This is Significant
Since the summer of last year I wasn’t able to pass the class that I needed in order to qualify for the last phase of the nursing program at UTEP. At that time I was completely devastated and I was also dealing with other things that just made it hard to handle it all. I began applying for jobs wherever they were hiring, but I just had no luck. I tried for 2 months and nothing. All I wanted was a job to help me occupy my mind and keep me out of the house.
I applied to YISD for substitute teaching and got called in for the interview, but around that time I received a call from this pastry shop place I had applied to (which I completely forgot about.) They asked me if I was still interested and interviews were being held the next day. Fast Forward, I received a call that I got the job for this pastry place and began training for 4 days. The job was fast paced and I honestly could never catch a break...for it being my first job I wasn’t going to complain. A few days later, it turns out I couldn’t work anymore because there were too many employees and I got placed “on call.” I was in shock and just had the mentality that “I’m always so close, yet so far.” I didn’t understand, but a few weeks after I received another call from YISD that I got the job and I'm able to work starting Feb 17th.
I reapplied for the Texas Tech Nursing program and took the entrance exam on January 31st. I felt confident on each section, but I saved the “Anatomy & Physiology” for last. I felt good answering those questions but my score proved otherwise. My overall score was decent, but I wasn’t sure if it was good enough to get me into the program. My initial reaction was to thank God because I showed some improvement from the first time I took it, but I was worried because I felt like I was going to fall short again.
Behind the scenes, I had plenty of time on my hands and I started diving into God's word every night with the help of someone very close to me. I started to see all the good things that Jesus did when he was here on earth. I joined a group at church and I started learning how to be more devoted to prayer and my relationship with God. I even had the opportunity to figure out myself and all that I was dealing with internally. It wasn't until I was driving, that I saw that through all of the setbacks I had with school not working out and then having to reapply elsewhere, to having a job and then not working and waiting to start the other job that it was ALL SIGNIFICANT! If I had started school when I had initially wanted to then I wouldn't have had the opportunity to get to be this close to God and I wouldn't have ever read about all the things Jesus did when he was here.
At first I saw it as time being wasted, but God saw it as an opportunity to help me grow deeper in my relationship with him. I don't know what kind of setbacks you may be facing or have faced, but everything that you do, everything that has happened...is all significant. The things that may seem insignificant are the things that God uses to show us that it was significant in the plan he has for your life. Sometimes, we face these setbacks because we may not be ready for what lies ahead or simply because God wants to show you something or he wants to develop a stronger relationship with you. We probably won't ever get to know why but all that matters is that as we are going through it, we tell ourselves "this is significant!"