Life's Purpose

Lately, I've been reflecting on the purpose of my life. When I graduated from college, I thought that my purpose was to teach children. I taught for 7 years until circumstances caused me to change my life and job. Now I'm drifting into different areas of education. It's been scary not knowing where I'm going. One Sabbath morning God gave me some assurance that everything is good and I'm going the right way. I prayed on the way to church that God would show me why He had me teach and then change careers. I expected Him to answer, but not for another week or so. Boy was I in for a surprise when He answered during church. It just so happened that the pastor spoke on ministry to others. As I was listening, it hit me like a bolt of lightning that teaching had enabled me to see a need in students - a desire to understand prophecy and end-time events. I have been reading Daniel and Revelation with the purpose of putting something together for 5th - 8th graders to use for studying prophecy. I hadn't really started anything yet. God impressed me with the fact that He had given me this desire to help students understand prophecy and that I had changed careers so that I could work on a study guide. Why was I worried? Jeremiah 29:11 says that God knows the plans He has for me - a prosperous future and an hope.