Blessed

Tomorrow would mark the beginning of a new path for me. No, I'm not getting married.:p June 07, 2005 is our first day of classes in UP College of Law, where I'll be (or am already) a freshman. Thinking about it made me realize just how blessed I am by God, particularly in this aspect of my life. He's been giving me a lot of windows of opportunity in terms of my career. Job offers came before I even graduated, and I got accepted in the law schools that I applied to. The latter is actually the biggest surprise for me because I didn't expect that I'd pass the exams. The UP LAE, particularly, was probably one of the hardest exams I've ever taken in my life, and between you and me, that's saying a lot.:p I was praying almost all throughout the exam, but then I thought that whatever might happen would be ok, as long as it's according to God's Will. If I don't pass the exam, I took the entrance exam of another law school too. If that doesn't work, I can always study for a Master's Degree. If I can't do that, maybe I can find a way to squeak through the clause in the labor code of the Philippines.:p Anything, as long as it's God's Will, and that's what I prayed for. By God's Grace, I became qualified for the interview phase for UP. I thought, "One hurdle over!" Anyhow, it also gave me an opportunity to trust God more. What happened after that was just two degrees short of disastrous. If I thought the written exam was hard, the interview was horrible! I got picked on, and the panel went on to say that I was too young for law school. After that, I just let go of the idea of studying in UP Law and instead studying in Rockwell. [Short digression: I really wanted to go to UP not only because of its reputation, but also because it's closer to our house, and I could still continue joining this youth group.] Miraculously, I passed UP, and as I said earlier, we're going to be starting tomorrow. That experience just taught me God's grace. It wasn't me who passed those hurdles - it was God's work. If it were me, I wouldn't be where I am now. People say that I'm lucky that I passed both, or that I'm brilliant. Whatever. I don't believe in that. I believe the word that they're looking for is blessed.:) I just pray that I might always follow His Will for me, and to "fulfill" [for lack of a better term] the reason why He brought me in that school.