This time last year, I was freaking out about graduation and what I was going to do after high school.
Now, I'm calmly getting ready to graduate again from the internship program at my church with an Associate Degree in Biblical Studies, and I'm at another crossroads. Do I go on to graduate yet again next year, just to get that BA over with? Or do I take the time and focus that would go towards formal school and get educated in the things that I feel like God wants me to do?
Verses like this make me think that I should go along with finishing my Bachelor's, simply because it's exactly what I don't want to do.
25 The LORD is good to those who wait for Him,
To the soul who seeks Him.
26 It is good that one should hope and wait quietly
For the salvation of the LORD.
27 It is good for a man to bear
The yoke in his youth.
28 Let him sit alone and keep silent,
Because God has laid it on him. - Lamentations 3:25-28
To the soul who seeks Him.
26 It is good that one should hope and wait quietly
For the salvation of the LORD.
27 It is good for a man to bear
The yoke in his youth.
28 Let him sit alone and keep silent,
Because God has laid it on him. - Lamentations 3:25-28
Ugh. I agree, despite my discomfort. I do need to have endurance for the rest of the burdens life will give me. But I wonder - would God still teach me how to have endurance even if I wasn't a "Second-Year Intern?" Is it possible that God would be equally honored by many different decisions, or is it the one perfect vs. several permissible wills of God for my life?
I'm not trying to pick and choose how to creatively obey God, I want whichever path teaches me the most about God's character and draws me closer to Him. I'll let the peace of God guide me again.
3 comments:
Hey Abigail, I am so excited that you started this blog!! When God leads me, I try to do everything with faith, so even if I am wrong, He can correct me. To do God's will with doubt in your heart is still sin...run with what you believe is God's will now and don't let peer pressure sway you. Blessings!
Oh, one more thing, maybe good idea to open comments for everyone, if you need help with it, just ask
Meditate on those verses and then ask the Lord what he would have you do . . .while praying that you would be open and receptive to His will for you. Pray for humility, obedience and submission to His will. Sometimes, taking those verses one at a time, reflecting and then journaling after prayer and asking the Lord what He's trying to tell you is very helpful. And remember to allow the Lord to lead you, not the other way around! Good Luck. Another verse I find helpful is Jer 29:11-14. I always go back to this one in indecision.
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