God sends another life raft and opens doors

You know the cute story, I was reminded of it again as I watched Will Smith in The Pursuit of Happiness this weekend, God sends multiple life rafts and when you get to heaven you ask God, why didn't you rescue me?
God, of course replies, I sent you (and he names them depending on the version), a train, a plane, a ship, etc. And the light bulb finally goes off. We are so blinded; we pray for the answers, God faithfully responds, yet we keep seeking, often blind to His answers or too weak in our faith to believe it could be meant for us to follow.
As many of my followers know, I have been seeking answers for direction in my life for a long time. God, certainly, has sent multiple answers, yet I seem to continue to query Him in prayer, seeking discernment.
In His perfect timing, He has sent yet another life raft for me. I know these life rafts come from Him, the provider of all things, because His grace is clearly evident.
You know those times, when everything seems to supernaturally fall into place in an unexplainable way and you are perplexed, yet, left smiling from ear-to-ear in amazement.
It's the end of summer, I'm enjoying my playtime and travel and my brother calls to tell me to go the website FaceofClassic.com He thinks there's a job description written just for me. I laugh out loud as my brother, my best cheerleader, is always calling me with ideas and encouraging me to apply for this position or that, especially if there is any celebrity element, such as a television broadcaster or something. In less than five minutes, to anyone we meet who will listen, he will say, "this is my sister, isn't she beautiful? Can you believe she has two master's degrees and was Mrs. Virginia and..." and he continues to be a television infomercial. Not that anyone cares, though they always seem to be graciously impressed, it's just so adorable seeing his admiration for me come through. So, as the younger sister who always tries to listen to her older brother, I visit FaceofClassic.com online. This particular site was interesting and fresh; it hailed a dream job opportunity. It was very intriguing and I had to agree with him, the job description was written for me detail by detail. It encompassed my complete history of work and extracurricular activities from stage, theatre and pageant experiences to having been a radio announcer, Marketing Chief, and media specialist; even having been a Fasching Princess and parade marshal in Germany would be a benefit. It included every element of what I would consider an exciting job opportunity from public presence, special projects, marketing, public relations,special events, customer service, business strategizing and lots of community mingling. The applicant would even do some modeling shoots and lots of public speaking. I could not have dreamed up a more perfect job description. But, my God, who heard every prayer of my heart, who yearns to give me the desires of my heart, knew this very position would come about at the very time I was prepared to truly make the transition.Of course, I was going to respond.
The challenge: the position had been open for nearly two months and closed in four days! I had a day and a half to arrange the details of a very extensive application portfolio.
It required I include an application, professional photos, a commercial and a resume.
God paved the way. In a matter of hours, I had professional hair, make up, photography, videography and printing services lined up to all take place the following day. To my joy and amazement, God thrilled me with every call I made. If I called, hoping for a 12:30 slot, the cameraman said, I am only available at 12:30, when I missed the voicemail for a 3:45 photography session, the photographer happened to have something come up and only was available at 4:30. I made a wardrobe change and we shot the photos in less than 12 minutes. She captured just the right looks and there was exactly the time to drive to the printers precisely two minutes before they closed their doors.
During the day, my computer had crashed due to a virus, so I stopped into the Apple store and asked to play on their computers. I completed the online application on one of their demos and emailed it to the printers for printing. Only my second time to walk into an Apple store ever. They are super friendly and I learned, I love the power of the Mac. The point is, at every moment of the day, God was allowing things to fall into place. I had the pleasure of seeing it take place, almost as an onlooker of a movie, and as I prepared for the next appointment and moved along the day, I grinned from ear-to-ear and thanked Him profusely.
At the close of 48 hours, I had an application packet I could be proud of, complete with promotional video, applications and photography, I sent it on its way.
The extra wink came when I received an email 45 minutes after confirmed delivery, expressing their initial interest and noting that I had made the first round of applicants. I didn't expect to hear for another week or two and even that pressure was eliminated. God is so good! And, while I am sure I have missed many a life raft sent my way, and I'm not even saying this opportunity will come to pass, as I'm still in the interview process, I am praising God for the joy of this life raft and the opportunity to see His grace with every step. It makes the journey all the sweeter!