I Will Follow You

hosea 1:2-6
wherever he goes, i will follow the Lord.  that is my mandate and desire.  no matter what and regardless of whether or not i like the direction that he presses upon me.

reading on the story of hosea and remembering his commitment to God has reminded me of that importance and of how i must open my eyes and ears to listen to what He has to say.  God told hosea to go and marry a promiscuous woman and have children with her and that is a "fate" that seems--more than likely--a less than completely desirable one, but one that he followed nonetheless and obeyed without fail.

its also important for me to realize that hosea was not to do these things without a purpose.  God explains that he was to do this as a symbol of the entire land which was guilty of unfaithfulness to the Lord.  for me, in reflecting on the passage, it has resonated with me that i must do my best to be in tune with what He has to say.  sometimes, that can be the hardest part and i worry that im not listening hard enough and that im missing His message for me.  i've brought this up before, but a major concern of mine has strictly involved what im to do with my career.  ive set my heart on medicine, but has GOD set his heart on my pursuit of medicine? its a question i constantly catch myself asking internally, but i think its about time to move on and away from the question to a new one--because how can it not be the fate you've designed in light of the miracles of my senior year in high school? shadowing in the office? observing surgery now? c-sections? whatever other awesome things he's going to do? mayo clinic research work? like WOW. it blows my mind all the time.

now, the evolved version of the question--how to position myself in medicine to achieve your maximum glory.  i'm looking at field work in UNICEF and UNHCR right now.  that's the hard route, right?  and not only does God's glory often follow the road less traveled, but it also goes in line with the difficulties of camel in passing through the eye of the needle.  and God provides.  so, as i'm envisioning that, i guess i need to be aware of possibilities even beyond that.  is there an even less traveled path?  because if so, maybe that's the one God would like to direct me upon.  for the time being though, i will settle for following Christ's example, hosea's example, and applying myself by researching those UN organizations today to better understand exactly what it takes to join--or "enlist," so to speak.