That is the question....argh.
I just don't know.
I have a great job that I love.
I make an excellent salary.
I have a whole host of excellent friends.
I have an excellent family.
I am near my sisters.
I have a great house.
I am part of a great church.
I have a work to do here with the youth group.
So why go?
How does defending professionals from malpractice actions fit into making the Kingdom of God a reality on Earth?
How can I sit around and enjoy my cushy life here when there are people crying out for help?
How can I ignore the fact that the perfect set of circumstances has converged to allow me to go at this time?
International Justice Mission IJM has need for legal fellows in all 14 of their field offices around the world to advocate for the defenceless.
I have no debt.
I have no dependents.
I have no family obligations.
I have nothing holding me back at all, really, except my wish to be loyal to the firm that has been so good to me.
Quit my job? Seriously? I just don't know about that.
Live by faith? No income? No savings? No long-term plan? Huh...
Its funny though, living by faith with no income really isn't the biggest fear I have. I am really more concerned with disappointing the partners at my firm than anything else. What an awful expense it will be to them to have to find another associate to take over where I left them in the lurch... I remember the last time I left a firm, in order to come here. It was awful. Sigh.
I just don't know.
Still praying about it. But it seems to keep getting pressed harder and harder into my heart with each period of contemplation.
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