HopeFul Reflections

Whether he be born into royalty with all the world wishing him success or born into poverty with not one person knowing his name, all men seek purpose. It is this purpose which shall guide him through adversity when obstacles are most injurious and guide him when all feels lost. Purpose is the reason he traverses mountains and carries on as the sun beats down on him until the call for sleep draws him to bed. What could be more exciting than such a call? What could be more exciting than moving to the beat of your own rhythm when all the world moves to its own chaotic beat.

The tempo I follow is that of a Christian man. What would you want written on your grave at the time of your death? At the time of my death I hope that on my grave they write how well I lived as a man. I want to be known for my ability as a doctor. I want to be respected for my quality as a son, brother, husband, and father. I want people to say that I lived with great love for everything around me and lived life to the fullest. I want to know that I lived my Earthly life as a lantern which shines God’s love toward others so they may seek him as well. I don’t want any of the vices as described in Proverbs to be part of my final resume.

In finding my purpose I had to reflect on my struggles when I was younger. I wanted to answer the deficits of my youth with the results of my experience. I absolutely loved the challenge and couldn’t help but move to answer what I felt was life daring me to attempt to be more. I then simply prayed and tried to answer each of my flaws. I was terrible at math so I worked until I obtained an engineering degree. I felt I had not earned respect in my life and this along with my desire to help others, lead me to obtain my M.D. I was a poor vocalist despite coming from a family of singers, so I got on stage until I got better and lead others as a singer. I was physically frail so I challenged myself by taking up running and lifting weights until I became strong. I was painfully shy so I forced myself into uncomfortable social situations until I learned and became known for my extraversion. I am a terrible writer and so I will continue to write and improve through this blog. All in all, I felt useless and I hated feeling useless so I did everything I could to be more because I could see how much the people around me who I loved deeply suffered due to my incompetence. Now having reached my personal goals I hope to continue forward until I can show others the greatness of my God. He has protected me, strengthened me, and gifted me all my life. I want others to see that if he can make something of me who was so weak then they too can experience his greatness.

In my opinion the best way to do the above is through setting goals. As above I listed all the weaknesses I had. I prayed and moved forward until I conquered each one with God as my source of strength. I implore you to identify whatever may be troubling you. Please reflect and find what it is that you hope to become or hope to create, and with intention pray to our Father for guidance and blessings. Create your plan with humble achievable weekly goals that you can achieve until you conquer your mountain. After this take joy in knowing that you are progressing toward that which you feel will answer the call in your own soul and furthermore that you are doing so with the help and guidance of the most high.

-JKG