Warning: Serious post ahead
1. God's time is not our time.
2. With prayer and persistence, you can do anything.
The first statement, I've had two individuals in unrelated situations say to me in the past month. The second statement I heard during a homily last week at church. The reason I'm optimistic and hopeful about my future isn't because of my belief in the American economy. It's my faith in God that allows me to believe I won't be in this position forever.
I'm not used to speaking openly about my faith, but I think since this is a blog about unemployment, it has to come up. I'm Catholic but certainly all faiths apply here. Whatever you believe in, especially now that we have the abundance of time in unemployment, this is an opportunity to rediscover your religion and what you believe in. Throughout my entire life, whenever I was uncertain about where I was going, I always knew that I was following God's plan and that it wouldn't lead me astray. This applied to jobs, schools, relationships and family matters.
Today marks three full months of unemployment for me. I know a lot of people have been unemployed for a lot longer so I really can't complain. But if you're like me, and I suspect you are, there have been moments of truly being so frustrated that you aren't working and feeling like your life is at a total standstill. I'm 26! I want to be spending time with friends, working and then going to happy hour, and paying bills with the money I made on my own. I don't want to spend my Saturday night writing cover letters. So if you believe in a higher power (and if you don't, you're always welcome to use mine), take the time to believe that there is a plan for you. It's what gets me through every day.
Song of the Day: "Faith" by George Michael.
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