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cjwood:
hi alex. yes indeed our God works in mysterious ways. i have been doing a study on the very same verse you quoted. been trying to understand why some blind people received clear sight immediately after being healed by Jesus, and then this one where the blind man needed an additional touch of Jesus' hands to see clearly. like when we, as blind to the Truths of the Scriptures, are given sight by the Holy Spirit to see and understand what we are seeing. some see the Truths immediately and some need an extra "touch" of the Spirit to see and understand what they are seeing.
you are such an awesome little brother in Christ. i have enjoyed so much watching you grow in Christ before our eyes through the posts you have logged through the years.
can you maybe start your personal statement with the Scripture reference itself, then go on to explain further what it was in the Scripture verse that caused you to desire to go into medicine? the Scripture doesn't even mention God directly. don't hold back on giving credit to this verse and how it planted the seed in your heart of wanting to be a physician. it just blows my mind how the "world" is so afraid of bringing God into the picture or even using His name. gotta stay "politically" correct i guess. don't want to step on any toes. but, if your personal statement could keep you out of a job because you mentioned this verse, then that is a feather in your cap as far as God the Father is concerned i think. but i can understand your being hesitant to use the verse because of the ramifications it may bring. stand strong in the faith your Creator gave you alex. if you can only mention the word "faith" and not "God" then i guess go with that. maybe say that your faith in the Author of this Scripture is what caused you to know that it was used to spark the interest in your heart for healing the sick.
thank you for sharing this verse and for sharing your story.
claudia
Rito1980:
We have cures for cancer and AIDS but by the will of god we are not allowed to use them. All glory to god. :)
Dave in Tenn:
The study of vision and how it is related to the brain is fascinating. I have a color-vision deficiency, a lack of a certain receptor in the structure of my eyes. Though I see color, I do not see the same colors that most people see, so I have an inkling of how all these things tie together.
Beyond that, we really DO 'see' with our brains. There is so much work the brain does to interpret, decipher, and process what our eye's 'see'. There is even a large "psychological" aspect (for lack of a more precise term) involved in 'sight'. I think that ties in very well with what you are talking about.
Anyways, not to push you where you don't want to go, but the study of this/these phenomena might well turn out to be a 'specialty' down the road. Regardless, it's very interesting to me and has enriched my Spiritual life as well...so yes, I can pick up what you are laying down. ;D
Rene:
--- Quote from: cjwood on April 26, 2013, 04:14:10 PM ---
you are such an awesome little brother in Christ. i have enjoyed so much watching you grow in Christ before our eyes through the posts you have logged through the years.
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I feel the same way about you, Alex, but don't let it go to your head! ;) :D
I know, you know, that if it is in God's plan for you to get into med school, you will do so. Just speak from your heart. I am confident God will lead you in the right direction.
René
lilitalienboi16:
--- Quote from: cjwood on April 26, 2013, 04:14:10 PM ---hi alex. yes indeed our God works in mysterious ways. i have been doing a study on the very same verse you quoted. been trying to understand why some blind people received clear sight immediately after being healed by Jesus, and then this one where the blind man needed an additional touch of Jesus' hands to see clearly. like when we, as blind to the Truths of the Scriptures, are given sight by the Holy Spirit to see and understand what we are seeing. some see the Truths immediately and some need an extra "touch" of the Spirit to see and understand what they are seeing.
you are such an awesome little brother in Christ. i have enjoyed so much watching you grow in Christ before our eyes through the posts you have logged through the years.
can you maybe start your personal statement with the Scripture reference itself, then go on to explain further what it was in the Scripture verse that caused you to desire to go into medicine? the Scripture doesn't even mention God directly. don't hold back on giving credit to this verse and how it planted the seed in your heart of wanting to be a physician. it just blows my mind how the "world" is so afraid of bringing God into the picture or even using His name. gotta stay "politically" correct i guess. don't want to step on any toes. but, if your personal statement could keep you out of a job because you mentioned this verse, then that is a feather in your cap as far as God the Father is concerned i think. but i can understand your being hesitant to use the verse because of the ramifications it may bring. stand strong in the faith your Creator gave you alex. if you can only mention the word "faith" and not "God" then i guess go with that. maybe say that your faith in the Author of this Scripture is what caused you to know that it was used to spark the interest in your heart for healing the sick.
thank you for sharing this verse and for sharing your story.
claudia
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Thank you Claudia, for your very kind words! I'm trying but its not easy! I'm still very human and I make mistakes all the time. Mistakes i'm often times very ashamed of. The pulls of the flesh have not abated since the last time I wrote to you all in that struggle. There seems to be no end in sight and it is a great shame I carry with me. I struggle greatly within over that matter. I don't want to make this thread about that though, only to reassure you all that I understand my limitations and that all good things are from above (As rene exclaimed, we must always remain humble!).
It is most certainly curious that this is the only time we get such a perspective on the healing process but you know, it makes it all the more important because it shows us that God could have easily inspired this passage to be written like all the others, but He did not. He wanted us to be aware that there was more to it than just the snapping of the finger.
I've disguised this story in my personal statement to make it as non offensive as possible to whoever may be reading it and perhaps to even make it so if they are not very intuitive, that they may not even understand what I am speaking about but enough to understand how my curiosity for science and medicine began. I'm tempted to share my personal statement with you all but if I do, it will probably be in the private section of these forums as I don't want it to be some in the open. I do use the word faith and I feel very strongly led by God to not be ashamed of it nor Jesus and to speak the truth of how great an influence my Lord has had on my endeavors and continued strength in pursuing my hope. I'm going to try and figure out a way if possible to at least mention my Lord Jesus once so that credit is given where credit is do. We are all nothing without our Savior, it is because of Him that we even exist, let alone have come thus far so how can I not speak this truth?
The Lord makes all things possible. I'm praying for His guidance on this one, as I attempt to do in all things.
With love,
Alex
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