Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.
That’s how the idiom goes. This seems to be the career goal of every person in my generation. While the motivating factor for this saying may bring us to a place of finding work we love, it also ignores a very real reality: At some point, you will find yourself discouraged about your work. Does this mean that you failed to find your lifelong passion? Of course not.
I am privileged with the ability and freedom to home educate my children and help others to do so. Even though 95% of our school days find me excited to dive into the world of latin, science projects, and math, I still have unmotivated days. Yesterday was such a day. I find that on those days I need two things:
- Friends who understand. I don’t need someone who tries to fix my problem, analyzes my decision to educate from home, or even gives me a pep talk. I need a friend who is also doing what she loves and has found it difficult. Because everything on this side of heaven is hard, even the things we love. It’s the nature of the fall and why I need:
- A God who is sovereign. At the end of the day, I didn’t choose my path in a vacuum. God directed me. He knows what is best and He knows what is hard and He will bring the salvation and righteousness of His people.
If the February blues started running into March this year and you find yourself surrounded by mud, both physical and mental. You are not alone, it is hard and God will give you the strength to do the work that He has prepared for you.