My best advice? And this may sound like an oversimplification....pray!
I came to a cross-roads like that about 3 years ago and knew I wasn't happy doing what I was doing and living where I was living. To everyone's surprise, I sold nearly everything I owned~house and all my collected antiques~and moved to a completely different area and away from the place where I was raised. It wasn't easy to do and it was a little rough at first, but I felt God was leading me.
Why? Because I finally got out of the way and let him do so!
Being a single mother shapes one into a person who is used to having control....HAS to take control of all situations that arise. It was very hard for me to realize that what I thought was control and independence was akin to me grabbing the steering wheel while God was trying to drive! Yep! Made for some awful car wrecks and disasters...both emotional and financial.
One day, as I was scouting for jobs in this area, far from my own home, I had come to my wits end about what to do with my life...our lives...to get to a place of peace and happiness. I was driving down a mountain and a beautiful vista opened before me and it hit me.....I started crying and shouted at God, "YOU do it, because I just give up! I've done everything I thought you wanted and it didn't work, so YOU try
for me, 'cause I'm all out of ideas!"
A feeling so warm and lovely came over me that I had to pull over and just sit there. I cried and laughed at the same time! I would have never believed it unless I had not lived it myself....but all the aspects of my life lined up like dominoes and fell over into each other one by one.
I got a job that day at a place that had told me a couple of days previously that they only had part-time positions~a full time one came open that day(after two months without), I got a place to live that day(I had been trying for 2 months by phone to find a place to rent), and the place to live was so very lovely it took my breath away! All in this area far from my home.
One prayer....after years of crying, begging, pleading for help for my life. I just hadn't said the right words, I believe. I KNOW I hadn't. I was strong and independent and wanted to control my direction....what a laugh!!!
If you haven't already, it would be worth a shot to let God decide what comes next....and then just let Him work the miracles!
