Last night until about 2:30 am today, I was busy preparing for case presentation. Acting as the leader of the group gives me authority to demand and give them due dates for their assigned work, but I didn't. Because all four of us shouldn't be blamed for this late preparation.
Ample time of preparation for our case presentation wasn't given to my group. My groupmate got this case at Ospital ng Muntinlupa last thursday, but other school handled the patient. So it was agreed upon that he will handle this patient the next day, but unfortunately, he wasn't able to come to duty due to some reasons. So the clinical instructor asked me to be the one to handle the patient today--an extra duty for me.
Sleeping at 2:30 am and waking up at 4 was a hassle to me. I prayed and asked God for strength, because I lack sleep. I asked Him to just let me stay calm whatever may happen at the hospital today. I prayed for the patients, and for myself as well. "I do not know how this day will end Lord, but I'm starting it with a prayer." I surrendered myself to Him before I ended my prayer. I am stressed so much, but I'll do everything I can in order to finish the preparations within 2 days, and make the case presentation possible. The rest I couldn't handle, I lift up to HIM.
So I came to school and waited for the coaster that will bring us to the hospital until past 5 am, only to find out that duty is already cancelled because we're all late for endorsement. No extra duty for me= no handle of the patient=no case to be approved=no case presentation=supposed panic. But I didn't. Had no choice anyway, why would I fret?
Arrived home feeling pretty much exhausted, washed my face and dropped belly down to my bed. Oops, I thought, there's something I forgot to do, read from today's devotional. As I rose from the bed to get the book, I whispered a short prayer and asked God to speak to me through the message.
GOD never fails. The messaged was about one thing we can change--our attitude. That no matter what the circumstance is, it's how we deal with it matters. Good thing, I thought, that I asked God to keep me calm today.
This time, all I need is sleep. Praise God for an assurance that if your day didn't turn out the way you want it to be, He has a better plan in mind. Peace amidst Chaos. No case yet? We'll see about that later today.
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