Why I choose to study science

I remember when I was graduating high school how many people would ask my friends and I what we planned to do. Two of my friends were going into mission work (one is now about to go to South Africa, the other is pursuing a missions minor here at LCU). Oh the oos and ahhs they would get from the adults who approved of such noble ambitions. Don't get me wrong, going into mission work is fantastic and we need those people but hear me out - I have a point. People would then turn to me, and ask me what my big plans were after high school. I would answer, "attend college and become a therapist." Oh the looks of disappointment I would get. No, I was not running off to save the world, yes I was going to an expensive college and the career path I was choosing to follow was not directly labeled "mission work." I really struggled with this at the time Was I a bad person for not immediately wanting to save the starving children in Africa? The answer is no, I'm not. When I got to school my feelings about what I wanted to do were confirmed. My favorite classes were always my science classes, be it chemistry, anatomy and physiology, or Biology, I loved them all. Here's one of the reasons why: I feel that there is an element of worship (for me at least) in science. No, not the worship of science, but worship of God. When I stop and study the human body I am completely floored by the intricate details of it. When I learn about how life begins in the womb I am amazed. When I learn about electron spheres and their orbits around protons I am stunned, not by the the works of men who discovered it, but by the God who created it. There have been times while studying for exams where I have stopped and thought "wow, this is all happening RIGHT NOW, and the world isn't batting an eye, how can you deny God the Creator?" I'm not about arguing on this blog about things, I'm about stating my thoughts and feelings and my feelings are that if you stop and look at the world around you, whether that be microscopically or just watching the sunset, you cannot deny that it was created. This is one of the reasons I choose to spend four years of my life looking at how God created the human body and how it works; because in it is a different kind of worship for me that I don't want to give up. Back to my beginning thoughts, everyone is called to different things and I want to challenge you to choose to find something that allows you to worship God, whether that be mission work in South Africa, or studying the human body, do it all for the glory of God.