Why I chose TWU… again!

Posted by admin on Feb 17, 2010 in Issues & Ideas | 0 comments

If you know me, you know I love politics. I originally came to Trinity for the Laurentian Leadership Centre. In 2006, I participated in Access Ottawa, a weeklong program for high school students at the LLC, and have since been anticipating my return.

This past semester I was blessed with a fantastic LLC experience that was exactly what I had waited for. God placed me in an internship that could not have been better. I was immediately offered jobs in Ottawa.

Heading into September 2009, my final year at TWU, I saw three paths I could take following graduation: completing a Master’s program, going to law school, or working on Parliament Hill. After a month at the LLC, I could see my life in Ottawa taking shape. I began looking into Master’s programs, applied to law school in Ottawa, and started taking notes as to where I wanted to work.

My options for the future became more stressful than exciting. I didn’t want to talk about it, yet I was constantly seeking advice. My internship supervisor was an incredible mentor and we discussed my future at length. He said to me, “maybe there isn’t just one path God has prepared for you, maybe He wants you to choose.” That was what I was afraid of. All along I said I wanted God to start closing doors because I knew He has the best plan. I also knew, however, that I would be happy with any of the options, making it nearly impossible to choose.

I started to self-destruct. Unconsciously, I stopped looking into programs or scholarships that I had meant to. When I returned home I had not even glanced at an application I was supposed to have completed. I finally harnessed the will power to click a couple buttons and look at a Master’s program at UBC to discover the application was due the next day. My biggest act of neglect was my law school application. I applied on time, but did not send all of the requirements: one transcript with one grade on it was missing. This was an honest mistake that I noticed early in December, and yet did nothing to correct until mid-January. When I reflect on these uncharacteristic actions now, I realize I was indeed making my choice, but by heart rather than by head.

I didn’t recognize it, but God knew my heart and was preparing me for my extended return to B.C. Since my return, my ideal Master’s program was made possible. This discovery facilitated the realignment of my head and heart in the pursuit of my Master’s at TWU. While at the LLC, I was caught between scholarship and Parliament Hill; I was not thinking about the impact on my faith.
I plan to spend the next two years studying political philosophy through a lens of biblical principles. I can study what I love while keeping centred on my faith at TWU. After consciously making this decision, the grey clouds above my head dispersed, leaving me filled with excitement!

You have now experienced decision-making at its finest. Note that it is far better to self-reflect than to self-destruct and unconscious actions can be very revealing. After reading my story, I hope you are not afraid to make choices. If God has laid out multiple opportunities before you, this is a blessing. He knows the path you will choose and will come alongside you to support you in that decision, even before you realize it.