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SirTimothy
27th March 2006, 05:56 AM
You know how it is, when you get complacent? I was thinking about 2 months ago that I was happily settled in the church here in Cyprus. Very happy, my relationship with God is getting deeper. And then God nudged me. Again. He does this a lot--in my cynical moods, I think he thinks it's funny. Nudged me to look back to the UK. On the surface of things it makes a lot of sense--if I want to minister, then I need to be familiar with the culture. All my friends are leaving to go to college, etc. HOWEVER, while I'm at home, I don't have to worry about a job, since my parents will pay my degree fees (I suspect they will wherever I live) and I get free food, free lodging, etc. Moving back to the UK makes no practical sense until I've finished my degree and actually need to move back. The upheaval and what-not of moving since as it'd be permanent, I'd need to take a lot of stuff with me. Also, we're moving into a new house shortly which we're talking about building a sound studio into, etc. We've a lot of plans for the next 6 months which were intended to be permanent changes.
Please pray for me that I will know what the right thing to do--right now I'm starting to feel after Christmas would be around the right time, and I have little or no desire to actually move, despite the fact that on the surface of things it would seem to make both a lot of sense and no sense at all, all at the same time.
I don't really know what I'm qualified to do in job terms--I'm an equivalent of a US High school grad (or will be within the next two months) but on paper it's not all that much. I'm a good computer technician, but again, no paper qualifications and no desire to spend that much money on getting them. I'm a good musician, but not professional quality. I'm a good writer, but again... there's all sorts of thiings I could do, but I've very little idea HOW to do them. Please do pray for guidance in this area...

Timothy
TomUK
27th March 2006, 06:11 AM
Prayers for you, Timothy.

If you are seriously considering the Priesthood then i would recommend going to univeristy as soon as possible.
Andy Broadley
27th March 2006, 06:17 AM
My first thought was that you had reached a crossroads in your life.

However, it's probably more of a spaghetti junction in your life.

Praying for ya Tim:thumbsup:
Companion
27th March 2006, 06:18 AM
You're in our prayers :)
SirTimothy
27th March 2006, 07:12 AM
Prayers for you, Timothy.

If you are seriously considering the Priesthood then i would recommend going to univeristy as soon as possible.

I've got no intention of going to university. I'm hopefully going to be beginning a degree in Theology however through the university of gloucester by correspondence. University costs just WAY to much these days.
Naomi4Christ
27th March 2006, 08:41 AM
Have you thought about a Gap Year?
SirTimothy
27th March 2006, 08:53 AM
A gap year would be of very little use to me. In all practicality my last 8 years have been gap years, studying at home with very little structure (and ending up with not quite enough ucas points to go to a residential university... grr!). I feeling I ought to be looking at moving back to the UK, doing my degree part-time and finding some sort of job part-time. We'll see.

Timothy
Naomi4Christ
27th March 2006, 08:56 AM
A gap year would be of very little use to me. In all practicality my last 8 years have been gap years, studying at home with very little structure (and ending up with not quite enough ucas points to go to a residential university... grr!). I feeling I ought to be looking at moving back to the UK, doing my degree part-time and finding some sort of job part-time. We'll see.

Timothy

A gap year, as in travelling around the world, doing either odd jobs or working on a mission project.

Would you have to pay overseas student rates for a UK university?
SirTimothy
27th March 2006, 09:10 AM
No, I won't. The non-residential course it looks like I'll be taking will be fine as far as fees are concerned.

And as for travelling, I've had enough of that. I don't like flying and I've LIVED in three countries and visited 10-12+ plus more states of the USA than most americans (i.e. I've travelled from CO to the east coast from there to CA by car and we didn't miss out all that many!) And as for mission, I'd prefer to take some time OUT of mission. I can't remember a time when my family has not been involved in mission work.

I guess what I'm trying to say is I'm just not sure where I should be going or what I should be doing, but I just know that I'm being nudged out of my comfort zone once again and I'm scared!

Timothy