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Even though I still received that job offer, 
I still sought God.

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Because I understood He had given me a dream about the earlier company, Company A.

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And now this opportunity with 
Company B had come about.

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So at that time I sought God’s face.

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TESTIMONY
GOD’S HEART TV

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Yes, people of God, right now, 
I speak to every area of your life

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where you have been experiencing stress.

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Right now, receive Heavenly rest 
in the name of Jesus Christ!

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Rest in your career! Rest in your business! Rest in your marriage! Rest in your family!

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Receive rest from above today!

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My name is Dumisani from Zambia.

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My testimony is concerning a job breakthrough this year, 2024.

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It all started in 2022 when I had finished school, and by that time I had been looking for a job.

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I had graduated from China. I had been studying abroad for more than four years.

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And I received my bachelor's degree 
by the end of the year 2022.

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So I had come back to Zambia, 
and around that time,

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it was after my degree that I had 
to start seeking for a job.

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And in that case, it was not easy at all because of how competitive the job market was.

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We have a lot of graduates who are capable of actually getting any job.

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But in my case, I was also really trying to compete in that same job market.

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I studied electrical and electronic engineering in China.

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 I had to take that step forward to find a job in line with my field of study

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and in this case, it was really hard.

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By that time, I had no idea what job I could even apply to - whether internships or attachments.

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Because during my stay in China, 
which was the time of COVID,

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it was very difficult for me to have 
any sort of job attachment

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or gain any experience during my studies which could be used in applying for a job more easily.

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First of all, I have to say that 
God has really helped me a lot.

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During that time I had prayed and sought God on what job I can apply for. 

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What can I do? What kind of job opportunity should I look for?

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And in that case, God really guided me,

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and with that conviction, it helped me to start looking at the position of a graduate trainee.

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And at that time, it really hit my 
heart and convicted me.

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I had shared that thought with my mum, 
and that’s how I started doing more research.

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I prayed to God and sought His guidance because of that same conviction -

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to know what to do next.

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So, at that time, I tried applying to a certain  mining company in my country.

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I had no idea how to even write a CV.

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I had no idea how to highlight the experience I had in China and many times,

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people would tell me I needed an attachment or some sort of work experience

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for you to easily secure a job.

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So it really felt discouraging and seemed like there was little hope for me.

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But I just got encouraged by that conviction to pursue graduate training.

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At that time, my mum had encouraged me to try applying to different places.

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I said I would give it a try although 
I was feeling a bit discouraged.

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I had been following Brother Chris 
since early in 2022.

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Because at that time, he had appeared
on my newsfeed on Facebook.

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And then I got encouraged by his words in a certain sermon I watched.

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I got encouraged to start following him and listening to his sermons.

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And by God's grace, I started following through with the messages

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and short clips of encouragement 
here and there.

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So during that time, as I was applying, 
my mother actually had a dream

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where she was given the name ‘Energy’.

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I said, ‘Energy. What do you mean?’

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She said, ‘Dumisani, I have dreamt about this, and you are the only one in our family

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who I know has done something related to engineering, so it should be yours.’

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I thought, ‘Okay, energy. What company
is related to energy?’ And I looked it up.

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So I had the conviction to research
more about this company.

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I had sought God’s opinion because if it wasn’t for Him, I wouldn’t even be able

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to know what to do, how to write the curriculum vitae or anything like that.

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During research, I found out that they were actually having a training program for graduates.

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To give a bit more context, as soon as I started thinking more about graduate training,

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there was also an opportunity that 
came up at another company.

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So in this case, I have to describe 
these two companies

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as Company A and Company B, 
just for the sake of clarity.

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So Company A was the one that 
my mum had told me about,

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then Company B was this later opportunity that had come about.

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So by that time I said, ‘Hey, I'm just 
going to give it a try and push in.’

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And by God's grace, I got called for the interviews which I attended.

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I thought, ‘Let me just put myself out there and go for these interviews.’

