What is the plan for my future with the grand scheme of things…
Posted by Mr West | Filed under Beliefs, Christianity, Me, Personal
This blog post is a follow on from a comment on Anne Jacksons Blog
Wow that is very humbling and inspiring as i am 21 at the moment and about to finish Uni. Thankfully i am not in any dept through the fees and costs but in a years time i am going to be out in the big bad world with a Good degree under my belt and some potentually good jobs up in London or Anywhere even. Just if i take a stop and think what am I supposed to do with my life that is where I get stoped dead in my tracks I mean i could make lots of money and even end up running my own company with the sole aim for “Profit and Gain”
Thing is i dont want my drive and ambition to be in Money and Personal gain. I want to be able to give something back that will be eternally lasting and worthwhile. My mate Keith Mason and i were recently talking about this… I think this comes about when our perspective goes from being a taker and consumer to a Giver and Maker and though this the focus is not so much what i can get out this bit of work but what it can do to help other people in one way or another.
I do feel that there are many different areas that i would like to go into but i do think that i want to Help my parrents with the work that they are doing in Africa. take a look at rfmafrica.com . Its for me more about fulfilling the great commission that Christ has place on each and every person.
The great commission is very simple it is about spreading the Good News of Christ.
Matthew 28:16-20
The Great Commission
16Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 17When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in[a] the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
The good news of Christ is that he gave his only son to die on the cross for our sins so that if we believe in him we would have eternal life…
John 3:16 16“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,[a] that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
I know that i have digressed but what i am trying to say is that for me, Anne and many others, there is more to life than just making lots of money, taxes and death. There is something that is eternal and it is that future hope that i look forward to and I would encourage everyone who reads this to really think about.
Do people think that you go down a career path that can make a ton of money but not get caught up in the system and ultimately fail to help people???
I am a chap that really enjoys photography and things that look nice. I am currently on my PGCE year at Bath University which is training me to be a ICT teacher. I love playing rugby and going Kitesurfing in Kenya which is my home away from home.
June 9, 2008 at 3:52 pm
Man it took ages to sign in to comment on this. flipping wordpress!!
Mate thats a good post though. You’re asking the right questions. I can’t recommend John Piper’s book “Dont waste your life” available from amazon for a fiver. So worth buying.
A mate has this quote on his FB profile
“God, the Word of God, and the souls of men! According to the Bible, these are the only things that will last eternally. To the extent that you are involved in these three things, you are involved in eternity.”
Go for it Timmmay! Whether its full time missions, church work, “secular” jobs or whatever else do it for the glory of God and amazing things will happen.
Larry
(www.fotidzo.blogspot.com)
June 9, 2008 at 9:47 pm
Thanks Larry one of my only coments so far… i have made it possibel to coment with out logging in now so maybe i will get more…
But yeah thanks for the possitive comment it is always really Helpfull and that quote is really good and encouragin.
ill look into the book thanks for the recomendation..
But yeah what ever it is for the Glory of God is key…