Today I met with a student who will graduate this May, and is trying to figure out what to do after college. A fairly frequent scenario. Like many seniors, the most pressing question in this student's mind was, "What should I do?!?!" It's easy to get a bit frustrated when God does not make the answer as plain as day, and quickly. Students get frustrated, and so do I as someone who wants desperately to say something helpful.
What I'm realizing, though, is that the seeming delay and silence on God's part often bring other questions to the surface, such as: How do I even hear God's voice? How does He guide me? What am I really passionate about? What are my gifts? Where am I being invited to trust Him? What fears are acting as barriers in my life?
I suppose God could dole out guidance and specific direction more liberally if He wanted. He'd certainly have fewer graduating seniors shaking their fists at Him! But He is always wanting to draw us into a deeper intimacy with Him, revealing truths and mysteries about how He has made us, and how we can know Him better.
That said, I'm learning that I can be more helpful if I resist the urge to simply give good career advice, but to help students press deeper into the invitations that God extends during times of decision. The senior I met with today left our time with a renewed eagerness to know God personally, to hear His voice, to be free of her fears, and to become a person who knows better how she has been uniquely created to bless the world. If she gets all that, a little career advice just sounds like icing on the cake!
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