Sometimes I don't feel like I know what I am "called" to do. I think Christians get in this rut of trying to find their "calling" that they forget to slow down and figure out why God has them where they are right there in that very moment. We grow up thinking of a "calling" as a profession but the more I think about it, I don't think that is what a true calling is at all. I hear so many people, especially in my field of work, talking about being called to be a teacher, doctor, ect. While this may be true for some of us, I don't think those of us that are lacking that kind of direction are lacking anything.
I believe that God calls some of us to professions, but some of us he wants to steer along day by day. I made the comment to a friend once that "I don't believe Admissions is my calling, but it is an avenue to where God wants me to be." I was wrong for that. God's direction is greater than a career path. If he has me at UAHuntsville then that is where He wants me to work for the time being whether it be months, or years. Sometimes I doubt my decision to go to UA and major in Advertising. I am wrong for that. Even if I never use my degree, I know there was a purpose for why I was there. I knew that when I started, but somehow that belief got lost along the way. Whether it was a peer in my class, or a teacher, or someone that walked in to TISH Student Services, there was a divine reason that God had me there.
I am definitely not the first to ask these questions. When the Moses and his people were in the wilderness for so many tiresome, troubled years, some of them questioned. Some of them even wished they had never left. Were they crazy?? They wanted to go back to slavery?? No, they weren't crazy. They had just forgotten that God is a big picture God but only shows us a little at a time.
I don't know where I will end up. I don't know how long I will be at UAH. I do know that He will open the right door at the right place when I am ready, and THAT will be my "calling", even if it is just for a season.
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I was having those same thoughts this week when talking to a friend. This post is so true. Love it! (You should check out my blog to see if you can figure me out.....)
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