Everything on earth
has its own time and its own season
-
Ecclesiastes 3:1
Yes, it is
true. There’s no need to rush, for rushing things would only lead you to a much
bigger problem. There are no shortcuts, detours, and u-turns to success and
life. I can still remember all of endeavors that I’ve faced and luckily surpassed
back then. Dang, there were too many of them to the point that I almost had
given up; but God never left me, not even just for a second. Despite the fact
that I didn’t usually ask for His help, He was so generous that He never failed
to stay beside me. When I was down, He reached out His hand and helped me rise
up again. When I was in doubt, He showed me reasons why not to. When I was
about to give up, He gave me strength and the tenacity to continue fighting. He
was there, and will always be with me.
“Keep your lives free from the
love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, ‘Never
will I leave you; never will I forsake you.’ So we say with confidence, ‘The
Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?’” (Hebrews 13:5-6).
I almost ended
up in a different college back when I was in 3rd year. I got a grade
of 5 in my major subject, and in our school there’s no repeater or whatever, so
the only choice was to transfer to a different school. I never thought that I
will fail. I got way too overconfident of myself and didn’t focus on my studies
well. It was really a disastrous event for me. I thought it was over for me in
FEU, but then God came to the scene. When I asked for a rechecking of my
grades, they found out that it was only a miscomputation. I felt so relieved
back then, I called my parents, my tito’s and tita’s and thanked them for all
the prayers and support. I thought that it was just a false alarm, but it
wasn’t. It was a warning sign from Him and I didn’t respond well.
Despite what
happened, I still lived in an easy, no-stress and egotistic life. Instead of focusing
on what’s more important, I indulged myself on less significant activities. I’m
not perfect… I commit mistakes; but I didn’t say I regretted playing Dota and hanging out with my friends. I also
met a lot of friends just by playing Dota
and had tons of wonderful memories with them, but it would’ve been better
if I just prioritized them well enough so that there won’t be any potential problems.
As a result, I failed my first take on NLE (Nursing Licensure Examination). I was
stunned in disbelief and really never thought of failing that examination. There
were so many things that were on my mind back then – a lot of Who’s fault, What’s wrong and Why’s this
happening to me. Funny thing was it only took me about 30 minutes to jump
from Denial phase to Acceptance phase of DABDA/ Stages of Grief. Funny yet amazing,
even until now I’m still amazed on how God enlightened me that moment. I asked
Him, and He gave me an answer. Again, having been overconfident and way too
relaxed led me to lose focus on my studies.
After that, I said
to myself, “Maybe this is not for me, or maybe this is not the right time;
maybe there are things in my life that I have to fix first before I achieve
this goal of mine.” So I moved on and tried finding out what was wrong and what
was lacking. I worked in a BPO Company for around 6 months and learned so many
things there. I went through tough decisions; I decided to forfeit my NLE last November
2009 believing I still have a lot of things to learn from work. I also chose to
review here in Zamboanga for the past July 2010 NLE to focus on my studies. I learned
so many things in my stay in ACS and ADZU review center, which molded me to
become what I am right now. It took me almost a year to evolve and learn from all
of my mistakes. 12 long months of waiting, learning, adapting and never giving
up before becoming what I am right now, a full-pledged nurse.
I am quite
excited for all the things that God has planned for me now that I’m already a
Registered Nurse. I have this vision of myself in the future that I am teaching
young minds and at the same time drawing them close to God. I know I can make a
difference, because God is with me. Speaking of vision, I would just like to
add something that I’ve learned from Pastor Rommel just awhile ago. In order
for us to grow in our present jobs/works, we should have these 4 P’s: Presence of God, Pleasure, Provision from
God, and Purpose. These 4 P's will help you excel in your area and at the same time nourish your relationship with God.
It is not easy
and will never be easy to understand what’s in store for us, not unless you let
God control your life. God has plans for you, and if you let Him sit behind the
steering wheel, He will give you everything far beyond your imagination. Never give
up on what you believe in and never let any distractions slow you down to your
pursuit of happiness.
Testimony: God gave me trials and sufferings for me to be dependent
on Him.
Life Lesson: God is never in a hurry, but He is always on time.
Godly Passion: Think Big! Do not settle for less. Have a bigger frying pan.
Good News: You were made for a purpose.
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