I haven't given recent updates to my transition to life in the States. But this month, I've arrived at a new point in my transition....the job search. And I have an interview today. So, here are my thoughts:
I'm having a difficult time trusting God lately. In a certain way, I feel like living in Costa Rica forced me to trust God because there was so much of life that I could not control. But here in the States, I have SO many options & decisions to make. The big decisions that lay ahead of me (where to work & live) are very much in my realm of control to make decisions about. Maybe it's not that I don't trust God...maybe it's just that I recognize my need to practice the discipline of listening to God.
In many ways, I am thankful for entering the field of social work because it's a very similar field to missions & helping people of great need. I don't think I could ever go back to an office job or a career that didn't involve helping people. Even still, I find myself pursuing the more extreme job opportunities with the VERY poor or needy & then looking to rent an apartment & live among them. It's like I have a weird addiction to extreme ministry, which I attribute in part to my experiences in CR. Either that, or its simply following the philosophy of ministry that Jesus set...serving incarnationally among the poor, the outcasts & the marginalized. Once a missionary, always a missionary.
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