I don't know

[Tibby]

I’m not sure if this should go in this board or the counseling board. I would like both prayer AND counseling, if you guys have any advice, or have ever felt like I did.

I’m really getting that urge to go soul searching. I guess it is pretty common for most 20 year old college students. But, I really don’t have this strong focus in school, and without a goal, it gets dull. I know what I like, but I don’t know what I want to do. So, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about a backpacking across Europe/biking across Africa kind of thing. That is what my older cousin did. He just took a year off and went to English, came back, went to school, and now, in the next month, he will graduate Grad school and become on official Attorney.

Anyways, I’ve just been feeling that college isn’t for me it this moment in time. I don’t know what I want to do. Just pray for me, pray that if it is God’s desire I have, that I will be set on the right path soon, and if it isn’t God’s desire, that I will forget about it.

It is Finals week, next week, maybe I an just upset over that. But, for the past month or 2, I have feel a discomfort with school I’ve never felt before. I’m a Freshman in college, maybe I need a break from school. This is like my 13th year and all, maybe I need a little change of pace. But, I’ve never been a fan of school. What do you guys think? All of your College grads, did you ever feel this way? It is a finals-week kind of thing, or what? I don’t know guys, just pray for me, pray God guilds me and leads me. Pray he sets me on the right path.

Love,
Chris

 

[Live4God]

PRAYing for YOU Now!
Chris we ALL NEED to do alittle SOUL SEARCHing ever so often it HELPS US get a BETTER Perspective on LIFE! as to where to post on this boaed 4 couceling I would suggest you COPY & PASTE this Message in the Cousel. section, HIOPE this HELPS! L4G!

 

[Pastor Frank]

Chris most undergraduate college programs don't have much value unless you're planning to go to graduate school so you really should be preparing for a specific career.If you have not done so,you should definitely take and interest and appitude test which your college placement office probably offers.These tests pinpoint specific jobs that you have both interest and appitude for.

Your idea of going on a one year bike trip won't really help you much;that's just an escape.If you want to do some soul searching as you say,you should get a Christian service job.On the internet you can find Christian employment agencies.There is also an organization called YOUYH WITH A MISSION that trains young people for short term missionary trips.Now that would create a real soul searching experience!

 

[Tibby]

Thanks Guys.

Live4god- Will the mods allow that? A lot of boards will not allow for double posts.

Pastor Frank- I Guess taking one of those tests would help. As for the trip, my mom ssaid the same thing, an escape. I live in an Area near the HQ of Teen Mania, and with a lot of YWAM and Mercy Ships stuff all over. But that stuff never really appealed to me. It just seems like guilt-free vacations, so cheap and fake. It want the real stuff, not to prepackaged, mircowaveable Christianity. :-(

Maybe it is just finals week that has got me down. Please keep praying. Thanks again guys

 

[Cat59]

Praying for the Lord to guide you along the right path
Cat

 

[desi]

Its hard to decide how to spend the rest of your life. If you have a friend to go backpacking with go for it. Now is probably the best time in your life for it.