when i grow up

"in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight."--Proverbs 3:6

Unsure about what you want to do with your life or tired of doing the same old thing?  Let me humor you.
Here's a list...from what i can remember...about what I  wanted to be when I grew up.  They're pretty much in order I think.

1. Teacher:  Shocker...what little girl didn't want to be a teacher?

2. A veterinarian:  I quickly decided against this because I couldn't handle the smell and Dad kept reminding me that I didn't even like to play with Scat.

3. An orthodontist:  I stayed with this career path longer than most.  I told God I didn't want to do this when I was in Wednesday night church in GA's.  We watch a video of Dr. Taylor doing work on people in Mexico.  I had to leave the room and went home crying because the sight of some of their teeth and mouths.  Mama kept telling me that I didn't have to do that, but I already had the conversation with God and He told me I didn't have to do it either.

4. Domestic engineer:  This is a fancy term for "stay at home mom".  My mom seemed to have it pretty good...why couldn't I do that?  Funny, mom.  (I still think I'd make a great celebrity-wife)

5. Professional athlete:  It's okay you can laugh.

6. Sports psychiatrist:  Mama really encouraged me to do this.  Dad told me I wasn't sympathetic and didn't deal well listening to other people's problems.  Dad wins.

7. Professional DECA-teer:  Lauren Hayes and I placed 3rd in the nation.  Unfortunately this is not a real job.  Maybe I should have wanted to run the Commando Corner until my dying days...

8. Pharmaceutical sales:  I still think I would be really good at this.  Do I wish I was?...somedays.  It took me 3 minutes just now to figure out how to spell it though.

9. Nursing:  Not my calling.  You can laugh if you want.  I think I could have done it.

10. Event coordinator:  I wanted to plan events to raise money to build international orphanages.  I am still 100% alright with dropping everything I am doing and doing this instead.  I need a partner though.  Hit me up if you're interested.

11. Missionary:  Done.  The classroom is my mission field.  Would I want to travel and do this in a different environment?...absolutely.  Partner preferred but not required.

12. Teacher:  And here we are; back in square 1.

I know some of these seem ridiculous--especially coming from someone like me--but in all of this lies a really important lesson (well multiple lessons but whatever): God knows what He wants me to do better than I do.  If something didn't work out for me I got upset.  But if it didn't work out it was usually because I found something else I wanted to do.  In the end, to an extent it doesn't really matter what I do, as long as I do it with the intention to further His Kingdom.  So "take heart!  For [God] has overcome the world" (John 16:33)...so you don't have to (luckily...because I don't trust you).

"Whatever you do, work at it with all of your heart, as working for the LORD, not for men."
--Colossians 3:23


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