Providence

“In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps.” [Proverbs 16:9]

As I sit down to write this I just had this great feeling of contentment. I am really happy about my life right now. It’s hard to imagine that I was the same person I was just a few years ago. Those days seem so dark and distant as if it were all bad dream.

I once had a conversation with a professor from Rosemead School of Psychology about his journey and his thoughts about psychology, faith, and the graduate education process. He told me one thing that always stuck out to me. He told me that no matter where I end up, I will look back and see that the providence of God had led me there.

And here I am on my way to becoming a psychologist; it’s been a dream since I was in High School. It’s still a long journey but I have no doubt that God will lead me there if I just trust Him. There are some things I miss about those dark times. I miss the strong feeling that God was present. That’s the trick with the Christian walk, how do you be desperate for God when you aren’t desperate? Until I figure that out, God is not truly my savior… he’s just my emergency exit.

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