Day 8 & 9

So today was sort of a free day for me after I searched all morning for a job. I've been pretty exhausted from looking. Ben and I decided to get fighter kites. Since Brittany works at the Kite Loft we went there. We tried to help make Brittany look good by having friends who were customers. Probably had no effect. We took our kites back to the house to fly them behind the house. Practice was needed before we showed off at the beach. All went well until my kite got stuck in a pole. After numerous times of trying to free it, we had to sacrifice some line to get the kite back. The handle remained stuck in a groove in the top of the pole.


I woke up the next day and decided to get in shape. I ran until I met up with two others: Jake and Callie. We eventually cooled off in the ocean which was freezing cold still. I decided to wait until 4 to go meet the manager of Tony's Pizza. That was 1 of the 2 leads that I had going for me. Unfortunately, they fell into the same time slot, so I could only go to one. Before I stopped off at Tony's I went to the Kite Loft to get new string. I asked the lady there that dealt with kites, and she said that kite string for my particular kite came out to be like 5 dollars less than the cost of the actually kite which made no sense to me. Anyways I decided to just leave but I made sure to say hi to Brittany as I left. I walked down to Tony's to ask if they were hiring but they said not until next Wednesday (which is really late). So needless to say I was feeling pretty down.


Later at the house I decided to get back on a regular schedule with my quiet time. Lately, the search for a job has thrown off any type of routine. Michael mentioned today during his lecture that we can't go out ministering and sharing the Gospel if we, ourselves, aren't well prepared and well versed. It's true though. The few times we've gone sharing, I've been caught off guard by stuff that I realize the answer to later. And a good fix to this is to be in the word more often.


Anyways when I got home Brittany had a gift for me. Apparently, the manager saw me say goodbye to her and asked her a few questions: "Do you know him?" "Is he nice to you" and/or "Does her treat you well?" After answering yes to all of those, they gave Brittany a new set of string for me. It's pretty convicting when you let a few small, simple things ruin your day, and God has had a plan to provide for you all along. It is a lesson in trust that I am slowly learning everyday. Especially as I continue to not have a job.


Btw, I ended up losing a part from my kite tonight, in the middle of the dark. Callie miraculously found it (while not even searching for it). And then I lost my sunglasses as well. Haha it was a pretty rough day, but I'm still looking forward to tomorrow.