In my book “Detours,” a young man graduates from college then can’t get a job in his field of study. Have any of you experienced that? For me, it was just about the opposite. I went to college and got about three and a half years into my major, elementary music education, and decided quite abruptly that this wasn’t what I wanted to do. Not that I had a burning desire for something else; I just knew this wasn’t it. So, no college degree in an era when everyone went to college, and you were threatened that you would not be able to get a decent job if you didn’t. I got married after my junior year, and because we moved often, I worked as a secretary for many years and a bank teller for several more before coming to my last job and my favorite, children’s librarian. I did several volunteer things related to music and education but never had a job in either of those fields.
So, was my college education a waste of money? Hardly. My college counselor told me that I still possessed what I had learned in college, whether I had a degree or not, and could still use what I learned whether I made a living at it or not. And if I did not know what was going on with my life, God did. And I know now that in ALL things, all our smooth roads and rough patches, God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
What wonderful words from Scripture!
Do you have any detour experiences you can share? I’d love to hear about them.
Till next time,
Doris