2 Corinthians 12: 7-10 - 7To keep me from becoming conceited because of these surpassingly great revelations, there was given me a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. 8Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. 9But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. 10That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
This is a great passage to reflect this semester. God has definitely been refining me over and over this semester - and sometimes it hurts. I have felt very weak and incapable this semester but God is my strength. School is quite challenging and when you are used to having your hard work pay off with really good grades and accolades, it is quite humbling (and feels a little painful) to not have that anymore.
I will say that I am encouraged by how much I am learning. This last week I had to do a physical exam on a practice patient in 45 minutes, including 187 steps! I got really good feedback that my technique is really good which is what really counts. I can learn all the textbook stuff and still not be a good PA. Skill is what matters - and bedside manner :-)
We got our schedule for Spring and it looks like a lot of time with patients which I am looking forward to. I have realized I am not a career student - I am ready to be out in the real world, working with patients and not just filling my mind with knowledge. I desire to learn so I can be a better PA, not just to know random facts.
By Thursday, I will have 2 semesters down....one step at a time.
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