I want to share with you a little background of how God’s amazing plan for us can be realized when we put Him first in our life.
Years before I went into an
occupational venture with my business partner, God, I surrendered my past,
present, and future life to Him. I
accepted Jesus as my personal Savior.
God forgave my sins, and I became His born-again child. This was just the beginning of incredible
blessings from Him.
Prior to my conversion and
becoming a Christian, I had been unemployed for a period, because of the
shortage of jobs, and my priorities were not synchronized with God. I did not allow Him to be my source for
anything. I thought I was self-sufficient
enough that I didn’t need Him.
The very next day after
accepting Jesus as Lord, weird things began to happen. I had a strange feeling about going into the
carpenter’s hall of which I was a member of that union. I was an apprentice carpenter in good
standing. I could not shake the feeling.
It was Tuesday, whereas the
rollcall was always on Monday. Jobs were
usually posted on that day.
This feeling was relentless, urging
me to go to the hall that morning. The
more I resisted the feeling, the stronger it became as I drove in the opposite
direction from where it wanted me to go.
Finally, the feeling became so strong that I gave into the nudging and
drove to the hall.
I know now that it was the
prompting of the Holy Spirit speaking to my heart. I was a new Christian and not familiar with
the ways God sometimes got our attention.
To my surprise one of the
union representatives had posted a request for a carpenter that very hour. No other carpenters were in the hall except
for me.
I was able to secure the job
and worked there for a full year until the project ended. My employment was amazing, and I loved
working for the company.
Even though I was an
apprentice carpenter, I found favor with the superintendent that ran the
job. He saw my worth and capabilities
and put me in a position just under his leadership. I became his righthand man, dealing with the
crew firsthand. I found favor because
God was with me.
From that job, God led me to
another construction site where I was employed for ten years. Shortly after I was hired, the company’s
owner promoted me to carpenter foreman and a short time later I became the
general superintendent over several projects.
God’s blessings were upon me
as I found favor with the owner. I sincerely
believe the advancements came because I was God’s child.
Know this, God always goes
before His own and opens doors that man cannot close and closes doors that man
cannot open. God’s hand was upon me,
directing my path.
My experiences remind me of a
young man spoken of in the Bible known as Joseph. He was the one that wore the coat of many
colors that his father gave to him.
Wherever Joseph’s situations and challenges took him, he always found
favor with those he met.
It is a wonderful Bible story of
God’s providence—an account of God’s perfect will and plan being done—the protective
care that God provided for his children.
The story begins in (Genesis 37:1…). Please read it when you get a chance.
(Psalm 37:23), “The steps
of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and He delights in his way.”
It is important to maintain a
one-on-one relationship with God, keeping it fresh and alive. I believe He is always working on our behalf
behind the scenes to bring about an abundant life through His Son, Jesus.
During that ten-year period
that I worked for the company, I made good money, and was happy, but my
father-in-law was always encouraging me to get my own General Contractor’s License
just to have in the event the company folded and went belly-up.
Unbelievably, the interest
rate for home loans soared to 20%. The
owner of the company had no choice but to shut things down, because he couldn’t
sell the homes we were building: a prestigious area of high-end dwellings.
Yes, my time with him was
terminated. My father-in-law’s
prediction came to pass, but I had listened to his counsel and obtained my
Contractor’s License before things went South.
At this point I went into
business for myself. I specialized in
kitchen remodels and room additions, because people could not afford to buy houses. The interest rate was too high. Many decided to stay where they were and
upgrade their homes. My company flourished. I also built a few houses for people that
owned their own building sites.
God had a plan for me and was
fulfilling it. I owe everything to Him.
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Written by,
Papa Boyd
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