confused & not sure what to do

[JesusIsHealingMe]

I'm confused.

I don't know who I am or where my life is going.

I feel like at my age, I should know what I'm doing with my life and I should have my career all set and on track and I should be earning lots of money.

But I'm not. I'm totally confused.

I'm not working right now.

I think maybe I should get a job. I know a job will be stressful but it will keep me from getting bored all the time. And I'll be earning a little bit of money which always helps.

But I just don't know long term what to do career wise?!?

I have so many dream jobs and so many ideas and so many things I'm interested in and there are just so many options out there today - and I'm so indecisive so I just don't know what to do??

Here are my random thoughts and ideas about my career:

- I love all things creative (art, photography, fashion design, interior design, cake decorating, floristry, drawing etc.)

- I love children

- I love helping people (being a listening ear for them, giving advice, being supportive emotionally etc.)

- I hate study. I am at college right now and I hate it to be honest. I know I have the intelligence & ability, but I'm just not a study person. I just hate it. I want a job that is hands on where I don't have to be at college studying for years and years just to get the job.

- Doing a short course would be fine I think (maybe 6mths - 12mths duration)

- Something else I am really interested in is missions because the mission trips I have been on have changed my life. Those times where I have been telling people about Jesus have been the best times in my life! Mission help me stay focused on Jesus also, which is an added benefit.

- I'm in therapy right now -dealing with some painful emotional stuff. But God is healing me and I am getting better and better (Praise God) with each new day.

So - what should I do?

Do you have any career ideas or advice for me please?

I'm finding it REALLY REALLY hard to stay focused. I've been like that all my life I think.

I want a job where I am helping people and using my creative talents and serving God. That would be my dream.

Any ideas???

 

[UnitynLove]

Well ask God to guide your heart as to where you want to go. Maybe a counselor, maybe a Arts therapist.

 

[Akathist]

I'm confused.

I don't know who I am or where my life is going.

I feel like at my age, I should know what I'm doing with my life and I should have my career all set and on track and I should be earning lots of money.

But I'm not. I'm totally confused.

I'm not working right now.

I think maybe I should get a job. I know a job will be stressful but it will keep me from getting bored all the time. And I'll be earning a little bit of money which always helps.

But I just don't know long term what to do career wise?!?

I have so many dream jobs and so many ideas and so many things I'm interested in and there are just so many options out there today - and I'm so indecisive so I just don't know what to do??

Here are my random thoughts and ideas about my career:

- I love all things creative (art, photography, fashion design, interior design, cake decorating, floristry, drawing etc.)

- I love children

- I love helping people (being a listening ear for them, giving advice, being supportive emotionally etc.)

- I hate study. I am at college right now and I hate it to be honest. I know I have the intelligence & ability, but I'm just not a study person. I just hate it. I want a job that is hands on where I don't have to be at college studying for years and years just to get the job.

- Doing a short course would be fine I think (maybe 6mths - 12mths duration)

- Something else I am really interested in is missions because the mission trips I have been on have changed my life. Those times where I have been telling people about Jesus have been the best times in my life! Mission help me stay focused on Jesus also, which is an added benefit.

- I'm in therapy right now -dealing with some painful emotional stuff. But God is healing me and I am getting better and better (Praise God) with each new day.

So - what should I do?

Do you have any career ideas or advice for me please?

I'm finding it REALLY REALLY hard to stay focused. I've been like that all my life I think.

I want a job where I am helping people and using my creative talents and serving God. That would be my dream.

Any ideas???

Howdy.

I think maybe you might have some unrealistic expectations. Just because you are a certain age doesn't mean you suddenly have all the answers. Believe me! The older I get the more I know I don't know nothing!

When going through some deep kinds of counseling work it is hard to be focused on much of anything else. I suggest right now that you do your best in your studies you currently have and leave the future for the future until more of this deep counseling is worked through.

God has a plan for you! He has a plan for all of us. Sometimes that plan is clear and sometimes we live our whole lives and don't really know what it was. But by faith, we know that God is at work in our lives!

One of my favorite sayings is this: "God made the world round so that we wouldn't see too far down the road" (into the future.)

This put us into the place where we trust God and learn to trust ourselves to make choices within the will of God. If we knew the future besides, it would be like watching a rerun... all boring and predictable.

Jesus said:

Matthew 6:34 (New King James Version)


34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

Look that verse up and notice that he is talking in that same passage about things like "what you shall wear" or "what you shall eat". God knows you need all those things Christ tells us.

So, look each day at what you can do to be of some help to others, look each day at what growth you can make in yourself.

As time passes, I strongly suspect your confusion will clear!

 

[Anti Existance]

Flying doctors is your calling.
second best would be volenteer at the red cross.
Third would be working at a kindergarten

To avoid confusion, make sure you set priorities in your life.Helping and loving people comes first, and although it might take some initial searching first, there's a LOT of people out there who need your help.

 

[Johnnz]

You have some great ideals and values. Some people aren't the theoretical, study types. But these days helping people without some good qualification can mean serving in a restaurant, or a gas station.

You may need to go against the grain and do some real hard study for the long term benefit.

John
NZ

 

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