How Spiritual Direction helps with discernment
"Before I could drive a car, before I earned a diploma, I began asking the big question: 'What should I do with my life?'
The question stormed in my heart and head right along with its companions — confusion, discontentment, restlessness and, at times, agony. I really didn't know what to do with all my passion, dreams, desires and hopes. I wanted to do many things and experience the wonders of the world, but I wasn’t sure how to start or where to focus. The possibilities practically made me dizzy.
Since early childhood, my heart has been drawn to God. I was concerned about God's will for me. (And I didn't have a clue what the phrase 'God's will' meant!) I was a conflicted, anti-conformist teenager. Of course I wanted to fit in and be liked, but I didn't want to do anything for the wrong reasons!"