I know God helps me. This is a tough year for me as a college student. About three and half year ago, I was just a child living in Yogyakarta, pursuing degree in S1 Elektronika dan Instrumentasi, Universitas Gadjah Mada. And now? I am a senior student, 8th semester, spend time a lot for final project research. A status that I imagined a long time ago is becoming real.
It was a long journey for me personally, but I know God uses that kind of journey to make me a better person. I was a very introvert person back then. I got culture shock when I was arrived in Yogyakarta for the first time. Back then, I didn’t like Javanese accent, I didn’t like the food, I didn’t like my boarding house. I didn’t like everything. It was a great struggle that I had. I missed my home.
But, Joshua chapter one says “Be strong and very courageous”. Joshua had a great sadness as well when Abraham died, even God have prepared the way. God knows where to go, when to go, what to do, and how to do it. God prepares the promised land. But Joshua succumbed in sadness that blocked His way. God speaks up to three times to give Joshua encouragement.
Well, so do I. My sadness block away the way. I create a new way, in my way. I lead myself where to go. I choose when to go. I choose what to do. I choose how to do it. And God speaks up to three years to give me encouragement.
I believe in Him. I know God put me in this very province, this very university, this very faculty, this very major, this very research field, this very boarding house, these very friends, these very teachers, these very circumstances, and many more, for certain purposes, for a better life experience, for a better spirit growth, for giving His spirit into my environment.
I feel joyful in this last day of 2017. God gave me a great journey, not alone, but with Him. These days, I like to close my eye and imagine my days about three and half years ago up to this year. No words can even describe this great journey.
I believe, 2018 will be a great year. I love to imagine that I am wearing a grad cape, a toga. My parents and, well someone that I love, come to Yogyakarta. So do my cousins and my family in Christ. Their faces are smiling brightly. We take a lot of photos. We spend a holiday in Yogyakarta. I get a job that I love in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for industrial field. I get submitted for Master Degree in KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden.
God, teach me your way.
