Pastor John,
I wanted to let you hear my testimony about how Jesus has changed me. I have always been a pleaser. Unfortunately I directed my desire to please to the wrong people. That is until Jesus filled me with the holy Ghost!
I’ve also been a person to obey the rules. Except the ones I didn’t want to obey 
. Now, with guidance by my wonderful pastor and even more importantly the holy Ghost inside of me, I know to obey Him.
That interview situation we spoke about a couple weeks ago was much more a testimony of how He’s changed me than it was an exploration of a new job. All along the way it was about obeying him. I felt a calling to it and perhaps even an opportunity for persecution. And after we spoke about it, and I searched my heart and prayed on it, it came to me that being a part of the group I would have to be in would not make me happy so when I had my interview I directly asked some questions regarding what the culture of the group was like. It became clear that anyone with an opinion other than the ones the group had would not be accepted. And the spirit in me knew the right way was not the way of this group and I wanted no part of that. I knew that if they wanted me to continue in the process, I was going to say no. Turns out I didn’t have to worry, and they didn’t want to continue the interview process with me. Thank you Jesus!
The most important part of all of this experience was I put myself in neutral, let Jesus take control, humbled myself to his will, and continually prayed to know what his will was for me. It was so refreshing not to be in my own head about any of this. It truly was a godsend and relief to simply know what he wanted me to do and to obey.
Thank you for being my wonderful, guiding pastor. My heart overflows with gratefulness for you, for Brad, for my family in Christ, and most of all for Jesus doing all of this me. Now I get to rightly please and obey!
Allison