Life is an experience all human beings come to understand with time. Throughout this journey, reasons for which things are done or created or for which something exists are not always apparent. The beauty of this experience is that although our purpose is not perceptible to us from birth, there is a higher power showing us our purpose but only if we are prepared to listen and act. Through significant events and the word of God, I have come to walk part of the path God has chosen for me. Finding my calling to become a nurse has come with its share of struggles, but these lessons I have only fortified my trust in God.
I have experienced many significant events and influences in my 25 years of existence. Due to this, God has given me a renewed …show more content…
I struggled to believe that he was present in my life as an adolescent. Like many, I could not comprehend why it was God gave me life and questioned if my life had any purpose on earth at all. I could not understand why he would take my brother away or why he would put so much hardship in my life. After high school, I knew I wanted to continue my education. To me education was the ticket out of my house and past. I attended the University of California, Riverside, and choose a path that in many ways contradicted my faith. As a neuroscience major, I learned cold hard facts about science. During my time there I felt a desire to volunteer at hospitals, and learned that I had a passion for working with this Spanish speaking community. I did not listen to my heart and believed that I would end up working in a laboratory. I believe that at that moment I saw a glimpse of my calling. Then, I thought I knew my path and the plans of my heart, but from the Lord comes the proper answer (Proverbs 16: 1-3, NIV). He had established my plan all along by putting me at the hospital. I began to pursue nursing. I joined a Christian club on campus and since then I regained my trust in the Lord and acknowledged that my desire in my heart to become a nurse came from Him (Psalm 37: 3-6, NIV). I have learned many lessons since then and continue to learn and grow. I learned to not run away from the past and embrace the love God has for me. I am learning to act on the gifts God as given me in the form of a future nurse. In the future my wish is to never forget everything He has done for me and pass that one to those I meet and form relationships with. Ultimately, I surrendered to the plan He created for
I have experienced many significant events and influences in my 25 years of existence. Due to this, God has given me a renewed …show more content…
I struggled to believe that he was present in my life as an adolescent. Like many, I could not comprehend why it was God gave me life and questioned if my life had any purpose on earth at all. I could not understand why he would take my brother away or why he would put so much hardship in my life. After high school, I knew I wanted to continue my education. To me education was the ticket out of my house and past. I attended the University of California, Riverside, and choose a path that in many ways contradicted my faith. As a neuroscience major, I learned cold hard facts about science. During my time there I felt a desire to volunteer at hospitals, and learned that I had a passion for working with this Spanish speaking community. I did not listen to my heart and believed that I would end up working in a laboratory. I believe that at that moment I saw a glimpse of my calling. Then, I thought I knew my path and the plans of my heart, but from the Lord comes the proper answer (Proverbs 16: 1-3, NIV). He had established my plan all along by putting me at the hospital. I began to pursue nursing. I joined a Christian club on campus and since then I regained my trust in the Lord and acknowledged that my desire in my heart to become a nurse came from Him (Psalm 37: 3-6, NIV). I have learned many lessons since then and continue to learn and grow. I learned to not run away from the past and embrace the love God has for me. I am learning to act on the gifts God as given me in the form of a future nurse. In the future my wish is to never forget everything He has done for me and pass that one to those I meet and form relationships with. Ultimately, I surrendered to the plan He created for