At the end of Januray I informed you of a job prayer request, and then early last month I updated you on the situation where I was concerned.
On Friday my contract officially came to an end and I am in the position of being in between jobs. There might be a short term opportunity available, but I’ll confirm that … when it’s confirmed!
Coming to an end of the contract I do acknowledge the blessing it has been to work in Hemel Hempstead over the last six months or so doing what I was doing, I enjoyed engaging with the clients and the challenging nature of people in these kind of circumstances where it’s just as much about creating an environment where they can feel more than just a statistic. It is great to remind them that they are people of immense worth and value and made in God’s image, they thus have so much to offer.
Bearing in mind where I was coming from before I got the job, it was truly God’s grace that paved the way for me to be as effective as I was in my time there. It may not be a working experience that makes the final Christopher Dryden Memoirs, but as of now I look back on this opportunity with feelings of contentment far outweighing any negative competing sentiments.
In terms of the next step, it really is up in the there. It will be interesting to see if the short term opportunity materialises and what can be done in that context. Beyond that, it’s a fascinating time for me, because I genuinely am not sure what the next step should be. It would be easy to just continue in the same industry that I’ve been in for the last few years. Yet there is something stirring within me that in as much as the next step might involve something similar, that there’s also something distinct about the next step. It’s exciting and nervous times. I’m very much aware of my responsibility to support my family financially as well as anything else, but as opposed to previous life episodes, I won’t get consumed by that, and look to follow where God might lead.
It was also intriguing coming across this article about five things to do when unemployed. I love the article in terms of its focus on keeping gainfully occupied in the meantime so as to be in a position to make an impact on your return to paid work field. There is certainly enough to keep me occupied, and being church linked opens a lot of doors in that aspect – but I certainly do not want to work for the sake of work. I don’t want to be busy to stave off boredom. I still want to be fruitful and productive.
Thus with all that said – remember me in your prayers for whatever the next step is. Thanks.
For His Name’s Sake
Shalom
C. L. J. Dryden
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