God is Faithful... Part 2

I had asked God to make His will for my life very clear, knowing that my own hopes would blind my eyes to His path for me.

Father, if you want me here, dancing at my studio, let me become an apprentice and get to continue teaching. That was the prayer and commitment I had made a month earlier. I had been moved up to Apprentice, but I hadn't heard a word about my teaching position.

On Wednesday, July 7th, I went to my studio to help relay the flooring, since we'd taken it to the performance venue a month before. When I walked into the studio, I glanced at the staff room. I walked past, not putting my stuff in there because I didn't know if I would be continuing to teach anymore.

. . .

About a half hour later, I was chatting with the Production Director as we were laying the floor, when she casually asked me if I would like to continue to teach. My eyes got big as I stuttered in my excitement and nodded my head. I tried to express my excitement, but being caught by surprise, I couldn't say much and kept repeating myself.

I am now an Apprentice and a teacher's assistant at my studio. I'll be taking classes 4 days a week, and teaching on top of that. My classes will be with the Company, I'll be taking partnering classes for the first time, and I'll get to perform en pointe. I've danced at my studio for eight and a half years, and this summer has started a new chapter of my life that I've been waiting for since I was a little girl, even through the hard times. I'm finally seeing the blessings of waiting patiently, working hard, and trusting God. There were things I couldn't see this time last year- things that I'm now grateful for and memories I wouldn't trade for anything.

God is faithful. And even when you can't see it, He's at work. This past year was hard. Things didn't go the way I wanted them to most of the time. But I can finally look back now and see God's work in it all. And now, I'm being showered by His blessings and rewards.

James 1:2-3

Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.

More verses on this topic: https://www.openbible.info/topics/trials_and_tribulations

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