Recollection Reflection Paper
For a teenager that just got into the gates of adulthood, I am still unsure of my goals for the
future. It is a little scary sometimes, because I do not know what I am getting into. This feeling just got
more intense when I started studying Medical Biology. As my workload increased, my confidence in
myself got weaker. Failure after failure, my motivation got weaker, but one day I had an epiphany. This is
just the beginning of my trial from God to know my true value and purpose. As a limited being, it is
almost impossible for me to know what my future holds. I don't know what plans God has in store for me
but with my faith in Him, I know that I will arrive to the answer. I will believe in His plans for me and to
achieve this I will have to do my part and do my best.
“I have called you by Name. You are mine. You are precious in my eyes” (Isaiah 43: 1,4). These
words struck me, because this indicates that I am special to God. It also moves me to know that of all the
millions of children He has, He knows all of our names. I believe that it was just not coincidence that that
was mentioned in our recollection. I believe that He was trying to reach out to me because at that time I
was feeling unconfident of myself because of my studies. That gave me confidence because of the
knowledge that someone cares for me.