Posts by Women Physicians and Dentists in Christ

m sure you’re wondering why I’m sharing this story with you. But my mom, as only moms can do, made a really astute comment when I shared my fears about not matching into a residency position. I haven’t quite brought myself to tell her about this guy. Somehow it’s easier to tell a bunch of strangers.

I think the Lord brings all believers to a point in their lives where they have to say “uncle!” Some sooner than later, frequently over and over. Submitting to His will and His ways always goes against our flesh, our human nature. Let’s face it. Submission is a bad word in today’s culture. But this battle began way back in the garden, when Adam and Eve resisted the will of a loving Creator and insisted on sharing His throne.

Resolved: The state of the country and world does not trouble my heart. I will faithfully pray for our leaders and nations, but know my true citizenship is in heaven.

This fall, I have been attending a Sunday school class called “Grasping Truth – one step closer to applying doctrinal truths to everyday living.” 1Timothy 4:16 challenges us to, “Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers” (NIV 1984).

I’m on a flight from San Francisco to Charlotte for our annual Marriage Commission meeting. I’m always amazed at the ability of this full airplane to get off the ground and get me across the country in a little over four hours!

Recently, it feels like I’m wading through a storming season in life. I feel the strain of increasing work demands that often overshadow the fulfillment I find in working as a physician. Despite significant job uncertainties, my husband and I became excited when we discovered that our family would be growing. However, my joys were smashed when I discovered that my HCG levels were dropping and my pregnancy was coming to an end. In my prayers I often ask that God would work things out for my good and His glory.

Last January, I had the opportunity to join an amazing group of women on the House of Hope mission trip. While the entire trip was incredible, I was taken aback by the normalcy of prostitution. Even its local name, “sitting in the chair,” was commonplace.

Why is praying so hard? It’s not that I can’t find the words—and that does not matter, I have the Psalms and “the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans” (Romans 8:26, NIV 2011). No, it’s finding the time…slowing down long enough to be still.

When considering the freedom Christ won for each of us on the cross, I love to think of the final courageous scene of the movie Braveheart. Mel Gibson portrays William Wallace, the Scottish warrior leading the revolt for Scotland’s freedom against England’s abuses and oppression. After all of his fighting for the people, he is betrayed, captured and, while being tortured to death, still shouts with his last breath, “FREEDOM!!!” What a picture of Christ.

Lately, I have felt like one of my teenagers as I have been given the same meal everywhere I turn for spiritual food. “God’s POWER is made perfect IN your WEAKNESS.” 2 Corinthians 12:9 says, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness” (NIV 1984).