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What Are You Gonna Do with Your Life?

Album: 27: The Search For Whit

Episode: 351

Lesson/Theme: God's plans for our lives; career plans.

Bible Verse: Isaiah 42:16

Characters: Harlow, Connie, Eugene, Jason, Tom

Writer: Paul McCusker

Sound Designer: Dave Arnold

Original Air Date: April 20, 1996

Last Air Date: May 28, 2009

Description:
Connie is facing a dilemma. She doesn’t know what she wants to do with her life, and it seems that everyone around her has his or her life completely planned. She asks Jason about how he and Whit decided what they wanted to do. Jason tells her that it was a combination of interests and opportunity. That doesn’t help Connie much, so Jason suggests that she explore and examine her life to find out what she likes to do. Careers have often been made that way. Connie starts on her quest. First, she tries working at the perfume counter for a local department store. That job ends when she starts disagreeing with customers’ choices. Then, she tries being Harlow Doyle’s secretary, which is a disaster. After that, Eugene gives her a homemade aptitude/personality test, which reveals that Connie has no personality and is best suited for a career gluing corrugating to cardboard boxes. Finally, Connie believes that working at Whit’s End should be her career, but when she tries to take on more administrative duties, she fails miserably at that, too. Jason gives her the rest of the day off to contemplate her future. Connie visits Tom Riley. He tells her that, despite what her career guidance counselors and school friends are telling her, she shouldn’t be in such a rush to make a lifetime decision in just a few days. She needs to give it time, play around with different options for a bit, and most of all, pray. If she does those things and keeps her eyes and ears open, God will help her work out everything.

Questions:
Why did Connie think she had to make such a quick decision about her career goals? Do you think God really cares about what kind of a career you have? Why or why not? Do you know what you want to do with your life? If so, what is it?