The future....and God's way.

What are you going to do after high school? I remember this question well. I graduated from high school last year, and I remember the feeling of 'what am I going to do next year' so well. The way I normally make my decisions is by process of elimination, so near the beginning of Grade 12, I knew some things I did not want to go into, and I knew one career path I would for sure not take. I was positive that I would never go into engineering.

By about February of last year, I had pretty much decided what I would be taking in university, when one of my friends asked me why I wasn't going into engineering. Even though I had a bunch of good reasons why I didn't want to take engineering, I couldn't get that question out of my head for the next week.

I was even more confused about my future than before, and I really did not know what to do, so I prayed a lot, and pretty much begged God to tell me what I should do next year. I went to a tour at the university to help me, and I had to decide by the next day if I wanted to go into engineering. I came home from the tour even more confused than previously. I didn't feel that God had really told me anything at all, and I was sitting at the computer ready to send an email to switch into engineering, but I did not know if I wanted to send it. My mom said something to me which helped me make my decision. She said “If you don't send that email, will you regret it?” And I knew I would, so I sent it and felt instant relief. And I knew God wanted me there.

I am loving university, and the courses I am taking. Everyday I am reassured that God wants me here, in engineering. I do not think I could enjoy anything else at university more than engineering. Personally I see God a lot in science. When I learn more about the world, and how stuff works around me, I can't help but think how amazing God is for creating all this. Because a lot of my classes are science based, I see God everyday in my classes. I am constantly reminded how much I enjoy what I am doing, and that this is not at all my doing, but completely God's doing.

I have to make some more important decisions for next year, and somehow I am not too worried about them. I know I am where God wants me to be, which is one of the most amazing feelings in the world, and I know that he will continue leading me as long as I am willing to follow. I have no idea what my future holds, but I am so excited to see what is to come, and I have learned that not listening to God, and trying to make my own plans doesn't work so well.

So my encouragement to you is God has such an amazing future in store for all of you. If you are trying to make decisions about your future, definitely look into your options, but make sure you ask God, and pray about what you should do. Even if you think you know what you want to do, pray about it, because God may have an even better future in store for you. If you think you might really dislike the way He is pointing you at the time, in the end, it will be better than you could have ever expected. So many times God has completely changed the plans I have made for myself, and I now know that God's way is truly the best way.

By: Melanie Dyck – Camp Moose Lake