I do not work. Should I?

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I’m a student with the theory that if I educate myself I can get a good job later on.
However I stumbled upon what the apostle Paul said, which is written in the holy scripture.
2 Thessalonians 3:10
In fact, when we were with you, we instructed you that if anyone was unwilling to work, neither should that one eat.
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I understand that this is a letter to a group of Christians in an area.
Currently I am actively choosing education instead of searching for a job.
Then there is a statement about this worlds so called “wisdom”:
1 Corinthians 3:18-20
Let no one deceive himself. If any one among you considers himself wise in this age, let him become a fool so as to become wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in the eyes of God, for it is written: “He catches the wise in their own ruses,” and again: “The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.”
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So should I end my unfinished studies and start working?
 
What is it, exactly, are you studying? If you’re going for a specific degree, like in engineering, and to not finish your degree means working at a much lower rate of pay, then go for the degree. Of course, you might see if you can work part time to help cover some of the costs. And try to take out as few student loans as possible. At the rate of unemployment and underemployment among graduates these days, getting the right degree, with the right experience, is important. So, do your research. 😉
 
We are called to live our vocation in our present state of life. It would be silly if a mother raising her children would suddenly decide not to be a homemaker, as is her vocation and calling, and enter the work force. We have to be careful not to misinterpret the meaning of scripture. Your state in life at this moment is to be a student and obtain knowledge and/or a degree to enter the work force at a later date. This is according to God’s will.

Be at peace.
 
For a pupil/student, studying IS working. Sometimes working hard, I’d say. That’s why merit scholarships reward this work.
 
socialism is sold today, that forced taking of the fruits of labor from a few, and redistribution to those that dont want to work. A great stripping away of the freedom of those that no longer can chose for themselves what to do with their fruits of labor…

To be able to work, not for yourself but for those that come after you, was what the United States was founded on. Today that is striped away by the idealist as obama that see socialism, against what the Church teachs and recognizes, as the way…

Today the great assuption is, that what is deemed “education” is merely reality, but the more honest realization is todays education is a great superstition of ignorance…

borrowing of money to mainatin a fictional economy to the tune of a fictional debt of 17 trillion dollars.
wars of revenge that are unjustified that defy the principles that wars can only be faught in defense of the nation…

superstition that over population will leave us with no food to eat, demanding the murder and mutilation of children

education to what, a great supestition of ignorance with a propaganda of ignorance that the government is a false God that will take care of you?

NO body is obligated to feed you, but you are obligated to feed the hungry, cloth the naked, and to visit the imprisoned, consoul the downtroden and to barry the dead… and to pray for others that they might be tended to… that you are obligated to …

the Church was a powerfull force in the shaping and education of the world for all of history, what is it doing today is asked.
but the reality is, pretty hard for the Church to spread its intergrity, clarity and harmony, when people are UNeducated to the teachings of the church…
recognizing the great ignorance and superstion of today…
 
Why can’t you study and work at the same time? I had three jobs in college so I could pay my rent. A person has to multitask. What if you want to have, say, a wife in the future? Are you going to say, should I work or should I be a family man? If you feel called to become involved in your parish, are you going to say, should I work or should I volunteer to run fish frys? Of course you won’t!

No one lives for free. If you aren’t working you are either living off of someone else or borrowing money which will put your life on hold for years while you try to pay it back. I never get people who think they can’t work and go to school at the same time.
 
Okowita said:
Hi.
I’m a student with the theory that if I educate myself I can get a good job later on.
However I stumbled upon what the apostle Paul said, which is written in the holy scripture.
2 Thessalonians 3:10

I understand that this is a letter to a group of Christians in an area.
Currently I am actively choosing education instead of searching for a job.
Then there is a statement about this worlds so called “wisdom”:
1 Corinthians 3:18-20

So should I end my unfinished studies and start working?
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Hello!! You can do both!!! I absolutely think you need to finish your degree. I worked 60 hours and week and going to college 4 days a week. 👍

If you have the luxury of living at home, finish it!! You can’t live with your parents forever. I am going for my Masters in Theology and I am 34, with a family. It is a lot harder now then when I was single and in my 20’s!!
 
Context context context…Finish school! Work part time if you feel the need.
 
JillianRose said:
Hello!! You can do both!!! I absolutely think you need to finish your degree. I worked 60 hours and week and going to college 4 days a week. 👍

If you have the luxury of living at home, finish it!! You can’t live with your parents forever. I am going for my Masters in Theology and I am 34, with a family. It is a lot harder now then when I was single and in my 20’s!!
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Smart lady - listen to her.
 
Thanks for your time writing the posts in this thread.
I am now more confident that my studies are a part of my future work.
The apostle Paul was a student to our Savior Christ. Was he working partly as a fisherman, or was it some of the other apostles?
 
Paul worked as a tentmaker. Some of the other apostles, like Peter, had been fishermen. I’m not sure if they went back to doing that to support themselves while ministering to the growing church. Being ministers might have been their new “work.”
 
Just keep busy and don’t waste the time god has given you. If you use spare time for tv or video games you could easily work part time
 
AlanFromWichita said:
Education is work, in advance.
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And you pay them instead of them paying you.

I worked in my career while going to school to finish the rest in order to be eligible to be moved up on the pay scale. You have to remember that in those days people didn’t go to university because such did not exist, and even when universities and into existence, it was only the elite. The concept of everyone gets a degree/master’s/ph.d is relatively new. It’s absurd to think that God doesn’t want those of us who can attend post secondary education, which is necessary for most professions. It is not God’s will that everyone work at McDonald’s or what have you.
 
In my undergraduate years my parents paid for my education and I also had a small scholarship. However, I worked a few hours a week in the school cafeteria for pocket money. I think it was good for me to work, because I learned how to manage my time and I met people. The dorm was good about scheduling our shifts around our classes.

I’ve been a tutor and a community college teacher, and I saw people working and going to school. Some people had to work a lot of hours to pay for school, and they didn’t do well in their classes.

I think some work experience is good as long as your studies come first.
 
McDonald’s pay is lousy. The last regular job I had was with them, and at the time I was a single parent. I worked full time, and when I was no longer getting child support, I sure couldn’t pay my bills with my pay. And they refused to pay overtime, despite the fact that I actually put in some overtime every day. When done with that job, I was too tired and stressed out to even think about trying to work another job. I ended up in the hospital depressed and stressed out. Currently I’m on disability. I’d like to work again someday. But I know that I need to go back to school in order to get a better job than that. I’m sort of stuck where I’m at. 😦
 
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