"So do not throw away your confidence;
it will be richly rewarded.
You need to persevere
so that when you have done the will of God,
you will receive."
it will be richly rewarded.
You need to persevere
so that when you have done the will of God,
you will receive."
This weekend has been allowing me to reevaluate my life with God. Even when I was talking to my mom earlier, I told her that I was grateful that I finished my research project two days early, and was able to simply relax and study for finals next week. I had a chance to watch the movie, "Extraordinary Measures". For those of you who do not know, it's about a family that raises money to find a cure for a rare type of Muscular Dystrophy. Throughout the movie, it talks about not giving up, and that extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. For me, it has been giving up my comfort zone to come here, three hours away from home, and begin my Master's program. God is not asking us to jump off a ledge and defy gravity, He is asking us to trust Him in even the craziest of circumstances.
Trust has been a very difficult issue for me, especially within the realm of relationships - not just romantic. I have had professors tell me that I do not belong in my field, and that I will never get into grad school. Through God's wonderful grace, I prayed every day after I mailed in my applications to five grad schools. I prayed that His will be done, and He is the only one fully in control of the situation. I was told over the phone that because my grades were awful due to extraneous circumstances, that they couldn't consider me because other people have much better GPA's than mine. I was also told by that same individual that I should apply for a different field, it was special education, because it is "not as much of a competitive field".
That's why I love Hebrews 10:35-36. It tells us that life is not easy, and we have to work hard to achieve what we want. But when we take one step forward and fall two steps back, to never lose our faith in Jesus. If we continue to do everything for His glory and purpose, whom shall we fear of failure?
Trust has been a very difficult issue for me, especially within the realm of relationships - not just romantic. I have had professors tell me that I do not belong in my field, and that I will never get into grad school. Through God's wonderful grace, I prayed every day after I mailed in my applications to five grad schools. I prayed that His will be done, and He is the only one fully in control of the situation. I was told over the phone that because my grades were awful due to extraneous circumstances, that they couldn't consider me because other people have much better GPA's than mine. I was also told by that same individual that I should apply for a different field, it was special education, because it is "not as much of a competitive field".
That's why I love Hebrews 10:35-36. It tells us that life is not easy, and we have to work hard to achieve what we want. But when we take one step forward and fall two steps back, to never lose our faith in Jesus. If we continue to do everything for His glory and purpose, whom shall we fear of failure?
As for those people who told me: You're not smart/determined/dedicated enough...
I proved them wrong.
I proved them wrong.
Much love,
Klc
Klc
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