what are you doing for your life?

I have wondered this question, seriously, my WHOLE life!!  I really wish I knew.  I am still wondering this but right now I am going until God tells me otherwise.  So, far God has kept me here through rough patches and easy ones.  Piper mentions in his book that he thought he was supposed to be a doctor because he loved the idea of healing people and finding cures for things.  Well, when he decided this, his first semester starting off with his classes, he got mono for three weeks.  He was laid up in the hospital while he was supposed to be in his Organic Chemistry class.  Okay, I would never want to miss ONE day in that class, and he missed THREE WEEKS!!  Yikes!! Well, needless to say, while he was in the hospital he discovered it's not a doctor he wanted to be but a minister.  He realized that he wanted to completely and utterly dedicate his life over to God and do everything according to Him.  That is awesome!! However, don't think you have to drop everything your doing or your career because someone else did.  That is just what John knew he was supposed to do.  Maybe God has a plan for you to use your career or whatever your doing to reach those around you.  I do not know but only He does.  Just pray about it.  There are many things that people do in their professions in order to show who God is. 

In high school, I had the most amazing choir director.  She was a Christian but she worked in a public school.  That makes me laugh just thinking about it because she did not care that she announced everyday that she was a Christian and that God was the answer.  She picked music that allowed her to talk about who God was and what He could do for her students.  I have never appreciated someone so much.  In a public school, your job is in jeopardy if you mention your faith without someone asking you first and even then you have to be careful with how you talk with them about it.  She threw caution to the wind.  She knew that this was who she was and she knew that she was not ashamed of what she believed in and she wanted the whole world to know.  Now, if only all the Christians in this world lived out loud like my choir director did, then we would have a much better place.  Christians nowadays are so scared to mention that they are a Christian, in fear of losing their jobs or family or friends that they keep silent.  How is that helping you or anyone else?  How is that bringing others to the Kingdom of God?  I know your job might be in jeopardy if you do that but who said that those who stood up for what they believed in where handed trophies by the world?  In fact, they were persecuted and even killed for that.  But, my question is would you be able to put your life (or job) in jeopardy for someone who saved yours?