Less than Favorable Circumstances

Image Posted on May 1, 2015 Updated on August 16, 2025

God has already prepared the way. All you have to do is trust and obey.

Psalm 145:13

Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures through all generations.

The Lord is faithful to all His promises and loving toward all He has made.

By now, I was down to a weeks’ worth of money, and my refrigerator stopped working. I had to get some form of income right away. I was in a place where I had to depend on God. Each day, I asked God for direction in terms of employment. Then, suddenly, one day, God whispered in my ear, Amsterdam News. You have to love it when God gets specific with you. I got to work right away. I prepared my writing samples and my resume, and I personally took it up to the office. I’ll never forget my first day there. Apparently, the staff was having some kind of celebration. I walked in on that hot July day, and right in front of me were staff writers eating cake, laughing, and talking. I hardly felt like this was the appropriate time to barge in with my resume and writing samples. But I had a limited amount of money, and I was in no position to be choosy about the circumstances. To my left, there were steps leading up to an office where there were staff members busy at work. I decided to take my documents there instead of the party. I explained to a gentleman there that I was looking for a writing position.

“Are you looking for an internship?” “No, I’m looking for a paid writing position,” I replied. “Well, you have to speak to the editors. I think they should still be downstairs.” One of the interns nodded their head in agreement. “Yeah, try talking to Elinor. She’s the Editor in Chief.” I thanked him.

I turned around, and with every single step I took, I dreaded walking into that office, interrupting the celebration for my job search. I almost walked out and went back home. At the last minute, I turned back around. I knocked lightly on the side of the open door and apologized to the woman sitting there. She was so laid back and down to earth. I never would have guessed that I was speaking to the Editor in Chief, Elinor Tatum. With her mouth full of cake, we had a brief conversation about my writing abilities. In the end, she suggested that I contact the hard news Editor. She handed the contact information over to me.