When on a journey and you reach the top of one hill, all you can see is the next horizon. Well, this is my Ben-Scotland summit experience. Over the last few months the big thing in my life, other than living out my calling to this area, has been my application to medical school. Today, I got a letter in the mail declining my application to Kings College, U of London. In truth, I'm gutted, but not that gutted.
It's funny, because of late I've read/been reading two stunning books on the soveriegnty of God in all of life. One is Understanding God's Will by Kyle Lake, and the other is Desiring God by John Piper - two books from very different angles, but with similar stories to tell. They both speak of the unfailing desire of God for our good, and his plans for us as his people. Through reading these books, I've come to a deep and deepening realization of who God actually is in relation to my life and future, my hopes and dreams, the things I long for. What it boils down to (in a far too simple version) goes something like this.
God desires the best for me. If I am willing to let him lead, and follow with my everything, I don't need to worry about where things are going.
So, I trhew myself into the application, and it didn't pan out. I still think that's the way to go, but it looks like I now have another year before thenI could possibly be in med school. Funnily enough (or more likely, through Gods providential interventional input), over the last few weeks I've seen the desire grow in me for some other things for next year, to the point that i was going to try to defer my Uni place if i did get in. So, maybe I shouldn't have been surprised at the results....
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