Here is the whole story… to date.
God told me a year ago to go work at Home Depot. I told Him no. I had too much pride and cared too much what people thought of me. Plus, I had all these dreams and promises that I wanted to pursue and was tired of the never-ending stuff. I seemed to get His pleasure with that for some reason (I think it was a timing deal). Nashville came up. I went in faith. I broke my foot and had to return. He was reinstating my ability to Him for me. Plus He was working out inheritance. It was and still is time for the promises.
I got back. Chris Faria, a prophetic friend here, told me that he saw me working at Home Depot. I laughed and said nope. This was August when I had the broken foot and was healing up.
In Sept., I had a dream of working at Home Depot. In it, I was on a conference call with a number of other guys who were all working below our pay grade. We got on a conference call with Beni Johnson. The next thing I knew, I was on staff at Bethel fixing their structures.
By Dec/Jan, the LORD reissued the command to go work at Home Depot. I had a vision of working in the one in Longmont in their garden dept. I said yes. God finally got me humble enough to walk it out.
I applied to Firestone, Loveland and Longmont (towns near my folks place where I am staying).
Firestone called me in. I interviewed. They said that they would call me the next day. Everyone gets hired there, right? They never called.
A couple weeks later, Loveland called me in. I went in. They offered me the job on the spot. Garden dept. Yup.
For two years I have been getting the number 818. Eventually, the LORD told me that it was a butterfly. I was a butterfly. My time was coming to be seen. Even my room in my parent’s house had butterflies on the walls. The weather channel captured a massive butterfly colony on the Night of Worship back in Sep. at Red Rocks. It registered on their radar. Butterflies everywhere. God confirms in great ways. Funny.
When I got to HD on my first day (I work just about 20 hours a week), the dude helping me got me a locker. But, the lock wouldn’t work. So, he went and got a new one. I laughed when he showed me the combination. 08 18 00
I was where I am supposed to be.
Now, I broke my tooth. In fact, I headed last week to the dentist to start the work. $4,000 worth of work, and I have no money at all. But, God has been in it like crazy.
During orientation at HD, the head lady over the entire store talked about their Homer Fund. It is designed to help people in need. She used a person needing help on their teeth as the example. The employees pass around a hat and throw some money into it. HD matches the money 2:1. Pretty nice. God immediately told me to talk to her.
I wrestled for three days with it. I had too much pride, shame and fear to say I needed help. Sunday at church, the preacher talked about doing things even with fear. But do them anyway. I got convicted.
So, Tuesday, I went in on my day off and had a long discussion with the lady about pride, shame and fear. I confessed all that mess to her and told her I needed help. They have a couple ways, and I am waiting to see what happens. But, I did what God said, in spite of pride, shame and fear.
Part of the root issue was that I have had a hard time receiving. That ties back to something that happened last summer, but that is for another day. But, suffice it to say that I have levied judgment against people whom I think I am better than and have a hard time receiving from them. And, I have played God in saying “how” He should provide for me. Certainly, it can’t be through a bunch of home depot people who make $11/hr. I should be able to handle this myself, right?
Wow! That is just so arrogant. But, I couldnt see it. This entire experience has been petrifying at times. I have had to face some serious ugliness in me that I didnt even know existed.
But, check it out. Home Depot equips us to build the house. Bethel means house of God. Garden is the place of intimacy with Him. All of this is very prophetic. Exciting!
I do know that God is going deep right now. He is cleaning out all the stuff that keeps us from our destiny.