I have had no job interviews in 2 weeks. I've prayed and prayed. I've even asked for prayer from everyone I meet. But, all the answers I get is wait. Wait till what? If I write a little note on my car or house payment saying, "Hold on God is teaching me patience." How do you think that would fly? I am losing ground and faith and patience are flowing down like sands in an hour glass.

Every now and then I take a step back.

My risky venture didn't work out too well. Now I'm back looking for work. I guess its a season of pruning. My faith has been stretched to its limits that last two years. I need to get started in a direction. Wondering in the desert is bad enough. The promised land looks a way off. But my obligations are immediate.

My new venture may be coming to a dead end. But, I'm grateful for what I'm learning and have done. It must mean God has something else in mind. I'm now looking at the wilderness as a closing of a chapter. I was watching a special on Winston Churchill on PBS Sunday and he said this,"..... Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." That's the way I feel.