How God Reconstructs a Life - 3 - The Second Door Opened

Conclusion

One day, during a crusade I had enrolled at the Baptist Church of Lagoinha to find a job, I had caught a though flu and hesitated in going to the church, at night.

My sister made a point that I stayed home, because I had some fever. Something however, was telling me that I should go, and I did.

During the service, on that night, while I prayed with great fervor, I heard clearly in my heart, the following sentence: "I can give you much more than a job !... "

Some days later, while I strayed downtown in Belo Horizonte, I decided to stop in front of an official employment agency and read the bulletin board of job offerings. To my surprise, I came across an ad looking for a Mechanical Engineer in Parana state, without any restriction as to the experience time neither to the age.

I decided to call the firm and I talked directly with the person who had announced the position. He was actually looking for a technical responsible engineer, for a work he was carrying out in a nearby town. After thinking a while, I decided not to simply take on the technical responsibility for that work, but I told him that I would only do it if he could include me in his company´s staff.

The following day, I received another phone call of that company, informing that there was a position available in my area, and that I should move to Parana, if it was of my interest, the sooner possible. I asked about the need of sending a curriculum, but my employer said that it was not necessary, by that time, and that he would examine it later.

I considered this a true miracle, because for a long time I had been seeking any kind of work, without success. I knew that at my age, 47 years old, that would be really difficult. God opened for me however not only the door to an ordinary job, but an opportunity to restart my career in my own graduation area, even having no professional experience in mechanics and at an age in which the job market closes the doors for the specialized professionals.

More than that, I would learn later, this second opened door revealed the alternative plan of God for my life, the path for my spiritual salvation and regeneration.

Before deciding to accept that job offer, I hesitated a lot however, because I would leave my sister alone in BH, leave my children and to live alone, in a place totally unknown to me. Again, I looked for the divine orientation and on a Wednesday, while on my way to the IBL church, I thought to myself that God could really use the preacher to say something like “there is a person among the presents that has come with a great doubt in his heart” and so on and give me an orientation.

I laughed in silence at myself, because of that thought, that I discarded as absurdity, although I had already heard of testimonies of similar prophecies. Which was not my surprise however, when, during the service, the missionary said: "There is a person here that has a doubt, whether he should or not travel to a distant place, because of a commitment. The Lord is telling me that this person must go, and go in peace, because his angel is following ahead of him."

I could not believe my ears, and I looked around, with tears in my eyes, at that big crowd, hardly believing that God had indeed talked to me! He had not just heard my thoughts but had immediately fulfilled my desire and provided me with the answer I so much needed to take that important decision in my life!

During that trip, heading for Ponta Grossa, God did, once more, in his infinite grace, communicated with me to send a wonderful message, while I slept in the bus. In a dream, I saw a beautiful sign, in which was recorded, as in fire letters, the following words: “Draw your strength from the strength of Jesus Christ”

And that's what I have done, ever since. I have been living with my sister in Parana for seven years. I liken this time of my life to the Jewish people babylonian exile, right after Nebuchadnezzar seized the ancient Kingdom of Judah and deported the people, holding them in captivity for 70 years.I believe that, In the same way as the jewish people captivity came to and end at the due time, my personal exile will end as well now. I have clamored at God that He may guide me to the place where I might serve him better, and open up for me the Third Door, through which I will be able to lay hold of an entirely new life, fully restored in Christ.