Tuesday, July 5, 2011
What Now?
I graduated college on May 21st at 6 pm (the same date and time that the world was predicted to end / Christ was coming back..which I find pretty ironic). Anyway, since the world did not come to an end, I am left with a big question..."What now?". The answer may seem pretty obvious, especially to all those who had been dreaming of getting out of college and starting their career for years. However, I was never one of those people. I know it sounds crazy, but I don't think I honestly ever thought I would graduate college or make it to the postgrad milestone. I mean don't get me wrong, my grades were good (I went countless nights without sleep to make sure of that) so it's not that I thought I would fail or something. I think I really did believe Christ would come back before I made it to the end. ( I know I sure wanted Him to) Plus, when I am doing something, whatever it may be, I am all or nothing. I tend to stay pretty focused and nursing school was definitely a "just get through one day at a time" experience. I have taken this past month as a time-out period to make sure I have my life priorities straight and to seek what it is God would have me to do next. Slowly but surely He is revealing to me what it is He wants me to do. (I will probably blog about that later, when all my plans are nailed down for sure...& just fyi it isn't anything excited like moving to Africa to be a missionary..but ya never know it could happen someday ;) ) The biggest lesson I have learned lately is from Matthew 6:33 "But seek ye first the Kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you." My life is nothing without Christ...without Him I wouldn't even have a life to live. I want to make sure that I answer my "What now?" with "Now I will do whatever it is God receives the most glory from". I don't want to live a meaningless life full of selfish ambitions...I want to make sure that whatever I do I do for His glory and honor. Besides, as He says in Matthew 6:33 when I seek Him above everything else, everything else will fall into place (His way..which is the best way).
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The blog is a great idea! You have motivated me to start up mine again...
ReplyDeleteLove you!!
Amen! Great verse & application -- thank you for sharing. I'm so very excited for you and the plans God has in store for you. You're going to be a very good nurse, and I look forward to hearing how He uses you in the coming year!
ReplyDelete~Alyssa B!