I recently found a list of goals from 2 years ago when I graduated high school.
It was interesting to see how I percieved these years. I anticipated that by this point I'd perhaps have a part-time job, a serious boyfriend, a car, school, scheduling school vs. friends and be thinking about moving out. At the time I thought that school would be more at the forefront of my life.
Zack and I went to coffee the other day and were chatting about school... why we're there and future plans. It sparked an intro-spective check on my life goals, to find that while I have a part-full time job it isn't what I thought it would be, (it fits my long-term goals better and I enjoy it more.) No boyfriend at this point, and I'm not in a hurry... I'm at the point where I don't want to be with just anyone ;-) and I'm patient for whenever God makes His plan apparent.
Scheduling is more around the ministry I'm in than my school or friends. I do have a car and school but they're at a totally different priority level than I anticipated them holding.
School isn't about being 'in college,' but has evolved into working toward a degree to be able to do the job God has for me.
It makes so much more sense than the 'ideal' I held before, but yet again it's like I'm skipping a stage/hitting a milestone early. But that's ok.
Even though many of the means of my goals have retreated or been abandoned, the end result has remained:
"He has shown you oh man, what is good. Now what does the Lord require of you? To live justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God." Micah 6:8
In bullet points this means:
- Follow the calling God's put on my life to be a healing hand and heart to those in pain.
- Follow the calling of family, my own, (yet to come,) and support of those around me in my church family.
- Follow the calling to be the best support and friend I can be to those around me, through my education, caring and the heart God gave me to be there for others.
He has shown me what is GOOD, and I will wait for it... in my education, my work, and my personal life.
