Today I rejected a pretty decent job offer for a few reasons. I had asked God for wisdom in making this choice and after I made it, I neither felt glad/relieved or sad/anxious. So did I make the right choice?
This was for a management position in a state that was roughly 1300 miles away from where I am currently living. Did I have a problem with moving, no. When I first interviewed, I felt good about the opportunity, but then it changed.
I initially felt like God had given me this job and wanted me to move. That was part of my prayer, that if I was meant to have the job, then let everything workout. Everything seemed to workout and after the initial interview I felt really good. Then it took two weeks to get me an offer which I understood since this was during the holidays, but they had already told me that they wanted me onsite and ready to work by the end of January. The offer only gave me to January 20th, but I needed to give 2 weeks notice with my current job.
I got a verbal offer from the recruiter early Friday morning, but wanted it in writing. It took him over 8 hours to get the offer to me in writing by email so I could review, but they wanted a quick decision. I had a lot of questions and sent them to the recruiter Monday afternoon. Since the deadline was Tuesday, I figured they would have answered some of them, but there was no response.
Ever since the offer, I started getting this uneasy feeling. I was not clear if this was from God or Satan. So I prayed and asked God to show me the path He wanted me to take. The uneasy feeling did not go away, but actually got worse.
My wife and I spoke about the offer and the entire process and we both felt like it was really rushed. I also got a bit nervous because I would be the only employee in charge of a bunch of contractors. To me this was a signal that when the project ended I was gone. My fear was due to the contractual agreement about repaying the bonus pay and relocation expenses if I am let go or leave within the first 12 months.
Did I make the right decision? I guess only time will tell, but even if I made the wrong decision, God can still use it.