It’s New Year’s Eve and it’s that time again where I reflect and look back on the year in its entirety. I’ve endured a lot this year, a lot of things that I’ve planned for years has finally been accomplished like graduating, passing boards and finding a job. And then there were other things along the way that I never could have planned for, like continuous rejections, feeling incredibly isolated, losing touch with a few friends, finding new friends, and feeling doubt and fear about my future beyond anything else I’ve ever experienced. Some things in life don’t go as you expect, and even if you carry a perspective of flexibility and understanding, there are still things that you don’t always readily accept or easily comprehend no matter how much you prepare.
I’ve relied so much on faith to get me through some of my tougher seasons and to kind of look back on how much I’ve gone through and to see how different I am from the starting line, I can’t help but look up to God and shyly smile and say, I know it was all for this, I shouldn’t have ever doubted in the first place. Even though I’m still walking through some of these hardships, I feel different. And that’s 100% a great thing.
So as 2014 comes to a close, I can’t help but feel a little relieved to close this chapter, this year, and this part of my life with a better version of myself. I pray that for 2015, I continue looking to God for hope and strength for my future, that my loved ones and myself continue to live in good health, and that I continue doing the Lord’s work in my life, according to His will.