Hi everyone! I just wanted to offer a quick praise report and make a prayer request. It's for me.
First, the praise. A while ago, I finally quit resisting God's call on my life and enrolled in a graduate program in theology. I've been working full time and doing school all during the pandemic, so it's been a pretty rough time for me. Many of you know that I'm a detective, so perhaps you can imagine being a cop throughout the BLM protests, while managing graduate coursework in theology (Hint: So. Much. Reading.), and being subject to call-outs. I distinctly remember wondering if I would even complete a few courses because of significant work disruptions. I've worked protest events on an emergency basis while falling behind on that big research paper, caught a violent sexual predator instead of taking that big exam on time, and fallen behind on coursework after catching COVID at the beginning of a course...only to immediately catch several major cases as soon as I was back at work. But I digress and I'm not looking for praise myself. I'm just saying it's been a tough couple years. The praise report? By God's grace, I've completed the program and I'm graduating!
Second, the prayer request. I feel called to change careers, and I'm unsure where God is leading me. I am currently in a hiring process for a job with a Christian non-profit that I've been eyeing for nearly three years. So that's exciting.
On the other hand, I'm so very deep into total work burnout. Without going into detail, let's just say that I have to leave my job sometime soon just to keep my own sanity. I've finally come to the difficult conclusion that the best thing for me to do is leave the career path I've been on for so long. Despite the degrees, certifications, advanced training, promotions, and being nearly halfway to retirement age in the pension system....I just don't want to to do it any more. I also sincerely believe that I had to come to this point before I would have seriously considered ministry work in some capacity, so I have to thank God for that gift.
At this point, I'm praying that God will give me the wisdom to make good decisions about when to quit my job, what new options to pursue, and that He will open the right doors for me to end up where He wants me. Any prayer would be much appreciated.
First, the praise. A while ago, I finally quit resisting God's call on my life and enrolled in a graduate program in theology. I've been working full time and doing school all during the pandemic, so it's been a pretty rough time for me. Many of you know that I'm a detective, so perhaps you can imagine being a cop throughout the BLM protests, while managing graduate coursework in theology (Hint: So. Much. Reading.), and being subject to call-outs. I distinctly remember wondering if I would even complete a few courses because of significant work disruptions. I've worked protest events on an emergency basis while falling behind on that big research paper, caught a violent sexual predator instead of taking that big exam on time, and fallen behind on coursework after catching COVID at the beginning of a course...only to immediately catch several major cases as soon as I was back at work. But I digress and I'm not looking for praise myself. I'm just saying it's been a tough couple years. The praise report? By God's grace, I've completed the program and I'm graduating!
Second, the prayer request. I feel called to change careers, and I'm unsure where God is leading me. I am currently in a hiring process for a job with a Christian non-profit that I've been eyeing for nearly three years. So that's exciting.
On the other hand, I'm so very deep into total work burnout. Without going into detail, let's just say that I have to leave my job sometime soon just to keep my own sanity. I've finally come to the difficult conclusion that the best thing for me to do is leave the career path I've been on for so long. Despite the degrees, certifications, advanced training, promotions, and being nearly halfway to retirement age in the pension system....I just don't want to to do it any more. I also sincerely believe that I had to come to this point before I would have seriously considered ministry work in some capacity, so I have to thank God for that gift.
At this point, I'm praying that God will give me the wisdom to make good decisions about when to quit my job, what new options to pursue, and that He will open the right doors for me to end up where He wants me. Any prayer would be much appreciated.
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