Now What Do I Do?

    Like a locomotive slowly entering the switch yard, I have so many options laid before me that it is difficult to decide which track to take.  Fortunately, like the locomotive, I'm not really the one throwing the switches that move the rails that allow me to advance onto the track that has been designated just for me.  While I am not a Christian fatalist, I do believe God has an idea about which direction I should be heading when I get to the other side of the yard and that he will do what he can to convince me to chug along on the correct set of rails.  The always frightening part is that I have a free will and occasionally I decide to exercise it against his will and jump the tracks.
   I want to continue to believe I'm somewhat useful to God and to those around me.  So, I want to help out my grown children and my grandchildren in some way.  That's a pleasant option for me; helping them while enjoying the interaction.  I also will look into getting back to teaching CPR and First Aid.  I certainly have the credentials, believe in the importance of that activity and have always enjoyed the process.  It would be nice to earn a little money to support my avocations, so as soon as I am legally allowed to do so, I will make myself available to substitute teach/administrate in the local school district.
    In the midst of all these possible options I want to include fun stuff like hunting, singing/playing, writing, researching, preaching and teaching.  And I haven't even mentioned the necessary repairs and upkeep on the house and yard!  So, maybe what I've heard so often I want to choke the next person who says it is true after all, "You'll be busier in retirement than when you were working."
    That's okay.  I just want to be where I'm supposed to be, doing what I am supposed to be doing.  I saw a poster many years ago that rings true when I'm wondering if what I have planned is "spiritual" enough or if I'm frittering away God's time.  The poster showed a couple of guys playing basketball, and the caption read, "All of life can be a worship experience if one chooses to make it so."  It kind of takes off some of the pressure.