If you're like me, you've probably heard the famous line "you're going to do great things." You also probably have tried to plan your whole life around how you can accomplish these great things, all while trying to figure out what these great things are. Feel free to keep looking, but unless you're looking for your own definition of greatness, you'll be looking for a long time.
In elementary school you excelled to please your parents, and you might have even received money for those straight A's. If you were lucky, that carried on into high school. When you graduated everyone congratulated you and said they couldn't wait to see the things you were going to accomplish. These kind words of support and encouragement made you proud, but they also probably added some pressure to your uncertain future.
Now you're in college trying to figure out what in the world you're going to do with your life. And in the back of your head you can hear those people from your high school graduation whispering about great things. But what great things are you supposed to accomplish?
The thing is, just because everyone said you were going to accomplish great things, doesn't mean that those things will include writing a best-selling novel, finding the cure for cancer, ending world hunger, or figuring out how to successfully put on a sports bra after taking a shower.
You may be lost right now trying to figure out how you are going to do great things, but rest assured- God has a plan for you, and he had it drawn out long before you took your first breath. Following the path He has designed for you is the only "great thing" you have to accomplish. If you're on His path, you will know, and you will feel way more fulfillment following His calling, than trying to live up to someone else's expectations.
For you, accomplishing great things may be being the best mother to your children that you can possibly be. It may be planning successful Sunday school lessons for the children in your church. It may just be sharing Jesus’ love and acceptance with those who haven't always been blessed enough to receive it.
So if you don't feel drawn to being a doctor, lawyer, or the CEO of a multimillion dollar company, that's okay. Working for the Lord may be the great thing you accomplish, and if so, rest in knowing that you are doing just fine.