First Patient

I took care of my first patient on Tuesday. It was nothing too exciting, in fact I really did not get to do anything for my patient as he was having a procedure done. At first I was extremely fearful of taking care of patients for reals, but God really blessed me first with peace, and then with excitement. He has placed such a beautiful opportunity in front of me. I get to love on people who are hurting and distressed and need love more than during most situations. If you can, please pray that when I watch over these people, that God make me an extension of his loving and healing hands. Please pray that my passion to do my absolute best for these patients does not diminish as time passes but rather grows in time. Finally, please pray that I seek God in my distress. Nursing school is not easy, and I need to remind myself that God is going to get me through each day and completely take care of my needs, and that He has a better plan for my life than I could even imagine. Patient number two will be in a couple of hours. She speaks only Korean. 1 John 3:18 says "Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth." Today I have no choice but to do that and I thank God for the opportunity.

Love

John 15: 9-17
"So the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. If you obey my commands, you will remain in love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commands and remain in his love. I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. My command is this, Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command. I no longer call you servants because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead I call you friends, for everything that I have learned from my Father I have made known to you. You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit--fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. This is my command: Love each other."

Basically, Jesus makes it pretty simple for us. Can we just sit for a second and let that marinate? Sometimes in the midst of my life I make it about so much, rules and obligations and morals but here, Jesus makes following him so simple. Love each other, remain in God's love.