Boyfriend feels called to seminary

[Seagull]

A beautiful post to read

I’d love to chime in - but this one’s for the ladies !

 

[aliciag123]

You did not misread. He told me only 5 days ago now and only was struck by this calling two weeks before. It confuses me because he kept saying he hopes he is called back to me in the end… but I dont know if that’s just because he is afraid. I’m trying my best to let go. I’ve been giving him the space he needs to discern without any distraction or interference from me. In July he’ll be going away, not sure where, to get away from everything and just pray for a week-ish about whether or not to enter the seminary. In the meantime, I’m on edge. It’s truly a struggle to let go of what is possibly false hope. Perhaps I’m just selfish. I have been praying during this time that we are both able to accept God’s calling.

 

[Joe_5859]

It sounds like you are doing exactly what you should be doing in these circumstances. Of course, that doesn’t make it easy. It’s never easy to be in that state of flux—not knowing exactly which direction things are going to go. You cannot stay in that state forever, which I am sure you know. But sometimes we do find ourselves in that “in between” place for a bit.

I will say a prayer for you both as you both discern God’s plan for your lives.