This message goes out to all of you 'thinkers' out there. I too am a thinker, always have been. I have always had a great love for philosopy. I used to dream of getting my Ph.d in Philosophy so that I could teach and open my students minds and expand their level of awareness. Nevertheless, my life path has led me in Finance. I have worked in almost every area of Finance.
I want you to know that I struggled to get my degree as if I kept questioning God throughout the process (kind of like a Divine discontent) and had to overcome many many obstacles along the way. It took me 10 years to earn my degree in Finance, but God never let me give up and God was my ONLY cheerleader. In fact, I almost did give up and took a year off right before my final year. That was the year Jesus came to me personally and I surrendered myself to the Lord. I then from that moment on became aligned with God's will for me. I let go when Jesus held out His hand toward me while I was hanging on a cliff and repeated these words ~ TRUST and BELIEVE.
God then had me transfer to another University that works on a quarter system instead of a semester system. I am a proud alumni of California State University, Los Angeles. Go Golden EAGLES! I honestly hardly remember my senior year, it is a blur. I was able to knock out this final phase in ONE single year by His strength what took me NINE years in my own strength. It was the hardest, most difficult year for me. Imagine, my senior year was all Upper Division Business and Finance classes. However, because I transfered to this new school, part of the required curriculum included having to take three 'Diversity' classes. I chose Gender classes to fulfill this requirement, which included learning global philosophy and culture YEAH! At first I was upset that I had to take three MORE classes. But then I thanked God later because it was those classes that help quell the pain of the heavy finance classes.
Well let me share with you that I hardly had any sleep and barely ate any food. All I remember was getting to class, reading, studying, writing reports, giving presentations and taking exams. All the while having a great time, making good friends and always with a smile on my face, go figure. It was God who kept me in His perfect peace, gave me energy, but mostly helped me get 'through' and finish what I started many years ago. I look back and I like to think God sent down an army of Angels to feed me, clothe me, brush my teeth and drive me to school everyday. God literally took care of ALL of my needs!
Yes, I also have a special affinity for numbers and analysis. I love to quantify and qualify numbers. I love to put the pieces of a puzzle together figuratively speaking. I may not understand what God's plan is for me in its entirety, but yet I trust Him. I now trust him wholeheartedly. I now find myself in another area of Finance. I am grateful though to have been blessed with a job in this economy. I do know however, that God has put me where I am today to do His good works and I shall remain there until God tells me otherwise.
We each have a personal path to take, a journey if you will. It is up to us to take on the challenge we call 'life'. There is no right or wrong, simply choices we make throughout our lifetime. God gave us 'FREE WILL' to make these choices. These choices we make give us experience, help us to grow, help us to become better people if we learn from them. If you don't learn, then God will just have you keep repeating them until you get it right. Why put yourself through that? It's like being a hampster in a wheel, exerting a lot of energy but going nowhere.
I can honestly say from my personal experience that if I had learned to surrender myself over to God early on... I would have spared myself a lot of heartache and grief. I have to admit though, that I have absolutely no regrets. I am grateful for every experience I've had good or bad. My past experiences have been my greatest teachers. I know that God is in control and God will lead you to fulfill your DESTINY! Why not choose to follow Him. God will help to make ALL of your crooked ways straight, meaning he'll spare you from getting lost on a long and windy road and put you on a straight direct path to become ALL that YOU were meant to be. Choose to become a instrument of God's will and let him use you for His good works. You will soon discover a life abundantly filled with love, peace, joy and prosperity. Let it be not my will, but Yours God. Know this though, God has a purpose and plan for YOU. You were not created to merely EXIST on this planet. That would be such a waste.
Thank God I love extreme sports, I love a challenge. Like a surfer, I chase the waves of life so that I can ride them into shore. A surfer doesn't quiver and run away from a wave in fear. No, a surfer embraces a wave and the experience that comes with it. That's LIFE.
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