Motivations

Conventional wisdom says that one does what they love, what they’re passionate about. While this is true, it’s not the whole picture from a Biblical viewpoint, as follows:

Does God call you to do something that you don’t feel a passion for?

Good question, Ross. Run it by biblical examples: - Do you think Abraham had a passion to leave Ur and strike out, “not knowing where he went”? - Do you think Jonah has a passion to preach to Nineveh? - Do you think the 12 disciples had a passion to be fishers of men when Jesus first called them? - Do you think Jeremiah had a passion to give a message to his people that God would judge them? In my experience, God calls us and we respond with obedience. As we do so and get involved, He begins to work in our hearts. What do you think God is calling you to do? (It doesn’t sound like you are passionate about it!) Source: http://www.urbana.org/ns.aj.showall.cfm?RecordId=2863

There’s two significant points behind this. The first point is that passion can be created from a human perspective. Much like how happiness can be a state of mind that one puts himself or herself into, one can also generate passion within themselves for a certain topic. The second point is that God is a major, if not the only driving force behind creating this passion, through obedience of His will. It all boils down to putting Christ as the Lord in your life.

In other news, for these next few weeks, I’m seriously reflecting and thinking on my motivations for applying for law school, and my career and life goals in general. Any and all advice is welcome.