My Prayer Was Heard and Answered!

Weeks ago, I called Dad to tell him that I hope to stay back here next year for Masters. Calls to Dad were connected a few times but he couldn't hear my voice from this side. I was so eager to tell Dad about it so I sent him a text. Told Selvey about it the next day and she told me it could be not the right time yet. Days after that, after a Sunday service, I walked to the altar area and asked a pastor to pray for me. He asked me what I was praying for but I couldn't answer just tell him I need one. After he prayed for me, he told that God has heard my prayers. I don't have to worry about it but it just wasn't the time for Him to answer me yet. Isn't that Holy Spirit's work!! YES! GOD HEARD IT and HE KNEW IT! God spoke to me through that pastor! It's truly amazing!

Weeks after weeks, I was still waiting and praying for the right moment. Jeremiah 29:11 keeps on popping up. Sometimes, I'm full of faith, sometimes, I think whether God really wants me to stay back. I always try and make myself think God has the best plan for me and his people. He would not want to see us suffer but if there's, it's to make us stronger! God, please help me to always believe in You wholeheartedly no matter what my circumstances are, help me to build strong faith in You.

Yesterday, when I came home after work, Sis sent me offline messages through msn. She said Mom told her that Dad has agreed to sponsor me for Masters! Just that I needa make a call back to home to confirm all these! What a great God! Great Dad! It's not easy for my Dad to send me overseas to study and I always know that, somehow I just didn't live to the standard that I'm supposed to. I've disappointed him once though he had never given me a lecture on that. This time, I wanna make God and Dad proud!

God always has his perfect timing for the right things to happen, all I need to do is to wait patiently. This is what I truly believe. I know there're much more to come!


Lord, thank you for the extra blessings that you've given me and my family. I pray that You'll give me strength, wisdom and whatever you want me to possess in order to follow your ways and to serve You and Your people. Amen.

Who can be against us?

God has been telling me not to live in what the world believes but to live in what He has called me to do and to be.

Speaking of living for God and others, I myself thought that I've been working hard to it. I just wanna show friendliness, warmth to people whom I've just met or have known, especially the ones you can feel their loneliness because I wanna let them feel God's love that I've experienced. But certainly not forcing myself to make up a conversation just for the sake of talking.

I found that there're many times the 3rd party would give me the kind of feeling that I was too enthusiastic or I should not have done this or that. Is it because of their insecurities which caused them to judge me? I know I shouldn't be bothered but I can't for I know I care so much of my friends' feelings and do not wanna disappoint them. Isn't that I'm contrasting myself with what I've said in the first line?

Again, in the first place, if I didn't judge them for judging me, I wouldn't have felt that way. Isn't that God is supposed to be in the first place in my heart? Why do I care about what the others would think about me?

Romans 8:31 "If God is for us, who can be against us?"

Jeremiah 29:18, Jeremiah 18

Jeremiah 29:18 - For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord," plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. (NIV)

Came across the book of Jeremiah. Lately, I've been praying about my direction after this year and told my bible study group friends about it. A friend wanted to point out this verse to me, later found out that I've already highlighted it. While I was reading an article on a Christian site yesterday, this verse popped up again. This is definitely not coincidental.

I have to believe this. God has a plan for everyone, a great one!

Jeremiah 18:4 - .".. so the potter formed it into another pot, shaping it as seemed best to him." (NIV)

Again, the story mentioned in Jeremiah 18 At the Potter's House spoke to me. The mistakes I made so far for not walking in the path God's give me, yet He's always able to bring me back. I'm like the clay in his hands, He's always able to make me into the person seemed best to him.

Last Sunday at Totally Kids, a ventriloquist called Sally came in to perform for the kids. God is so amazing, He spoke to me through her though her "preaching" was for the 2-4 years old kids. God sees each of us as equally important no matter who we are because we're always special in his eyes and He's always there to listen to whatever we've got to say and only He can give us peace of mind. He understands us the best both in and out.

Prayer: Dear Heavenly Father, I pray that You keep speaking to me and direct me to where you want me to be and the kind of person you want me to be which is the best in your eyes but not in the eyes of the world. Make me live like Jesus. I want to live for You and others, not just about me. In our Dear Lord Jesus Christ's name. Amen.