I need Christian advice
Hello,
well I need a Christians advice because I really don't like to call myself a Christian since I don't go to church and don't read the bible even though I have faith and I believe Jesus to be the light of the world. I don't want to be called a hypocrit I guess because I still sin.
So this is one of those life decisions I guess I have to make:
My Fiance who I think the world of, is pretty much too smart for his own good. He recieved full scholarships to school and even to law school which he is in right now.
He worked at a firm over the summer like 18 hour days behind a desk.
One night he was eating dinner there (like always) and his co-workers were talking about their maids and landscapers and how they never see their kids. After he came home that night something changed inside of him. I guess he realized he didn't want that lifestyle. He wanted to quit law school immediately. He wanted to become a teacher for inner city schools.
He asked me what I thought he should do. And I wanted him to quit because I never see him much. And to tell you the truth I put a lot of my happiness in him. I have made him a big part of my world and I get sad when he's not around ( I know I shouldn't do this).
But no one wanted him to drop out. Not his family, or co-workers. I told him I thought he should but he would be giving up a huge opportunity. It was too late for him to go back to school to become a teacher at that point in the summer to start in the fall. Plus he got a full ride to Law school. A million people would kill for that!
So he never signed up for interviews for next summer but since he had a 4.0 and used to work in career services, they found out and signed him up anyway.
So we just found out he got a job for next summer working at the top 3rd law firm in the world. Making a OBSCENE amount of money. Money for the wedding, money for a house, and for security. The place is also said to look like the movie "devils advocate".
The other thing I should mention is that I grew up very poor. I never had much. We were on food stamps and had ripped clothes and it's such a drastic change having the thought of never having to struggle again.
So he isn't sure if he should take the job. And he doesn't want to practice law after he graduates (he wants to go in the peace corps).
It's just weird because I feel like I have two sides of me, one that wants us to give up money and go help people. And another side of me that is like "are you crazy! What about your future family, do you want them to grow up the way you did and not have anything. A million people would kill for this opportunity to work there and to have an education!"
So he said something to me last night that jolted me a lot.
He said "when we're older, I would rather us say 'I wish we would've been rich' than 'I wish we would've been happy'. "
I don't know what the correct Christian answer is, even though I do in my heart. I guess my heart says that he should run for his soul...
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