On September 23, 2021, a dear friend of mine asked me to be praying with him regarding an employment opportunity that he was interested in and very much qualified to perform. After he expressed why he wanted this position, I immediately began to meditate on his desire.  

On the THIRD DAY, September 26, 2021, I sent him a prayer that I had uttered in the ears of Abba, Father. Part of that prayer reiterated what The Scriptures we believe in proclaims, and that is John 14:13-14; 16:23-24, “…and whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ASK ANYTHING in my name, I will do it; whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, He will give it to you; ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.”  

That same THIRD DAY, my client called, and I shared with her about us, the kingdom citizens of God, being Genesis 1:26. I mentioned how we (quite a few of us) walk in the dominion here-and-there and every-now-and-then, but not consistently. How we (again, quite a few of us) have not disciplined ourselves to have what “LET Us” created us to have – and that is DOMINION! While I was speaking to her, I said to myself and then told her, “You know I’ve been praying for and with a friend about his employment desire, and I’m thinking, well LORD – I need a job, period.”  

Suddenly, the Holy Spirit whispered, “Did you ask?”

Very reflective, I stopped talking and told the truth. Yeah! I had not asked!  

It wasn’t that I didn’t want to ask for myself or that I wasn’t concerned enough to ask for what I needed. I was just fully committed to and focused on the moment of praying for and asking for my friend. Standing in agreement with his request, being Matthew 18:18-19, was important to me. This kind of commitment to agree in faith without wavering, always, and I do mean ALWAYS, yields a YES!  

On Monday, September 27, 2021, I had THREE phone interviews. Those three phone interviews turned into three scheduled face-to-face interviews. On Tuesday, September 28, 2021, I arrived at my first interview on time. However, I could not enter the building. So, I called two people to let them know the door was locked and was eventually let in. The salary they offered was considerable for someone without my experience. It didn’t even meet my exit salary from my previous job, and the start date was in late November. When I returned home, I called the second company that scheduled me for an interview and told them that I was declining their interview because I had accepted another offer. To mention, I hadn’t had the third interview yet, but I knew it was the right fit for me. So, I ASKED of the LORD. I sure did! I asked the LORD, “May I have this position with this salary? I want this one, LORD?”  

And so, I left my ASK in the presence of the LORD.

On Wednesday, September 29, 2021, the THIRD DAY, I arrived 15 minutes early for my interview and was interviewed without delay. The greeting started with the interviewer, a man of Greek ethnicity, introducing himself. He said, “Angela, I prayed over EVERY resume, and there was A WORD that jumped from the pages of your resume. I told my staff to call you in for an interview and that I will not be interviewing anyone else.”  

God Almighty is some kind of mindful of me! Two days prior, September 27, 2021, this man of the LORD’s kingdom had already decided to hire me. The declaration was in the atmosphere ONE day after the Holy Spirit inquired of me, DID YOU ASK, which was ONE day before I even asked the LORD, MAY I HAVE! Selah!

So then, today, October 4, 2021 (five days after I received my YES for what I asked for), is a day of great grace – favor. I say this because I received a message from my friend, whom I prayed for every day, stating that he received his YES for what we were ASKING. ALLELUIA!

Although this is not the first time prayers have manifested for me, these past 11 days of faith created opportunities for my heaven (earth) to experience God’s heaven (the Kingdom of God). This kind of living is intentional and requires patience to walk through “God’s Timing.”

With a heart of thanksgiving, I am encouraged to maintain my faith lifestyle and devotion to prayer. I scribbled all of this testimony to fill you up with hope and that your faith is multiplied inch by inch. Even so, a slight measure of increase is better than no increase.  

© 2021 Angela M. Smith (Nataph)