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Thus far, I’ve written informative blogs to help you during your economic hardship such as,[3] “[4] What to Do When You’re Broke” and how to survive on, “[5] The Broke Diet & Exercise.”  Some of my blogs have been inspirational as is, “[6] Broke But Not Broken.”  However, I haven’t mentioned much about Jesus, and what a great friend he has been to me.

In a previous post, “[7] Charity=Love,” I mentioned the love that God shows through charity.  My reasoning for incorporating as a nonprofit, and not as a business, was to be able to speak openly about God and my mission to help others.  Due to the support that he has given me during my transitions in life, I feel compelled to show charity to those in need.

When I was writing my business plan, I came across a presentation by Catherine Rohr, the founder of the Prison Entrepreneurship Program (PEP.org).  She was talking to the Kaufman Foundation about how she found God’s calling and went from working on Wall Street, as an investor, to teaching inmates.

It’s such a beautiful thing to watch her speak of God so openly to the crowd in a nonreligious setting; I wondered if I could do the same.  I think actions are greater than words and usually don’t speak or write publicly about my closeness to God.  However, I want you to know that he has been such a great strength for me.

For instance, he was there that night when I drove my car the wrong way, down a one-way street in Mozambique, Africa and was immediately surrounded by soldiers pointing guns at me. They thought I was a suicide car bomber headed for their headquarters.  He gave me the strength to talk my way out of the situation (in Portuguese) and avoid jail.

Once again, he was there the night that my credit card was stolen by a pick-pocket at a large outdoor concert in Swaziland, Africa only to be retrieved by my date who saw the whole thing happen, and was able to return it to me, while I was oblivious that a crime had even taken place.

And again he helped me to get, not one, but two jobs from the Los Angeles Times’ want-ads.  Many people know that looking for work in the newspaper is like looking for a needle in the haystack.  That’s why I know that he was with me when I got a full-time job through the LA Times at UCLA and summer work at UC Santa Barbara.

I’m sure that there are many more times that God has helped me out, and I didn’t even realize it.  It’s not luck, and it’s not a coincidence.  I’ve lived the majority of my life by myself.   By God’s will, I met my husband a few years ago, and now I have a partner in life.  As a single person, I often walked and talked with Jesus and pretended I had his hand in mine.  Now God has joined me with a Christian husband.

I hope that God may be with you in your time of need.  Please accept this religious blog along with the informational and inspirational ones, as a way to help you find work, especially if you’re alone.  I’d love to hear how your job search is going, and by all means, feel at ease to comment frankly about God in your life.  The local radio station still plays this great song by Joan Osborne every once and awhile, ”What if God was one of us?”