Artist, writer, doctor, mathematician, professor. Every career path or personality type is different and distinct within our society. They are also part of God's design. We weren't out on this earth to be a doctor, we all have different callings or God assignments. We can tell what God intended for our lives but what we are "naturally" good at and enjoy. If we choose the things we are good at and enjoy that are still glorifying God than we've correctly identified our calling. Just because a man may enjoy sex doesn't mean his calling is to be a prostitute. The things we are pulled toward that also glorify God are the best things in life.
Every high schooler tries to "find themselves". I tried that for awhile but that ended up just me changing my hair, clothes, and makeup. Nothing came naturally to me and felt natural.
Until I became a Christian.
It wasn't easy, I'm not saying that. But everything that led up to me becoming a Christian and everything that followed came naturally and was natural to do and believe. And that's how it is suppose to be for some people. Some people have to question everything before they can truly believe. But that's not how it was with me. I could believe everything naturally because it just made sense and the way everything in my life seemed like a series of coincidences finally made sense. They weren't coincidences, they were what some Christians like to call "a God thing". God puts certain people and experiences into your life because its a part of his plan and design for our lives.
Another part of God's design is our calling. Someone God decided. He created you and chose a path you would follow and gave you characteristics that would mold those around you to further his plan.
To us those characteristics seem naturally and they have to be observed not thought up. My "love" of scream during my emo phase would be a perfect example of a made up, incorrect passion. A passion isn't created or formed, it is realized and identified.
I would have to say that God put me on this earth to be a nurturer. I love...and I love HARD. I can feel my insides get warmer and happier the more I am caring for a child and when I'm having a simple conversation with a young kid. I delight in having those simple conversations because children have this innocent point of view of life and that outlook makes them the sweetest and most precious gift.
I know that being a mother, an elementary teacher, and a wife are my calling.
I know that being a mother is my called because I have this overwhelming feeling of love and selflessness for someone who is connected to me, and they haven't even been created yet. I can just sense how much love I will have and already have for that future child. I will nurture the crap out of that kid. I can tell I would be great at being a mother by the way I interact with children at the nursery. I care about their happiness and well-being before my own the entire time we are together, which is only for a small time. But with years and years of time, I can properly nurture my child. I can learn and grow with them. As they grow with age, I'll grow with experience and lessons learned. I can tell that I will have no trouble being selfless for a child because of how I handled my very first poopy diaper this last Sunday. I wasn't as grossed out as I thought I would be. I was more sad about the fact that he had been sitting in that. I felt so bad for him and how helpless children in general are. They cant go to the bathroom yet and they cannot tell me about how uncomfortable that is, they can only wait and rely on us to take care of them.
I know that being an elementary teacher is my calling because I know I am good at speaking to younger kids and they're still in their innocent times. I need to get to them and encourage and build them up before junior high and high school tears up their youthful brilliance. Another personal reason is because children that young actually like their teacher..so that's awesome :) Also I'm the bomb dot com at art and when they're that young they can truly be creative without limits and expectations.
I know being a wife is my calling because as I said before, I love, and I love hard. I love to love other people and having someone there to return the love for my whole life sounds amazing to me. I understand now that marriage is more work than the everyday wonderful fairytale marriage shown in unrealistic Disney movies. Its a day by day struggle, but its a beautiful one :)
Overall I am a passionate, crying, blushing, dramatic, romantic, blubbering mess. But that mess is a beautiful mess because it shows my overwhelming love. And I will not complain about that calling one bit :)
Every high schooler tries to "find themselves". I tried that for awhile but that ended up just me changing my hair, clothes, and makeup. Nothing came naturally to me and felt natural.
Until I became a Christian.
It wasn't easy, I'm not saying that. But everything that led up to me becoming a Christian and everything that followed came naturally and was natural to do and believe. And that's how it is suppose to be for some people. Some people have to question everything before they can truly believe. But that's not how it was with me. I could believe everything naturally because it just made sense and the way everything in my life seemed like a series of coincidences finally made sense. They weren't coincidences, they were what some Christians like to call "a God thing". God puts certain people and experiences into your life because its a part of his plan and design for our lives.
Another part of God's design is our calling. Someone God decided. He created you and chose a path you would follow and gave you characteristics that would mold those around you to further his plan.
To us those characteristics seem naturally and they have to be observed not thought up. My "love" of scream during my emo phase would be a perfect example of a made up, incorrect passion. A passion isn't created or formed, it is realized and identified.
I would have to say that God put me on this earth to be a nurturer. I love...and I love HARD. I can feel my insides get warmer and happier the more I am caring for a child and when I'm having a simple conversation with a young kid. I delight in having those simple conversations because children have this innocent point of view of life and that outlook makes them the sweetest and most precious gift.
I know that being a mother, an elementary teacher, and a wife are my calling.
I know that being a mother is my called because I have this overwhelming feeling of love and selflessness for someone who is connected to me, and they haven't even been created yet. I can just sense how much love I will have and already have for that future child. I will nurture the crap out of that kid. I can tell I would be great at being a mother by the way I interact with children at the nursery. I care about their happiness and well-being before my own the entire time we are together, which is only for a small time. But with years and years of time, I can properly nurture my child. I can learn and grow with them. As they grow with age, I'll grow with experience and lessons learned. I can tell that I will have no trouble being selfless for a child because of how I handled my very first poopy diaper this last Sunday. I wasn't as grossed out as I thought I would be. I was more sad about the fact that he had been sitting in that. I felt so bad for him and how helpless children in general are. They cant go to the bathroom yet and they cannot tell me about how uncomfortable that is, they can only wait and rely on us to take care of them.
I know that being an elementary teacher is my calling because I know I am good at speaking to younger kids and they're still in their innocent times. I need to get to them and encourage and build them up before junior high and high school tears up their youthful brilliance. Another personal reason is because children that young actually like their teacher..so that's awesome :) Also I'm the bomb dot com at art and when they're that young they can truly be creative without limits and expectations.
I know being a wife is my calling because as I said before, I love, and I love hard. I love to love other people and having someone there to return the love for my whole life sounds amazing to me. I understand now that marriage is more work than the everyday wonderful fairytale marriage shown in unrealistic Disney movies. Its a day by day struggle, but its a beautiful one :)
Overall I am a passionate, crying, blushing, dramatic, romantic, blubbering mess. But that mess is a beautiful mess because it shows my overwhelming love. And I will not complain about that calling one bit :)