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JULY Read Through the Bible Old Testament / New Testament Sun 1 Ps. 78; Prov. 16:18-33 Mon 2 1 Chr. 7-8 / Rom. 14 Tue 3 1 Chr. 9-11 / Rom. 15 Wed 4 1 Chr. 12-14 / Rom. 16 Thu 5 1 Chr. 15-16 / 1 Cor. 1 Fri 6 1 Chr. 17-20 / 1 Cor. 2 Sat 7 1 Chr. 21-23 Sun 8 Ps. 79-81; Prov. 17:1-18 Mon 9 1 Chr. 24-26 / 1 Cor. 3 Tue 10 1 Chr. 27-28 / 1 Cor. 4 Wed 11 1 Chr. 29 / 1 Cor. 5 Thu 12 2 Chr. 1-3 / 1 Cor. 6 Fri 13 2 Chr. 4-6 / 1 Cor. 7 Sat 14 2 Chr. 7-9 Sun 15 Ps. 82-85; Prov. 17:19-18:9 Mon 16 2 Chr. 10-12 / 1 Cor. 8 Tue 17 2 Chr. 13-15 / 1 Cor. 9 Wed 18 2 Chr. 16-18 / 1 Cor. 10 Thu 19 2 Chr. 19-20 / 1 Cor. 11 Fri 20 2 Chr. 21-23 / 1 Cor. 12 Sat 21 2 Chr. 24-26 Sun 22 Ps. 86-88; Prov. 18:10-24 Mon 23 2 Chr. 27-29 / 1 Cor. 13 Tue 24 2 Chr. 30-31 / 1 Cor. 14 Wed 25 2 Chr. 32-33 / 1 Cor. 15 Thur 26 2 Chr. 34-35 / 1 Cor. 16 Fri 27 2 Chr. 36; Ezra 1-2 / 2 Cor. 1 Sat 28 Ezra 3-6 Sun 29 Ps. 89; Prov. 19:1-17 Mon 30 Ezra 7-8 / 2 Cor. 2 Tue 31 Ezra 9-10 / 2 Cor. 3 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * article continues below * * * * * A couple of weeks later, Jasmine was asked to meet with the chief accounting officer at Diamond Resorts. Her heart hammered a staccato rhythm as she walked into the office. She knew the chief accounting officer had at one time worked for Deloitte. Did she agree with their policy of overtime? Jasmine wondered. Had someone there spread the story that I wasn’t a team player? Jasmine received no follow-up after the interview. First Choice “One of my friends suggested that I dumb down my résumé in hopes of getting a job—any job,” Jasmine says. “But I thought that would be like saying God wasn’t big enough to give me the desire of my heart. I refused and acted out my faith—picking out what clothes I would wear on my first day and planning how I would decorate my cubicle.” On Feb. 6, 2014, Jasmine received yet another call from the manager at Diamond Resorts. “I know it’s been a long time,” the woman said, “I’ve interviewed a lot of people since we spoke and found myself comparing all their answers to yours. I realized that you were my No. 1 choice. I want to offer you this job.” Surprised and pleased, Jasmine accepted the position. “I was her first choice!” Jasmine remembers. “Finally, I was the head and not the tail! I was first and not last. The salary they gave me was $10,000 more than I had made at Deloitte, and it was $8,000 more than what I had asked from God. “The job hit every box on my list,” Jasmine recalls. “The benefits, the hours, the location and even the dress code were perfect. The culture was totally different than what I had experienced at Deloitte. It was like a family. They embraced me for who I am and made me feel welcome.” The only downside to the job was the fact that Jasmine wasn’t doing what she was trained to do. Instead of working in the day-to-day accounting function, her duties involved working with financial reports and creating financial statements to send to the SEC and to investors. After a year and a half in that position Jasmine realized that, even though she loved the company and the culture, her true desire was to return to working in operational accounting. “I’d been looking for positions outside the company and was offered a position with the local energy company that paid a lot of money,” Jasmine said. “But I felt such unrest that I turned it down. A Step Up “When a position within a different department of the company became vacant, I sent an instant message to a friend asking about it. She messaged back and said, ‘The director just asked me about you. Come talk to me.’ “Although I had not applied, I was offered the job. “I’ve been in that position as a supervisor now for about three years, and am working toward becoming a manager,” Jasmine said. “We run the financial functions for 10 resorts around the country. I have a KCM calendar hanging in my work space, and on it I have scripture confessions posted. No one persecutes me for my faith. They let me be me. This is my dream job, and it’s nothing but God. “Some people think my life must be dull and boring because I live it for the Lord. But my life is wonderful. I drive nice cars, and last year, at the age of 30, I bought a beautiful new home. I travel wherever I want to go. I’ve learned to live by faith.” Last year, the Lord instructed Jasmine to sow a certain amount into KCM each month and believe Him for increase. It was a stretch, she admits, but Jasmine obeyed— wondering how God would bring about more increase. She used up all her vacation time going from one KCM meeting to another—first to a meeting in Anaheim, Calif.; then to the Southwest Believers’ Convention; and to the Washington, D.C. Victory Campaign. A Surprise From God On the flight to the Anaheim meeting, Jasmine sat next to the window with her left arm on the armrest. Without warning, a woman sitting behind her took off her shoes and shoved her bare feet onto Jasmine’s armrest. Jasmine stared wide-eyed at the feet that had encroached on her personal space. 16 : BVOV

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