overwhelm: bury or drown beneath a huge mass
passion: strong and barely controllable emotion
What is keeping me awake? What is it that is leaving my bed, with clean sheets stretched across it, empty? It is this sudden desire to deliver hope.
desire: a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen
hope: a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen
Maybe those last two words seem a bit redundant, but I strongly wish for other people to have an expectation for their future. I have literally been up researching organizations and foundations for teen moms, suicide survivors, people who struggle with self-injury, substance abusers, child abuse victims, people with eating disorders, pro-life organizations, etc, for the past few hours. The desire to do something bigger than Carissa is again, overwhelming.
I am on the bottom rung of my career pursuit. Seeking an undergraduate degree in Psychology will give me the secular basis needed to ultimately get a Master's of Divinity in Biblical Counseling. But what if a degree is only a label?
degree: an academic rank conferred by a college or university after examination or after completion of a course of study
label: a small piece of paper, fabric, plastic, or similar material attached to an object and giving information about it
Everyday we are given a choice. To make a difference, or not. There comes that pivotal moment in a situation where you act in response, or walk away. How many times do we walk away from potentially saving someone's life?
My heart nearly explodes with a desire to make a difference. I am not in college for me, but rather for someone else's sake. If I can make an impact on one person, one heart, one soul, then it will all be worth it.
Romans 12:11-13 -- Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.
