This Whole Real World Thing....
Things have been really good. I have a job that I absolutely love, I've got a bit of stability and it seems like things are going in the right direction. I'm going in work, giving it my best shot and leave knowing that I did what I could and hope to improve.
I enjoy working in the real world, it doesn't seem that bad. Yet, it seems like almost every single person is telling me that it's the whole, fresh kid out of school phase and just wait until a couple of years. I always try to be the exception to the rule, but part of me senses that there's wisdom in the warnings. There's a definite sense of pressure to able to provide yourself, even though I'm trying to maintain the belief that you do what you love and love what you do, the rest takes care of itself.
Can it really be as simple as it sounds? I'm looking at engineering from an income perspectives and I hear the same thing. It doesn't pay all that well. I'm trying to remember that it's not about the money. Yet, something is just telling me that there's more to it than that. I can't help but feel that there's this pressure to have your act all together now, if not beforehand. That you must be Mr. Jack of All trades with plans and ambitions that are in line with God's. It's a lot to swallow and yet I can't help but feel overwhelmed by the thought.
I enjoy working in the real world, it doesn't seem that bad. Yet, it seems like almost every single person is telling me that it's the whole, fresh kid out of school phase and just wait until a couple of years. I always try to be the exception to the rule, but part of me senses that there's wisdom in the warnings. There's a definite sense of pressure to able to provide yourself, even though I'm trying to maintain the belief that you do what you love and love what you do, the rest takes care of itself.
Can it really be as simple as it sounds? I'm looking at engineering from an income perspectives and I hear the same thing. It doesn't pay all that well. I'm trying to remember that it's not about the money. Yet, something is just telling me that there's more to it than that. I can't help but feel that there's this pressure to have your act all together now, if not beforehand. That you must be Mr. Jack of All trades with plans and ambitions that are in line with God's. It's a lot to swallow and yet I can't help but feel overwhelmed by the thought.
2 Comments:
pat, it will all come together in God's time. you are still young (as am I), and you will go through a lot of things in the near future.
This is going ot be a long post..some of the ideas and topics in your post is quite complicated.
What does it mean by not paying all that well? This is compare to someone with no education? or someone with a MBA or working in management? Put into numbers, how does one define paying well? 30k? 40? 50? 60? 80? 100?
Providing for oneself and paying well is all relative. Compare to third world country, we are much better off. Compare to our peers and colleagues, paying well takes on a different meaning.
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That's the question that I asked my friend..what if u have a crappy job and u use that job to fund yourself to do work for God (like tentmaker), is that bad? I don't think so.
Example..Paul is a tentmaker. He made tents so he can spread the Gospel. What if Paul really hate tentmaking? Would he go look for some other job that give him satisfaction? I wouldn't think so. His passion lies in sharing the Gospel.
I don't think Paul hate tentmaking at all. He just see it as a way to finance his missionary trip. Just b/c he doesn't like it doesn't mean he will be lazy at making tent. I bet he worked just as diligently as he made tents as he share the Gospel. To him making tent is a way to glorify God as well. This would make sense base on the books he has written. (Example: Romans 5:2-5).
If there is one example of someone that have his passion and God's Will align is Paul.
Well what if one has to sacrifice one for the other. Let say, we can't have it all. We can't have a good career, good money, good life, good relationship with God. What if the trial right now is for us to pick a few or one over the other? This is a scary question. Or put it in another words...the Jack of All Trades..is that Biblical or Cultural??
Realistically..if u really have to physically live..i mean survive...u don't need a lot. Look at Pastors..they make very little...and they still have a good life. (Again..the "good" life is all relative)
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