Can I just thank God for how He always works things out in His perfect time and perfect way🙏🏼


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I was honestly having second thoughts on doing Information Technology. It's not that I don't enjoy it, but perhaps I'm getting restless and want to try something new. But more than that, I believe it's because I want to have a fulfilling career - something that allows me to help people and have a lot of face-to-face interactions. Sure, I may be doing alright in IT but I was worried about how I’ll be able to honour God in my work.

I started comparing it to the work of a social worker, counselor, nurse and even doctor - I WAS THINKING ABOUT GOING TO MED SCHOOL, how crazy and absurd! Although it sounds amazing - helping people, getting to form so many connections and save lives - it's a jarring difference from IT and it's going to be close to impossible to make a change to med school at this point. The only way med school can be an option for me is if I start from zero, again.

But God delivers and after a recent project discussion, I realised that God uses the people around you to make you realise things. Mr. Tan (my coding teacher) mentioned how we all have our talents and should focus on our individual gifts to move forward.

After some reflection, I think it applies to my predicament now. There are amazing people who will be social workers, counselors, nurses, and doctors - they’re going to be really good at it too. But I can be something different - I can be in the IT industry, making use of my God-given talents - that can be how I honour God. If God wanted a world of doctors, who would do other things?

I'm not saying that I will definitely be continuing on to do Computer Science in university, I'm not saying I won't be doing it either. I think I'm just going to do my best in what I'm studying now (Information Technology in Temasek Polytechnic) to have options in the future when I need to discern my university course and career path. It's exciting to think about the next chapter in life - it used to scare me but it doesn't so much anymore because I know God goes before me AND stands behind me. How great is our God❤

I don't know what the future holds, but I'm going to trust that God has a plan for me. Whatever I end up doing, I'm going to praise God for our differences and honour Him with my God-given talents❤

In conclusion,

“For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith; if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead, do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully.”
‭‭- Romans‬ ‭12:4-8‬ ‭NIV‬‬