#livingforeternity

Sorry for this long post!

So today I am feeling inspired by a song and a conversation I had with a co-worker. We were talking about what we are doing in school and what we want to do with our degree. It got me thinking, I have no idea what I want to do with mine when I get it. Hopefully if everything goes well enough I will have a degree in Psychology. Today during our conversation, I could not think of one thing I wanted to do in the future with Psychology. I realized that I have been caught up in a routine of trying to figure out what society and the world thinks I should do in my future. You know society tells this generation and all others that the goal in life is to make it through grade schools, go to college, get a degree, and even maybe get a masters or doctorate. After college you go out into the world and you're supposed to use your fancy degree and find your dream job. A career that will hold you over until glorious retirement. The American dream, sort of! And that's really awesome if that's what you want in your life. But today I just started thinking how much I don't care what society has to say. I only care about what God has to say. I realized that I get so stressed because I feel like I am failing societies rules for growing up. But that doesn't even matter. I think it's such a great idea to take what you learn in college and use it for His glory. And even if it's not in that specific career field, you are still useful in what God has called you to do! My life is His life. I want my life on earth to count for eternity. I want do do works through Him and for Him. If you are a believer in Jesus Christ then you know that longing of wanting to know the calling for your life. I have not gotten any clear answers for that question yet but until then I want to continue living for God and for his glory. I want my life to count and be meaningful and have impact but not for this world. For eternity and for an amazing, loving, forgiving, graceful, merciful, almighty God. We are called to be lights in this world and I want my light to shine so bright!

Ephesians 5:8-20 "For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth) and find out what pleases the Lord. Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. It is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret. But everything exposed by the light becomes visible—and everything that is illuminated becomes a light. This is why it is said: “Wake up, sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.” Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is. Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ."