work

Four months ago I was hired to be a “patient care assistant” in the Neuro-Trauma Rehabilitation Unit at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Provo. I can’t begin to describe how much this job means to me. When I was first hired I was thinking how lucky I was, but I quickly realized that getting this job was a miracle. I don’t think “lucky” exists in cases like this. This job has been my number one testimony this year that God is watching out for us and guiding our lives. 

Over Christmas break I applied to a bunch of hospital jobs, knowing {well, expecting} that I didn’t have a chance at getting any of them. I had no experience working as a CNA, but I decided to give it a try even though 6 months or more of experience was listed as a requirement on all the jobs I applied for. When I got the call about the interview I was thrilled, but still not very hopeful. I was the first one at the interview, and was excited to find that only three of us were being interviewed for two positions. I’ve been told there are normally at least ten people being interviewed, so this was a rare circumstance! That just gives you a snapshot of why I was so incredibly blessed to get this job, but I when I think about how much I needed it that is why I know it was a miracle.

It seems like this year so far has been one disaster and disappointment after another, but work has been a bright spot amid all the chaos. I’ve had some pretty serious anxiety, but when I walk into the hospital I suddenly feel calm. Work has become a place where I feel comfortable and happy. It is definitely a confirmation that being a PA is the perfect fit for me. To think of having a job that makes me feel happy, fulfilled, calm, comfortable is almost shocking. I didn’t know it was possible to love work so much. I could go on forever about all the things I love about my job, the patients, and my coworkers. 

Maybe some people would say it is a little dramatic to call getting a job a miracle, but I believe it to be one. It is also a reminder that I needed {and still need} that God is guiding my life. Even though I see so many things going wrong and sometimes feel a little abandoned and alone, I know that I’m not alone and that God has not abandoned me. I am reminded that the storm can keep raging, but eventually I will come through the other side and everything will work out. God cares about the things that we care about, He knows what we need and what will make us happy; He gives us miracles to help us along the path. It’s comforting to see His hand in my life and know that I don’t have to worry so much because He is there.