Alright. So here we are. It is the 27th of May. And maybe you’ve been wondering…”Jon, what have you been up to? I haven’t seen or heard from you in a while” Well in a nutshell (as much of a nutshell as I can put it) here’s what’s up.

Feb I started a job at Cox communications as a technical support representative. It was going really well. I had a couple weeks of training so it was pretty much like getting paid to go to school which was pretty cool. A couple weeks later I start up on the floor. That was going pretty well too. Then I experienced something that has really never been a big thing in my life. Anxiety. Most of you who know me know I’m normally extremely chill about things in life or completely excited and goes to far with things. haha. But anxiety? I had something thriving in me that was just taking over. This fear of failing, the stress of being yelled at for things that have absolutely nothing to do with me or care about other than the fact I work at the place and the pure fact that this job is something I have absolutely no experience in and was supposed to think of it as the career I was going to have to support myself and my soon to be wife with. It just wasn’t working. The hours were hard (1pm-10pm) It was hard to see friends whom I normally saw every day. I wasn’t getting that great of quality time with my fiancé. And it just didnt feel right. Everyday I would wake up and have anxiety in my heart first thing in the morning. It didn’t skip a beat. But after lots of prayer and support by an awesome fiancé, most solid friends anyone could ask for and a God who is so faithful, the anxiety was tamed. But I was just unsettled still

So right after everything was calming down, a good friend of mine, Jerry Flug (an awesome man of God and business person), approaches me. He says, “John I have a graphic design position open at this company I own, I want you to work it” …COMON!!! Everything just got in place and I was beginning to be comfortable with everything. So I take 2 weeks to think and pray about it. I weigh out all the options and everything and pray so hard, but it felt like God was silent. So in efforts to not keep Jerry waiting I told him straight up, God hasn’t been revealing anything to me, if you need to, go ahead and move on to find the people you need to. So I was ok with it. I thought, well God must have closed the door. Sunday comes and Jerry pulls me aside and says…”are you sure?”  Then everything crumbled. 

So again, praying like crazy weighing out all the options and the right thing to do with a new coming marriage, God finally speaks. I agree to meet with Jerry and he was able to meet everything I was making at Cox and more. So….of course…I took it :)

Last Friday I put in my two weeks and everything is on the path to starting my new job. Im excited! Am I happy to leave Cox? to be honest, yes. But its not the kind of “haha see ya sucka!” kind of happy. I have so much respect for the company and for the love that they put into their employees. I learned a lot about big corporations and the functions of even the little people there. Cox is a GREAT company to work for and I would encourage anyone who is interested to go for it. Personally, it just wasn’t for me. I have NO HATE at all what so ever and Im extremely thankful to the people who helped me get into there. Uncle Pete, if you’re reading this, again, thank you so much. I mean that with all that I am. You’ve always been there to push me and encourage me to pursue a big picture and huge things. I love you

So thats where I am right now. Took a leap of faith but I believe it was a leap right into the arms of God. I know that this is the right move, not just from a career aspect but spiritually as well. Yes I have all the assets covered in health benefits and paid time off and pay and regular working hours and all that stuff, but to be back in an element in which Im comfortable and am able to utilize the talents that God has given me is a huge blessing. I know God is moving through this and Im excited to see the potential blossom in the coming years as I make this my worldly career. By the way the company is called Southern Atlantic Lable and Screenprint

So why do you care about everything I just wrote? well maybe you’re just curious in what I’ve been up to. But maybe God is doing the same thing in your life. When we are faced with the hard decisions in life, are we just looking at the facts, staying in our comfort zones or are we looking at the potential of the awesome things God has to offer once we’ve taken a leap of faith towards Him? My whole life, since I’ve become a Christian, seems like its been lived walking on water from one boat to the other. There have been a good number of time where I took that chance and started sinking, needing Christ to pull me back up and walk me back or walk me to the next phase. I don’t intend to stop living that way. When He calls, just go. Take the chance. There is nothing more gratifying than taking that blind step not knowing if you’re going to be held up or not and stepping right into His hands. God bless you guys!