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I didn't really think that I did well 
in the interview with Company B.

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But by God's grace, I got interviewed 
and called with a job offer.

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So even though I still received that job offer, I still sought God.

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Because I understood He had given me a dream about Company A.

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And now this opportunity with 
Company B had come about.

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So at that time I sought God’s face.

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And by God's grace, He had given a dream to my mum once more.

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She had seen me in her dream 
signing two contracts.

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So there was a smaller paper and then there was a bigger paper.

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The smaller paper represented the job offer I had gotten first, which she saw me signing.

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After she had woken up from that dream, she encouraged me,

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‘You are going to get this job with Company B - go for it.

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But at a later time, you will join Company A - the same company I told you about earlier.’

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So, by God's grace, I started 
working at Company B

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but I was still seeking guidance and clarity for Company A, knowing God’s time is the best.

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So, earlier this year actually, there was an opportunity that came up with Company A

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under the same position of graduate trainee, and I was a bit hesitant

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because of those same dreams and I didn’t want to disobey God in any way.

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So during February 2024, Brother Chris was having an Interactive Prayer Service.

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By that time, I was watching it on 
YouTube and I prayed with him.

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And with the conviction that came 
in my heart during the prayer,

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I decided to put in a request 
for the job at Company A.

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The applications were open in January, 
but I only received the opportunity

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to conduct an aptitude test in May.

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By that time, a lot of people had also applied, trying to get that opportunity as well.

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But by God's grace, in the month of 
August 2024, I received a call

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to say I should attend interviews.

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By that time, I had prayed. And between the months of February and August,

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I had still been praying with Brother Chris about my conviction and this opportunity.

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And with that conviction, I heard God’s voice in my heart - it is well!

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I knew I just needed to keep trusting in Him, knowing God’s time is the best.

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So August came and I had 
attended that interview.

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I need to address that it 
wasn't a smooth time

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because by that time, I was being discouraged as well.

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People were saying, ‘No, this company is very difficult to get in.

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Maybe you need to know someone

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for you to actually have an opportunity there to get the job.’

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And people were also making complaints.

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But with the messages from Brother Chris,

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I got encouraged to keep up my faith 
and trust in God, knowing that

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He had given a dream and guidance that 
I was going to go to this company,

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and that at His own time, I would go there.

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So even though moments of discouragement had come, God's Word was encouraging me

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and also the messages and Interactive Prayer Services with Brother Chris.

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They were really encouraging 
me in all sorts of ways.

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So after the interview in August, 
I waited up to October

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and by God's grace, I received the call that I had received a job offer at Company A,

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the company that I'm currently working at.

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And how are you finding the 
work there at that new role?

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It's absolutely exciting. 
I really enjoy the work.

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Because it’s something that 
I had always wanted to do.

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By God's grace, if I do well, 
a promotion is on the table.

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My word of advice that I can give anyone,

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be it a youth or anyone who's still in school and maybe looking forward to get work,

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is that we should always seek God first.

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We should start with Him 
and finish with Him.

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He’s the Author and Finisher of our faith.

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And He’s there taking care of us 
in each and every area.

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We start our lives with Him and we should end our lives with Him.

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During that time, we shouldn't be discouraged, especially by the voices that are out there.

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And also we should keep our hearts 
in tune with God's Word.

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Just as it says in the Book of Jeremiah 29:11 about His wonderful plans for us,

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to prosper us, for us to succeed, 
and not to destroy us.

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In the same vein, we should also keep our hearts in tune with that Word,

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and also with the vast words of wisdom that are there in the Bible,

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so that we don't lose our focus and get carried away by fleeting desires -

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‘No, I just need money, this and that...’

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Because above all, we should seek to glorify God in everything that we do,

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including the work or the jobs 
that we apply for or get into.

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So I advise you to not give up, to keep applying but to trust God in every way,

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rather than getting into disobedience.