figure it out

last thursday my dad brought me to his doctor-friend at the Philippine General Hospital. Dr Josef gave me some tips on how to go about the interview come monday (which is tomorrow, by the way). Keep answers concise. Answer from the heart. Take your time to think. Don't answer things you are not sure of. State your opinions. Etc, etc.

He asked me when i thought about going into medicine. And i said it was in my third year of high school, when the CSI fever came over me. And he said (in between lines) that that wouldn't be a good enough answer. So i thought about the question while we were on the way home.

Why would i want to be a doctor? Why would i want to waste about 10 more years of life studying and studying to get into a profession that would give me little money if i were to rely on it as the sole source of my income? Why would i want to risk life and limb to meet, talk to, diagnose, and try to cure people i hardly knew?

I prayed about this. I prayed and asked the Lord what my best answer would be. And He gave it to me. The God of wonders gave it to me just like that.

I wanted to become a doctor because I loved HIM.

In the story in John 21:15-17, Jesus commands Peter to show Him his love by feeding and caring for His lambs and sheep. Hence, the Lord also commands us to do the same if we want to show our love for Him.

The cliche answer "I want to be a doctor to serve humanity" is only a secondary reason. The primary reason behind my wanting to be a doctor is because I want to show God that I love Him by caring for Hhis sheep and lambs.

It was very fitting that Tita Mely asked this question during her servant today: ARE YOU BEING A CHRISTIAN IN YOUR WORKPLACE?

I would like to be a Christian in my workplace. I still have to work on it. There are lots of rough spots that God wants to smoothen. There are still some impurities that need to be cleaned off. There is still a lot of work to be done. And I trust that God will do it. In His time.

I am grateful that I have been given the opportunity to try out for this medical school. I am sad that some of my friends didn't get in, but I know that God has a plan for each of us.

Jeremiah 29:11. "For I know the plans that I have for you, says the Lord, plans to bring you prosperity and not disaster, plans to bring about the future you hope for."

Let's pray for all of us who will be going through the interview process. I give special mention to my friends Mia Carandang, Pot Torres, Zane Nelson, Rico Flosa, Sarah Tagum, Babe Tagomata, David Diciano, Anne Barraquio, TJ Uy, Ramon Mata, Anna Robles and Raymond Lozada. Apologies to those I forgot to name. That is exactly what happened, i forgot to name you.

To my zooperwild friends, I pray for our futures. I know in my heart that God has greatness in store for us.

See you on the flipside :)

Labs,

Bebengbear