Other times, it feels as if God has lavished so much goodness and attention on my family and myself that I wonder how the rest of the universe is surviving without Him.
Most days are a zone between these two extremes.
On January 3rd of this year, however, God did yet another miracle - another vast expression of His profound (and eternally undeserved) goodness to us.
He changed my test date.
As many of you will know about a month ago the school had given me a deadline for taking my medical boards. This cutoff date was to be "no later than the end of January, 2018" and was "non-negotiable." I was in despair. There was no way that I was going to be ready in the short time this deadline afforded. Indeed, I was torn between taking my boards for the final time by the end of January (and being certain of failure) and simply quitting school. The results of either decision would be the same.
After much agonizing prayer, my wife and I surrendered the situation to the Lord. He has carried us with so much grace to this point. We were convinced that He could somehow work through this latest challenge.
I sent a thoughtfully worded email to the school, explaining again my situation. I requested that they might consider changing my date to March 9th, giving me two months to prepare for this final attempt. I finished typing the email, pressed "Return", and surrendered it to God. Regardless of their decision, I reminded myself that God, not they, is in charge.
A few days later they sent their affirming email. Just as God had caused Daniel to find compassion and mercy before the prince so also He had granted favor to my family and myself (This is found in Daniel 1:9, the verse in Hebrew at the title of this blog entry). It truly is a miracle!
So, now, thanks again to God and His goodness shown me through the school, I have 7 weeks to prepare - more than enough time. I remain in awe at God's goodness and am more than ever convinced that I shall pass this final attempt and God is going to allow me the honor of serving Him and humanity as a physician.
HalleluYah!
I wanted to share with you, Dear Reader, this extraordinarily good news. I better let you go for now. For me, I joyfully go back to the books (and practice questions)!
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