As I near the end of my internship, and look forward to my last year in college, I have finally begun thinking - what do I want to do? I enjoy the design process of engineering, and solving problems in a unique way. I'm pretty sure I'll go into some field of electrical engineering when I get out of college, but where? and doing what? - only God knows. That's what I trust. God knows where He wants to put me and when. It's my responsibility to search for that and follow Him the best I can. If my heart's in the right place, he'll make sure I don't miss his calling.
I can't help but wonder, what happens after that? I don't think I'll be happy being an electrical engineer my whole life. I may be called to ministry. That may sound cliche, but when the Holy Spirit prompts me to do something, i won't ignore it. Besides, I kind of want to preach and shepherd. Not for power or money like some people, but because God has given me a burden for people many Christians have cast away. I love to relate to people and converse about all sorts of things. I believe God will use the gifts he's given me for His purposes. Anyways, life is an adventure, and I can't wait to see what God has in store!
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It's my responsibility to search for that and follow Him the best I can. If my heart's in the right place, he'll make sure I don't miss his calling.
Well, search for Him anyway. I wouldn't spend too much time searching for your "specific purpose," as the scriptures don't seem to put much emphasis on doing any such thing. But it does say that if you trust God, He will make your paths straight. Worrying (or stressing about) about where you're going to end up (in terms of career, ministry, etc.) is a time and energy killer.
I do hope that's what my post communicated - that I'm not searching for a specific purpose as if I could figure it all out beforehand. But I think about it because that's how God cultivates dreams. One thing every good leader has in common is vision. I don't know where *exactly* I'm going, but it's irresponsible not to think ahead and cultivate vision and direction. My search for my future goes hand-in-hand with my following Him, and that's the adventure. I also think to try and figure out one's entire life beforehand is a waste of time/energy.
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