Birthday Post: 3 Decades of God's Faithfulness

August 5th of 2019 marked my 30th birthday. It was a quiet one, with precelebration with family on August 3rd in anticipation of my duty from August 4th-5th. I had planned on treating my groupmates, but I was too preooccupied with my JIOD responsibilities I decided to delay it to breakfast the next day.

I just came back from checking on a patient when I saw Kirs and got this sweet surprise from her and Ags:)

...the timing was perfect as well because the orders for dinner got mixed up. And this is one surprise that I was very happy about  - simple, quiet, and thoughtful, but well thought of (caramel macchiato for me!) and from close friends I really miss a lot. We were all busy with our respective duties, and they were about to travel to Pasig that night but they took the time to surprise me. Thank you Lord for Kirs and Ags:)

The rest of the night was spent studying the cases of my patients. I initially felt frustrated because I felt that I did not know and could not answer a lot of things. But it was a good sign, because my emotions reflect my desire to become better for my patients. There's also the added pressure of being supposedly among the "best", but You keep me grounded and inspired at the same time Lord. 

When I woke from a short nap in between studying the cases, I said a short prayer of thanksgiving for the Lord's faithfulness in my life. Shortly thereafter, there was an announcement of cancellation of classes. Skeletal duty will be applied the next day which was a treat for us. I thought the Admission conference I was preparing for would no longer push through, but in your wisdom Lord, you did not want our efforts wasted..hehe..and of course, I am grateful for more learnings on my birthday.

I got home at past 9am and the rest of the day was spent sleeping, then another dinner celebration with the family when I woke up.

There is much I am thankful for. That I don't look like I'm 30 is already a big blessing..haha..and each time I remember what I have and have become, I can only stand in awe of your amazing grace, love, and faithfulness to me and to my family. I still have a long way to go, but as I walk with you Lord, I am confident that I can take one day at a time, and trust that my life is in the perfect hands of the one who loves me and has already planned the best for me. 

Thank you Lord! To more years of your love and faithfulness!

Sunday Duty Thoughts

This is a pending devotional log from weeks ago, on my first Sunday from status as a clerk. 

It has become difficult to commit to daily Bible reading and journaling, with the way my schedule has been, since I am currently on my major clerkship rotations. But help me Lord to continue to keep at it, if not daily, the best way I can. I do not want to increase in just knowledge and skills and it is my prayer that I would not lose compassion, or be jaded, with the way we are being treated versus the way we want to be treated.

Love remains to be the answer, and I know that I need to regularly spend time with You, the Source, so I would not wither. By your grace Lord, I am hopeful that all these hardships will yield fruit in the right time. May those fruits bring you glory Lord. May I bring you glory Lord.