okay God... here we go, hand in hand
today i talked with my boss about seminary. fyi: i work at a church so my boss is an elder. we talked about the process (which is super long but it makes sense why it is so) and we talked about discernment a little bit.
since i did not get a final interview with Teach for America, i have been seriously thinking about what on Earth i will be doing after this year. I pretty much have two options: 1. go to seminary or 2. work.
now that i know the process of which i need to do to get ready to go to seminary for the United Methodist Church, i feel far less confused. i think i actually have a plan. and i will continue to pray about it of course, but i am so over-joyed that i actually have a plan, especially when i thought a plan would never ever come.
the plan (insert angelic music here):
1. work from june until it is time to go to seminary
2. complete all of pre-seminary (aka canidacy) stuff
3. go to seminary and decide where God wants me to be
4. after seminary i will do God's will- even if that means being a CCW or missionary.
i feel like i should not let this opportunity to go get away from me. and just because i go doesn't mean i have to go be a pastor or a deacon right away. it just means that i am prepared if i should be called to be a pastor. in this case, i think i will look to my friend Andrew who went to seminary but decided that as of now being a pastor or a deacon is not where God wants him, so he is a CCW (aka missionary).
i dont know why i didnt think of this before, but i am glad to have a little bit of reassurance in my soul as to where God wants me to be. and today's conversation was just another reminder that this internship is where God wanted me to be. although i have been going through a lot of changes, i am where He wants me and i am growing and most of all... i am thankful.
its such a great feeeling to be thankful that someone else's dream for this program has changed my life.
since i did not get a final interview with Teach for America, i have been seriously thinking about what on Earth i will be doing after this year. I pretty much have two options: 1. go to seminary or 2. work.
now that i know the process of which i need to do to get ready to go to seminary for the United Methodist Church, i feel far less confused. i think i actually have a plan. and i will continue to pray about it of course, but i am so over-joyed that i actually have a plan, especially when i thought a plan would never ever come.
the plan (insert angelic music here):
1. work from june until it is time to go to seminary
2. complete all of pre-seminary (aka canidacy) stuff
3. go to seminary and decide where God wants me to be
4. after seminary i will do God's will- even if that means being a CCW or missionary.
i feel like i should not let this opportunity to go get away from me. and just because i go doesn't mean i have to go be a pastor or a deacon right away. it just means that i am prepared if i should be called to be a pastor. in this case, i think i will look to my friend Andrew who went to seminary but decided that as of now being a pastor or a deacon is not where God wants him, so he is a CCW (aka missionary).
i dont know why i didnt think of this before, but i am glad to have a little bit of reassurance in my soul as to where God wants me to be. and today's conversation was just another reminder that this internship is where God wanted me to be. although i have been going through a lot of changes, i am where He wants me and i am growing and most of all... i am thankful.
its such a great feeeling to be thankful that someone else's dream for this program has changed my life.