At the beginning of my senior year in high school, Mr. Edmonds, our guidance counselor, visited each home room class to talk about our career plans following graduation. He emphasized the importance of choosing the right career path by saying, “You better know what you want to do when you graduate because you’re going to be doing it the rest of your life.” No pressure, right?
Some students knew what path their life would take–college, the military, or a job. I had absolutely no idea, but expected I’d go to college for something. But what? The pressure I put on myself to choose a career path for the rest of my life was unbearable.
In case you are wondering, I entered college majoring in musical theater and graduated with a dual bachelor’s degree in Elementary/Early Childhood Education. Later, I received two master’s degrees in human resources management and divinity. I’m sorry Mr. Edmonds, but the path to a lifetime career is not a straight line!
Not knowing the plan that God has on your life can be maddening, but my question to you is this: Are you listening for God to speak? Have you spent time in prayer and meditation with God asking the big questions and waiting for God to answer? Communication, my friends, is a two-way street!
As I continue to grow in faith, I find comfort in the knowledge that God knows the plans he has for my life. What a relief! “For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope. Then when you call upon me and come and pray to me, I will hear you. When you search for me, you will find me; if you seek me with all your heart, I will let you find me, says the Lord, and I will restore your fortunes and gather you from all the nations and all the places where I have driven you, says the Lord, and I will bring you back to the place from which I sent you into exile.” – Jeremiah 29:11-14
