GF journal Sept 22, 2012

Maintain Consciousness

This is going to be a more mental health related post than a physical health, beware!

A few weeks ago, a friend made a passing comment. Why are you doing this to yourself? If you want to be a doctor or something like that, why are you going the route of engineering? 

Honestly, it doesn’t make sense. I’ve always been called to be an engineer, or pursue an engineering degree. And I’ve always been drawn to the medical field. I know somehow God will make these things mesh. 

Over the last few weeks, this question keeps popping up, why are you doing this, or why didn’t I pick something easier, a whole multitude of things. I’ve finally figured out the answer to these questions besides I like a challenge, my original cop-out. 

They were answered biblically for me. As  most things are when I pray about them,  

Eph 1:11
     It’s in Christ that we find out who we are and what we are living for.

 and

1 Peter 5: 6-7

       So be content with who you are, and don’t put on airs. God’s strong hand is on you, he’ll promote you at the right time. Live carefree before God; he is most careful with you.

Even fellow believers don’t completely understand how I can just do it, follow God so blindly.

It’s not blind. I’ve had trials and error. God says one thing, I do another, it turns out badly and I figure out God was right. Who would have thunk.  

I’ve been content with the answer though, so that’s all that matters. Then I found an explination that explains it in words that will help others more. 

      “Being an engineer has a lot more to do with how you think than with what your favorite subjects are. Although math and science are important, the important thing is THINKING like an engineer. If you are curious about the world, wonder why things work the way they do, and like to fix things that are broken, then you will make a great engineer!”

Yup. God provides. He provided an explanation that makes sense to me and an explanation that makes sense to others. He rocks. 

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