to work globally because I love to study the customs and laws of other countries. What are the people like, and how do their businesses operate? What do we have to consider when speaking to people from other countries, and what does it take to get products from one country to the next? Then it happened.
I attended a meeting to brainstorm on Thursday. During this session, I learned that we are going global, and they still wanted me to be a part of standing up or repurposing this team to be global. The excitement I felt is beyond words. Of course, I accepted, then shortly after, I met with the Director for a 1-on-1, and we discussed a range of things. One point that stood out to me was: “Rhonda, I want you to assist all teams because I want to be able to leverage all of the skills you have.” Now, a couple of things about me is that I love meeting people and staying busy. I realized that God created my dream job for me behind the scenes, and here it is, just for me. The one drawback is the pay, but if God created this job for me, I know that the salary will catch up and be beyond my expectations.
I believe that if you tell God and everyone what you want, God will make it happen. Thus, it is time for me to tell everyone how much I am looking to make and watch that happen.
As I was writing this on Friday with the full intention of posting, the grass men were outside picking up the leaves and sticks with their truck parked on the grass, well dirt. I do not have grass yet, LOL. Anyway, they got stuck in the mud, literally stuck. They had to call a tow truck, and about two hours later, they were free and waving bye to me. Then I decided to give my dog a rawhide bone, and his teeth popped out. Like three teeth from the back of his mouth. I immediately called the vet, who told me this was not normal. So, I made an appointment to bring him in on their first available day.
After all of that, I decided to run a few errands, so I started up my car, and she (my car) did not start! I was like, okay, let us jumpstart her up. But to no avail, she did not work. I called my insurance company for a tow since it’s included with my insurance and found out that they could not tow me to the dealership of my choice because it was too far away. I called the one closer, which I do not like, and told them to be expecting me and that I would need a rental. They said they did not have any rentals, and I am on my own with finding one. They also gave me a quote that was higher than the dealership of my choice. I began to talk to God. I told Him that I did not like that dealership, start my car, do not let it be a major problem, find a reasonable rental, and keep us (my youngest sister and I) safe on this journey and let the car start.
Then the tow truck guy came and jumped, charged her battery, and she started! We praised God and told the tow truck guy thank you. If someone saw us, they would have thought we were crazy! We hugged the tow truck guy (despite COVID), and then he told us it is because her engine got cold. We kept her running, then turned her off and on again. Like a miracle, God let her startup repeatedly. Here we are three days later, and she starts.
No matter what happens, remember to keep God first, and all things will work out according to His will! Thank God it was in His will: for my dream job being created, to have the grass men get pulled out of the mud, for my dog to be okay, and to have my car start! God is too good for me, despite me not deserving it.
Christmas is this week. Remember that it is about Jesus being born and crucified for our sins, not the gifts, although presents will always be accepted. 😊
Disencumbering my Chains 