| | The Past, Present, and Future...without the cool Christmas story...It's been an interesting summer, to say the least. From spending time with Heather's parents to being engulfed and bombarded with 2 months of nothing but organic chemistry, spending more time with my parents than I have in probably a year, and finally volunteering at a clinic in downtown Fort Worth, it's been busy.
First, I have decided that medical school is in fact where I will be going after I graduate from Texas A&M. I will as well try to enroll in an MD/PhD program, probably going for my PhD in Biochemistry, Physiology, Structural Biology, or if I'm really lucky, Physics. After rounding with medical students, talking with many physicians, and spending lots of time in prayer and the O.R., I've concluded that medicine is the field for me. I made the decision back in December to investigate the idea seriously and take organic chemistry this summer, and after the Lord has blessed with me with good grades to stand a good chance at getting in (please don't misunderstand this as arrogance, God has been really good to me), I know this is the road for me. I will take the MCAT in May of 2007 and begin applying. More than likely, I will end up at Texas A&M's College of Medicine simply because their MD/PhD program will be easiest for me to get into and for other personal reasons. I love the idea of having contact with many people on a day to day basis and having the chance to talk with them about serious issues such as life, death, family, faith, etc. What a chance to share Christ with people!
Second, as I was packing my car up tonight and my parents were going to bed, my dad approached me about an article on total depravity from a Christian website I had left on his night stand. We then had a discussion about liberal theology and its pervasiveness in America. Looking back on this week, we've had several meaningful discussions on theology and the Gospel. On Thursday we talked about grace over some cigars. If anyone knows the history of me and my family, religion is about the last thing you'd have predicted us talking about 4 or 5 years ago. We hated Christianity. We hated religion in general. We hated God, if He existed. I remember a discussion my dad and I once had about how we thought that Adam and Eve and other stories were just "myths" and were useful for explaining things "we once didn't understand." I am so thankful for my family and for the patience and longsuffering of the Lord with us. Oh, how we all deserve immediate and swift destruction! My heart was so hard and calloused! Yet, God is patient and merciful to us, pitiful sinners though we are.
I am excited for the change that awaits in my future. God is probably up there thinking, "Sean, you have no idea." And He's right. I really don't.
-Sean
|
| | Posted 8/19/2006 11:00 PM - 16 views - 6 comments
- recommend
  - recs0
- give stars
- votes0
- share
- email
 - sent0
|
God is good, all the time.
