Throw off, persevere, fix your gaze on Jesus!

First post in 2012...happy new year dear blog.
Been  a good start, Daddy got us the nicest flat ever
Comfy with the sweetest leasor one could ever pray for; thanks heavenly dad,u rock!

So, God came through for me after i screamed getting off track in my last blog
Can't explain how much of grace is being released to help me forgive more easily
I got good news about His Protocol. Did i mention ethics approved last December?

Now its a challenge to write a protocol fresh from start, collect primary data and  write up
Usually, the protocol undergoes scrutiny by Research ethics committee
Moves to Provincial ethics committee if need be
And then to City of Cape Town(Local) health management team

All protocols duly observed, you can then start collecting data
Work begins...draft produced
More work...draft reviewed
More work...dissertation submitted
More work..comments
More work...review comments

Then good news,you are finally done! until the next protocol appears on your desk.(lol)
It actually feels like a phD...left home 2010,2 full years of course work and the last yr dissertation
Hectic..but am not complaining about this masters cos its a blessing from God

Is it about seeing an MPH behind my name?well that sounds cool but there is more
How can i contribute to the body of knowledge/practice after 3 additional  yrs
We have massive data on wikipedia, google,scientific publications and several other on line libraries/sources
Yet..we still have massive problems
Seems to me there is its been more of  'problem identification' than 'suggested solutions'

While i commend the intellectual efforts behind 'problem identification' there is more!!!
Some are called to identify problems, others are called to study the problem and suggest solutions
It may take 1 year to identify the problem and 5 years to suggest a solution through research
The big question is "what is your calling?" what is your purpose?

What is worth doing at all is worth doing well...so it doesn't matter how long but how well
HS my favourite teacher and great inspiration..its ur call jooo
Help me keep focused!
Now here is exactly my point; i feel so weary on this journey but...
HS is helping me identify distractions and weight/baggages i need to throw off
He is strengthening my inner man to perservere
And helping me fix my gaze on Jesus..the author and finisher of my faith and degree

What more can i ask for?

Some wonderful people i have come across may not come with me as I continue
Especially if we don't share the same purpose or they are high maintenance friends
Oops! that i can't cope with o,especially when some get pissed for not being contacted earlier
Those are obvious weights that so easily besets..probably easy to identify and throw off

Some sweet friends I have had to cut off, because they don't merely distract but are pulling me off track
Like facebook,BB...hahahaha(But seriously,that can so easily beset me sometimes)requires self discipline
Truth be told not everyone you started with can finish with you...
But i often find myself hugging these baggages so closely and almost dropping my baton for the race

Yet i have no choice but to throw off, persevere and fix my gaze on Jesus.

More of your grace Lord to stay focused, end  well and finish strong