Decisions

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The job I was offered yesterday was with HealthMarkets. HealthMarkets is affilliated with and offers benefits through NASE (National Association for the Self-Employed). Coupled with the 'membership' benefits is access to health/life insurance through Mega Life and Health and Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of Tennessee.

Everything seems/seemed legitimate, but then I stumbled across this today.......
Ripoff Report - HealthMarkets
Ripoff Report - NASE

How does a person know what's truth and what's fiction? How am I supposed to sort through the racket when NOTHING else has surfaced on the occupational horizon?
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Job Opportunity

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Please pray for me as I make an occupational decision. I received a call back today making me a solid offer, a 'how soon can you start training' kind of offer. It would be outside sales in the Richmond/Muncie, Indiana area out of a Fishers, Indiana office. The catch is the 100% commission based salary. While the opportunities are endless the risk seems as equally great with my family and monthly monetary needs. The product/service being sold is membership into a buying network offering small businesses the buying opportunities of larger corporations, along with affordable life/health/dental insurance.

Quite frankly, I'm scared; but if this is the opportunity the Lord wants me to accept, I welcome the challenge! Please pray that I will make an educated, responsible and Spirit-led decision! I also have two other (local) possible opportunities.
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Marvelous Grace & Mercy

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Several times in our communion service tonite the thought was presented that no matter how hard we ran, God ran harder. I was struck by it! At the end of the service I had my Bible open to Isaiah 64 & 65 on the table in front of me. As we were invited to bow our head for a final, closing prayer my eyes fell on this at the beginning of Isaiah 65.....

I permitted Myself to be sought by those who did not ask for Me;
I permitted Myself to be found by those who did not seek Me.
I said, 'Here am I, here am I,'
To a nation which did not call My name.
I have spread out My hands all day long to a rebellious people,
Who walk in the way which is not good, following their own thoughts,
A people who continually provoke Me face to face,
Offering sacrifices in gardens and burning incense on bricks; (false (idol) worship)
Who sit among graves and spend the night in secret places;
Who eat swine's flesh,
And the broth of unclean meat is in their pots.
Who say, 'Keep to yourself, do not come near me,
For I am holier than you!'

....no matter how hard I ran, He ran harder and overtook me in spite of myself!
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Prayer Requests For My Second Week Away

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- Protection over my heart, mind, thoughts and actions
- Physical protection over Renita and our children at home
- His will regarding Tuesday's job interview
- Opportunity to spend time with Josh, Tom, and others according to His will
- Time to finish preparing for Thursday evening's chapel service at NCCF
- Attitude which reflects the character of Christ in the face of life
- Courage to overtly live, speak and display the gospel to those I'm working/staying with
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Answered Prayer?

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I spent the morning following up some resume's I had distributed over the last few weeks. As I left home this morning I deliberately prayed that God would guide my day, asking Him to show me the doors He was opening and closing any doors the devil may open in an attempt to distract me from God's perfect plan. My pursuit seemed mostly unfruitful, but not hopeless.

On my way back home the wheel of my vehicle fell off. Literally. I was driving south on 127 and SNAP, there it went...........

Suddenly my plan for the noon and after was changed. It kinda makes me wonder if God was in it?

Hmmmm?
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Organized Occupation

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I had a job once. I've actually had several jobs in my life. I tried to make them work, but they never did! Once I even had a boss lie to me! Can you imagine, he lied to me outright. All in the name of business.
I've come to the conclusion that occupations are unnecessary for satisfactory human experience. I can be human and not have a job. Period.
Now I'm angry that everyone tried to keep me locked up in organized occupations all my life. My parents never told me; my bosses never told me; my teachers never told me; no one ever told me that I wasn't obligated to work. Rather, they all told me quite the opposite. I've been hurt and abused by organized occupations.
Organized occupations are just a way for people to control one another and impose their own personal preferences on their fellow human beings!

I hereby stand against organized occupations! Who will stand with me?


Sound foolish? Why? When someone takes the same approach to 'organized' church we consider their foolishness as worthy. We try to treat them cautiously so as not to offend them or 'drive them away'!
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Job Search

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Two weeks ago today I was 'downsized' for the second time in 15 months.

The job search arena is brutal!
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