My Calling

As a Sociology major with an emphasis on Criminology, it took me some time to understand the connection between the field I was studying and passionate about with the ministry the Lord had placed a desire for in my heart.

As a Sociology major with an emphasis on Criminology, it took me some time to understand the connection between the field I was studying and passionate about with the ministry the Lord had placed a desire for in my heart. When I was around 8 years old, I remember admiring the presidents of the youth at my church because they used their marriage to work together and make the youth feel welcomed at my church. Since then, I always wanted to work with the youth ministry and if it is the Lord's will, work with my future husband as well. Although youth ministry is something I admired from them, I realized that I wanted to overall teach people about the goodness of God. While growing up, I became more aware of the injustices happening in the world and I wanted to help make them aware and solve them while letting people know that there is hope in the Messiah. In my last year of High School, I was still debating on what field to choose because I wanted to pursue criminology, but I was scared that I would not be able to handle it.

One day, I woke up at 3 am with a verse from Isaiah (I do not remember which one) that talked about nations being against each other, but the Lord would use His people to speak to the nations. As I sat down on my bed at 3 am reminiscing about the verse the Lord had given me, I still did not understand. A few days later, I was praying and God used a person at my church to give me this verse that states, “I chose you before I formed you in the womb; I set you apart before you were born. I appointed you a prophet to the nations.” (Jeremiah 1:5, CSB) When I received this word, I knew that God was supporting the desire I had in my heart towards this field I wanted to work in. Until now, I am very passionate about the injustices I see in this world and I truly believe that God wants me to help bring them aware of it (because He is the only one who can do justice).

I could see the Lord using the empathy I need in this field of work for others, in the spreading of the gospel I want to continue pursuing in different parts of the world. I understand that I will meet people with different pains and pasts, therefore the Lord wants me to have empathy and be able to relate to them. In the field of criminology, I will also have to be very open-minded to the social issues in this world. I believe that my faith will be my anchor as the Word states and that although I will have to face issues that go towards what I believe, I know that I will stand firm in God. In many ways, I can see that God is molding the characteristics I show with the ones I will need and vice versa. One of the quotes from C.S Lewis says, “Relying on God has to begin all over again every day as if nothing had yet been done.” This quote has reaffirmed to me many times that the relatedness of trusting God is the best way.