Belmont University - Freshmen First Forty DaysSample

Day 24 – Vocation

There are a lot of things that people tell you college is supposed to be. One of the more common answers is that "college is the time to find yourself." As cliché as that statement may sound, it perfectly describes my college experience.

College brings a level of independence that most of us have never experienced before, which leads to us making our own opinions and beliefs on a lot of big questions for maybe the first time. Among those big questions is, "what do I want to do with my life?" I started college thinking I had an idea of what I wanted to do, but looking back on what that idea was compared to what it is now, I can see that it has drastically changed.

I am the type of person who always has to have everything planned out to the very last detail. When those plans are unclear, or they don't go the way they are supposed to, I tend to worry and panic. Not knowing exactly what I wanted to do with my life has definitely been a source panic throughout my Belmont journey. I wanted clarity and I couldn't find it, but that was because I was searching by myself. Instead of asking God for answers, I started to ask Him to lead me on the path that He created specifically for me.

In Romans 12 it states that we each have different gifts and talents that God has given us so that we can make a difference in this world. College has been a season of learning about myself and the unique strengths, gifts, passions and talents that God has equipped me with.

So to those of you who don't have it all figured out, my advice to you would be, "Don’t worry." You have your entire college experience to figure out the next step on your journey that God's specifically planned just for you. In fact, you don't need to ever have it all figured out, because you've got someone who already knows where you're going. So look to him and he will reveal all things in his good and perfect time.

Zack Lord | Senior | Music Business & Management