The answer
Decision-making requires: prayer, patience, trust, hope, and humility. You must first and foremost be willing to let go and let God intervene. You do not have to make critical decisions alone. Your confession father, guided by the Holy Spirit, should be the main one on whom you can lean. To make a decision at random regarding choosing a direction is not really the best approach. Trust that God will guide you throughout the process by giving you signals of peace, assurance, stability, strength to continue, and acceptance of the outcome. Contemplate on these words which we pray in every the Divine Liturgy and live by them: "Lead us throughout the way into Your kingdom ....."Answered by His Eminence Metropolitan Youssef (opens in a new tab)