Waiting Patiently.

There comes a time in everyones college career that one must choose what field of study they want to venture into. I have been told it is very important to choose something you love to do, since that will end up being your job for the rest of your life. (Probably) I have also been told not to rush into it. Take your time, consider all your options, and pick something that “fits” your interests, passions, ect. I, personally, love the “take your time” part. Why? Because the time has come for me to decide. Deciding on major, that is. This may sound easy, but, honestly, I don’t have any idea what I want my major to be.

Way back in the day, in 10th-12th grade, I was sure, positively, without a doubt, what I wanted my major to be. Psychology. This was fine with me, until people started asking me “What can you do with a psychology degree? Are you sure you want to do that?” Uh, yeah. I think so. I had not really given it much thought, honestly. I just thought it sounded “cool”. 

Then, I started thinking. ‘Do I really want to be a psychologist?’ Somewhere along the way, I started feeling not so sure psychology is what I wanted to major in. When I registered for classes in the fall, the question was asked “Do you want to declare a major?” Uh, I don’t know for sure.

“I don’t know” got me a undeclared major. This was fine with me. General Education classes are always good anyways. Since I was leaning toward psychology in the first place, I went ahead and took a general psychology class to try it out, and see if I liked it. I’m currently taking the class, and yes, I do like it.

As I wonder what classes I need to take this next semester, I’m still clueless about what I want to major in. I do like psychology, but I also like other things as well. I’ve been told writing would be something good for me to major in. I’ve also looked at other things such as business management, graphic design, criminal justice, and broadcasting. Looks like for another semester, I’ll be undeclared once again.

Even though I would love to know what I should major in RIGHT NOW, God is teaching me something through this. He is teaching me to WAIT. To wait patiently for Him. He’s also teaching me something else. A few months ago, I had a post titled “Staying Positive in a Negative World.” It was about how college was hard, because it was not where I wanted to be. My dream all along had been to attend FWBBC. But, that didn’t happen. 

God has reminded me of that recently. He has reminded me to wait patiently for Him. He is reminding me to trust in Him, to commit my ways to him, and He will give me the desires of my heart. I came across some verses in Psalm 37 that really hit home for me. After reading these verses, I was reminded, once again to wait patiently for the Lord. I have committed my ways to Him, which means all I can do now is trust, pray, and wait. Hopefully, I will be at FWBBC next fall. If not, that’s okay too. For now, I will pray, and wait patiently. 

3 Trust in the LORD and do good; 
       dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.

 4 Delight yourself in the LORD 
       and he will give you the desires of your heart.

 5 Commit your way to the LORD; 
       trust in him and he will do this

Psalm 37:3-5