There's FIRE in the house (995 Part III)
Today is a day in which God once again was the star of the show.
Upon reaching school, these were my obstacles of the day:
1) Unfinished Jap proj
2) Maths test tomorrow (which I had not yet started)
Then, at 5 p.m., I got a shock of my life. I realised I had a drama to perform! And it's not like some skit...we've got to use props, actions, everything. and that if the standard was not up to par, my teacher would give us a tongue-lashing.
So what do you do when you're caught in such a huge storm? I cried out a fervent plea to the Lord. Just 10 seconds before acting, I must add.
The title of the prayer, the prayer, and the plea were summed up in one word. "HELP!!!!!!!!!!"
And so help he did. In fact, I'm still shocked. Basically, we went there, set up the stage impromptu, said the lines for the very first time, no rehearsal, no nothing...and God just made everything flow so naturally. I'm convinced God didn't just help me. He helped my whole group. In fact, I had to act 2 scenes (out of a total of 4), and yet in all the scenes the teacher had nothing but praises for us.
As if that were not enough, the later groups were judged by our standard. As in, the teacher would compare them to us and say, "You should be like their group blah blah blah blah...(can't rem exactly what he said)", whether it had to do with understanding the character, or being natural, or whatever.
And I'm just sitting there, hearing all of this, awestruck. It's amazing what God can do. I felt like Jehoshaphat when God just whacked his enemy upside down for him w/o him lifting a finger. Felt exactly like that. Just awed. Just amazed. Puzzled, even. Felt like saying "Wha...??"
God is my refuge. And I'd say this. I personally felt that the Lord gave that extra mercy and grace, because I took care of the Lord's business and made it a priority even though I was so short of time (outreach, Alpha weekend, Easter svc, discipleship...in the midst of 4 projects flying around). It was the LORD reminding me that if I take care of his business, he will take care of mine.
Felt very very humbled also. That I should get what I didn't deserve. And that, reminds the Lord, is the nature of grace. That we enjoy what we didn't deserve. Depending on God means that God provides what ordinarily should not have been there.
"I lay my life down at your feet
'Cos you're the only one I need
I turn to you and you are always there...."
Amen.
Upon reaching school, these were my obstacles of the day:
1) Unfinished Jap proj
2) Maths test tomorrow (which I had not yet started)
Then, at 5 p.m., I got a shock of my life. I realised I had a drama to perform! And it's not like some skit...we've got to use props, actions, everything. and that if the standard was not up to par, my teacher would give us a tongue-lashing.
So what do you do when you're caught in such a huge storm? I cried out a fervent plea to the Lord. Just 10 seconds before acting, I must add.
The title of the prayer, the prayer, and the plea were summed up in one word. "HELP!!!!!!!!!!"
And so help he did. In fact, I'm still shocked. Basically, we went there, set up the stage impromptu, said the lines for the very first time, no rehearsal, no nothing...and God just made everything flow so naturally. I'm convinced God didn't just help me. He helped my whole group. In fact, I had to act 2 scenes (out of a total of 4), and yet in all the scenes the teacher had nothing but praises for us.
As if that were not enough, the later groups were judged by our standard. As in, the teacher would compare them to us and say, "You should be like their group blah blah blah blah...(can't rem exactly what he said)", whether it had to do with understanding the character, or being natural, or whatever.
And I'm just sitting there, hearing all of this, awestruck. It's amazing what God can do. I felt like Jehoshaphat when God just whacked his enemy upside down for him w/o him lifting a finger. Felt exactly like that. Just awed. Just amazed. Puzzled, even. Felt like saying "Wha...??"
God is my refuge. And I'd say this. I personally felt that the Lord gave that extra mercy and grace, because I took care of the Lord's business and made it a priority even though I was so short of time (outreach, Alpha weekend, Easter svc, discipleship...in the midst of 4 projects flying around). It was the LORD reminding me that if I take care of his business, he will take care of mine.
Felt very very humbled also. That I should get what I didn't deserve. And that, reminds the Lord, is the nature of grace. That we enjoy what we didn't deserve. Depending on God means that God provides what ordinarily should not have been there.
"I lay my life down at your feet
'Cos you're the only one I need
I turn to you and you are always there...."
Amen.
posted by theChosenCan at 3/31/2005 11:03:00 pm
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