The second week is almost over so I'm going to take a break while I can. Week 3 and 4 will be intense studying so I will be AWOL for those 2 weeks from any form of communication really (starting with this weekend though it is labor day weekend...which btw, I hope everyone has a GREAT relaxing weekend!).
1. Today was the second time I had EVER sat in the same seat, in the same lecture hall for 6 1/2 hrs straight (the first time was on Tuesday lol). Sure there were little breaks here and there (5-10 min) to go use the bathroom, get water, or throw away trash...but that's about it. THEN we had lab afterwards for 2 hrs. Talk about brain frying lol. BUT God is amazing...it's interesting how much difference it makes to have the Lord's calling before I went to med school. Cause though I was a little bit physically tired (my hands got tired of typing by the end (I'm taking my notes via laptop everyday cause it's easier to organize and to stay awake), my brain never tired of soaking up the material. I still felt like I could learn more after those 6 1/2 hrs! I am so absorbed in learning this material. I'm fascinated by it. And not cause I want all As or anything...this is something that couldn't EVER be produced on my own power. The Spirit is definitely with me. I prayed to God right when classes started and occasionally between then and now that I would be like a infinite capacity sponge...just endlessly capable of soaking up the material. And God has been so good and answered that prayer! I actually WANT to study. (Okay, here's where people can call me a lunatic and that i've finally lost all of my marbles and gone off the deep end). What can I say...I have a supernatural strength inside of me that sustains me and pushes me and excites me. It is my work ethic and it is what gives me the confidence to approach ALL this information (The course director for anatomy told all the students during orientation about med school: "It's like trying to take a drink of water from a fire hydrant" lol...loved that =D) and be confident that I will learn it ALL. I haven't been stressed at ALL yet. My work ethic hasn't diminished at all. I am blessed.
2. I think one of the greatest feelings in the world (for me) is the smell and feel of clean hair right after I have washed it when I haven't washed my hair in a couple of days (we'll leave it vague like that ;)).
3. I really had a craving to sing the Kenyan tonight (call it nostalgia or whatever but I actually just really wanted to praise my God) and I remembered that Bryant had put up a video on youtube of the Kenyan when we had done it (a long time ago) at a large group: the Kenyan
So I went there and sang along with the video. On a whim, I glanced through the stats of the video and saw a comment that said, "good effort, not sure I'd call this worship." When I read that, I couldn't help but post the following response:
I believe that worship in the bible is depicted to be anything lifting up the name of God. Jacob worshiped leaning on his staff right before he died (Gen 47:31). True worship is something that only comes from the heart. It's a lifestyle and anything that fits that bill (including singing, dancing, painting, praying, etc...), no matter how good it is in the eyes of man, is worship because God delights in that. Like a kid who brings a really crappy drawing to his Dad and his Dad frames it.
Anyways, I shall get back to my studies. Love you guys (whoever reads this thing =P)!
I love that last sentence in your comment. Even our best offerings fall short of the glory of God, but He is so good to be pleased with the very little we give!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you're loving your classes and that you have the stamina an curiosity to soak it all in! I'm also so glad you feel so full of the spirit of God :)
Love ya too :)