Jeremy Subadya

Life Chiropractic 

College West

Hayward, CA

"The most difficult time in my life as a Christian chiropractic student, and what I learned from it."

Jeremy Subadya, Life Chiropractic College West

My decision to become a chiropractor occurred during my senior year in high school.  I always had a desire for helping people who had a low quality of life (physical, mental).  When I volunteered at my church homeless program, it felt so good to be able to bring a smile to their faces and interact with them.  Chiropractic appealed to me because of its non-invasive methodology and vibrant philosophy that emphasizes an utmost appreciation for God’s creation of man in His own image.  Chiropractic displays an emphasis of respecting the human as a whole, complex system sustained by intelligence and something that pure scientific methods, alone, cannot explain.

One of the difficult times I have as a DCS is being conscious of what others think and living life to please their standards and not God’s divine purpose.  One example that sticks out took place a couple days ago.  During a break in between classes, I was reading my daily scriptural devotions online, and one of my upper-quarter acquaintances came up and asked me what I was doing.  At that moment, I changed the screen and told him I was studying for a midterm.  Afterwards, I felt guilty and irate at myself.  I was so conscious of what my fellow peer, whom I had known for a meager two months, would think that I neglected the One person who has known me all my life and has blessed me with all that I have.  As a matter of fact, saying the truth that I was reading the Bible could have let to a conversation about spirituality.  This may seem like an absurd story to some, especially extroverts, but I have always struggled with this through my life.  For example, I used to not pray when eating with non-Christians because I was afraid that they would think of me differently.  Fortunately, I have grown in my faith, and God has graciously shown me how to overcome that barrier.

In Luke 9:26, it states, “If anyone is ashamed of me and my Words, the Son of Man, will be ashamed of him when He comes in His glory and in the glory of the Father and the Holy Angels.”  The frustrating thing is that I know that, but I choose not to live it at times, taking the comfort road and just using my relationship with God as a crutch.  In Matthew 7 (Sermon on the Mount), God promises us wisdom and spiritual maturity if we truly and earnestly seek and have faith in Him.  That is something I hope to develop in the coming years.

This situation has gotten me to realize how much of a hypocrite I am.  When God sent His one and only Son to die for all my sins and to give me purpose and hope in this life, did Jesus ever once hesitate?  No, He took an excruciating and unexplainable blow physically and mentally to save us from the destruction to come and to bridge the gap between God and us.  Through constant prayer and conversations with fellow believers, I am beginning to learn to stand up for my faith and to be more conscious about doing God’s will rather than pleasing the needs of myself.