Favour with a job application

In my second year of uni, I was applying for internships in corporate law firms, with a view to eventually securing a graduate role at one of these firms. As you can imagine, attention to detail is incredibly important when making any kind of job application, but particularly when applying for an internship at a law firm. I really wanted one particular internship and I prayed that God would make a way. I had read all of their graduate brochures and visited the firm on an open day and each contact that I had made with the firm deepened my desire to work there. I could see myself there.

I did all the necessary preparation and got down to completing my application. The firm recruited on a rolling basis via online applications (meaning the earlier that you submitted your application, the higher your chance of success statistically speaking) so I worked hard to submit my application well ahead of the deadline.

I read over my application and then pressed submit. A copy of my application was then emailed to me for my records, so that I could review my answers in the event that I was selected for an interview. I decided to read over it again but this time, noticed that I had made an error. I had omitted a word from a sentence, meaning that the sentence that I had written didn't make any sense. I was devastated. This might not sound like a huge mistake but as mentioned, with such applications, attention to detail is often featured as one of the characteristics that law firms most desire in an applicant so I was immediately discouraged. I knew I couldn't stay dejected though. I had to submit it to God once again. This time, I decided to fast as well. I hadn't told anyone what had happened and was careful with how I spoke about my expectations (there is life and death in the tongue!) but God knew I was praying for Him to do what only He could in this situation: give me favour. I remember praying one evening by the radiator (because it was particularly cold that night) and sensing God calm me that my application would be successful. I didn't know how but I decided to trust His word.

To my delight, a few weeks later I received an email from the law firm inviting me to interview. They had also given me access to a copy of my application again so that I could review my responses. This time, however, I noticed a difference. The word that I had omitted in the first application had been written in to this version of the application (I kid you not!). I actually printed both versions at the time and showed those around me because I couldn't believe my eyes. God had erased my mistake!

I was very encouraged by this and this allowed me to relax for the rest of the application process. A few weeks later after sitting the interview and completing some compulsory psychometric tests, I had been told that I had been successful at interview and was invited to have a place on the internship!

God had a plan (what I didn't know at the time was that my place on the internship was to serve a bigger purpose which I may testify about on another occasion) and nothing was to get in the way.

Trust in the Lord and pray believing and knowing that anything is possible.