Jessi Marquez

I just got a job!!

I believe thats the normal reaction when someone is hired after being unemployed for months. However, I haven't been normal for a long time...

When I first came back to New York, my initial reaction was to just be patient...and wait to see what doors God would open. My heart desperatly wanted to serve in ministry after working in missions for the past year. However, as I volunteered throughout the city, different doors were opening.

I got a call about three weeks ago to interview with a digital marketing agency.

The weird thing about that is not very often in NYC are you asked to interview for a job, without applying. I went through several rounds of interviewing...and everytime it seemed a door was closing (paperwork, drivers license, etc), it would suddenly then open. I spent weeks praying with several people about this new opportunity. To be honest, I felt frustrated because working in corporate again wasn't necessarily my hearts cry.

But then again, maybe it was...

The cry of my heart was to reach people who had lost their identity and purpose. To help restore that in them, and empower them to live as the person they were called to be. If I learned anything on the race its this, sometimes ministry does not look exactly like what we think. God doesn't necessarily fit into this teeny box that we have created to try to conceptulize Him, so it would make sense that serving him would be the same.

Proverbs 3:5-6

Trust in the Lord with all your heart

and lean not on your own understanding;

6in all your ways acknowledge him,

and he will make your paths straight.

This week I stood at a crossroad. Would I trust Gods plan over my own? Would I lay down what I thought my year would look like? Could I honestly say "Have your way."

That being said...once again, I am taking a big leap of faith. This one honestly seems more scary for me then leaving to live out of a backpack for a year. I guess in my mind the world race was easier because its purpose and plan were more clear.

I'll be in Dallas, Tx this Sunday(Superbowl!)till Friday for training:

If you are in that area...send me a message and I'd love to meet up!!

Thank you all for your prayers, support, and encouragement.

"Break down our pride, And all the walls we've built up inside. Our earthly crowns, and all our desires, We lay at Your feet"