Head Exploding

Let me keep this whole thing in perspective...

- I've been looking for a job since really the beginning of January
- I posted my resume on Monster.com about 2 weeks ago
- Next day, I received 5 calls
- This week, I received 2 offers from places here in Richmond

With that being said, this is an answer to prayer. I have been asking for God to provide me with a job that I would enjoy. The latter part is yet to be determined, but I can bank on God's goodness for that. I heard a sermon recently talk about the Fall. I am realizing that this next gig is probably not going to be easy. It will (hopefully) be more enjoyable, at least more so than my last job, but it's probably going to be hard. And that's how it's supposed to be. After Adam and Eve screwed up, God said: "By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food" (Gen. 3:19). Work is gonna be hard, no matter what you're doing, and that's cool. But I do still believe it can be something you like to do.

So the decision is, what job should I take? Between the 2 offers here in Richmond, I know which one I'd take. However, I had an interview yesterday morning for a position as web developer for the Lynchburg City Schools. The dude after me said he had started his own web development company 5 years ago and has been doing it ever since. Pretty good competition ;-) So the decision then is, do I take this job in Richmond which looks sweet, or do I say no and hold out for the potential of another job in Lynchburg with some really good competition?

When thinking about this whole thing I felt like my head was going to explode last night. Like it was going to spontaneously combust. I'm not always the best at making decisions. I'll analyze every possible situation and consequence and then analyze it again. Then again just to be sure. Then I'll ask 45 different people about it. Meanwhile God is saying the whole time, "Ian... anytime you want to talk about this, I'm right here."

Yup - venting. I'll post another blog w/in the next week or so with what I decide. Thanks to my audience for reading my thoughts :-)