praying for my beautiful letdown

Hrm.

So many decisions to make all of a sudden! Just started looking at the requirements for USC (yeah…) OT grad school and ACK. I have a lot of work to do, classes to take, relationships to form. My first thought looking at all of my past courses was “UGH SO MANY CLASSES WASTED!”. And I could dwell on that and be full of regret for not planning more wisely in the beginning and picking random classes. But on second thought, I enjoyed (and am enjoying) most of my classes at UCLA and believe I learned a little more about the world and how it thinks and perceives itself. I learned little things about myself along the way taking these classes. Like hm, maybe I’m not as crazy about history as I thought I was.

This is totally sounding like a graduating post…

BUT. I can’t say I’m not feeling a tad overwhelmed with this new information and requirements I have to fulfill. There are petitions to turn in, counselors to talk to, courses to plan out, decisions to make such as whether I should really go to Korea to study abroad this summer (T_T), internships to look at, etc. Then there’s this thought of WHAT IF I’M GOING COMPLETELY OFF TRACK. WHAT IF IT DOESN’T WORK OUT. And then the anxiety kicks in. That uncomfortable squeeze in the chest that wakes me up some mornings. At times I have this fear that I “messed up” somewhere along the way, and that God can no longer use me. ARGH. Get behind me, Satan. Seriously. This time, though, my first impulse at the wave of anxiety was to pray. And trust. And remind myself of this verse:

Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the LORD that will stand.

Proverbs 19:21

His purpose stands…even though my plans may fail. So who am I to think that I can put a dent in His sovereign will?



  1. feeeeesh said: ohmygosh, i totally understand how you feel! i’m so stressed out with picking classes for next quarter and just about what i’m going to do in general :/ but God is still good! He’ll help us (:
  2. estherjkim said: DUDE OMG I TOTALLY FEEL YOU I FELT/FEEL THE SAME WAY WHEN I LOOK AT MY PRE-PHARM REQS. IM ALL LIKE ‘WTH I HAVE TO TAKE THIS?!’ PAHAHAHA. WE CAN DO IT ZORO! :D
  3. ohhyemin said: Ah YES. This post is so encouraging and refreshing. Miss you sistahhh! Hope you have a blessed weekendd! Come back to me soonnn (:
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