A Lesson about “Wait”

I tried submitting a couple of applications to companies since our arrival from CDO. I haven’t gotten any response, yet I’m still optimistic.
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I had an interview from a company weeks ago. I’m pretty sure I didn’t send any application to them, so I don’t know how they got my number. Anyway, I still went and had them interviewed me. They offered me a bank teller position since they still don’t have an IT-related job opening at that time. I was like NR for a moment. I went home with mixed emotions: I was dismayed and somehow I had this thinking of “What-if-i-consider” the position as the interviewer told me to do so. The perks were really good. I could have almost bitten it. I actually asked other people’s opinion, some said no, while others told me that it’s ok even if it’s off my track. But after days of praying and asking for God’s will, He told me to:

Wait for the Lord, be strong, take heart and wait for the Lord. – Psalm 27:14

With a stress there, the impressions I received from that were:

“Not that one. I have better plans, just wait.” or:

“The position will be vacant for as long as you don’t get to sit on it. But right now is not just the right time, so wait.”

Pretty bold huh..hehe. Honestly at first I was really hesitant on the words God have put in my heart. But as time flew, God would let me understand and convinced me to really wait for His perfect plan to unfold in his perfect timing.

Whether he has other plans or he has the same plan but on other time, what I must do is to wait and submit to His will.

Time to be a blessing!

For the past 5 nights I had this eagerness to watch 700 Club Asia. It’s as if the Great Teacher has cooked a wonderful lesson for me that I must sure learn and APPLY…hmmm

The program’s theme for the past nights was entitled Breaking Free. They had shown numerous testimonies about people being released from unmanageable burdens and trials; saved from drowning from debts; and those who have learned God’s established spiritual principle about “Sowing(You have to give) and Reaping(in order to receive)” then experienced a major outpouring of blessings. The features were all about being set free from pain, anger, unforgiving heart, and financial troubles. They too encouraged people to take part to God’s ministry (of reaching out and helping our in need kababayans) by pledging on Operation Blessing.

Every testimony was unique and has nothing but praises and thanksgiving to the One who has blessed them and sure has nothing in stored for them but only good and perfect gifts (James 1:12a)

Hearing those testimonies and invitations to pledge aren’t enough. Yes, I was blessed and inspired too! But I realized that God wanted more from me, he wants me to not just be blessed but to be challenged also. (To be challenged would mean to be inspired to do the same.) Ever since, I would always say “Kung may trabaho lang sana ako, I can also donate gaya na iba.”

Connie Reyes said that if we have accepted Him as our Lord and Savior we have already fully understand how much is God’s love for us, so therefore we should also share that great love to others by giving our time, effort, and even a share of our money to them..

I don’t know, I can’t explain but while I was listening to the testimonies and prayers on the third night, something urged me to think of giving the 500pesos I’ve been saving for our thesis. It’s something I can’t resist thinking and something I can’t ignore. Well I admit, I did try to not succumb to any act like getting the bank account number of CBN Asia until I’d be sure that God really wants me to donate. The show ended and still, no actions yet! The thought of donating haunted me like a ghost. I prayed and asked for His will. I was reading the book “Extravagant Worship” by Darlene Zschech before I slept, and just so happened that I came across these words:

“What makes worship extravagant? It must cost us something. Worship is an act of obedient faith…Worship, love, obedience are tied up together……Jesus said: If anyone loves me he will obey my teaching..He who does not love me will not obey my teaching..”

I felt that those words are God’s confirmation for me. He is challenging me to prove that I love Him, that if I don’t obey what He’s telling me then I can never be an extravagant worshipper, that in order to be an extravagant worshipper one must show love and obedience to God before anything else, that it will really cost us something just to prove something or to Someone, a sacrifice, a sacrificial love! God wanted me to give what I have. The next night I was sure I have to get their account number and the next day after, I did what I was told to do. After I made the transaction I felt extreme joy inside me, as if I have just made the greatest investment I could ever do, (regardless of the amount). After all, it’s a sure profit! Many poor will thank God and many lost will be saved! It’s an investment for the expansion of God’s kingdom.  I’m so very glad!

The lesson God has prepared for me about giving has indeed increased the faith I have for Him. I have more proven that God is really a miraculous God that sets us free from the chains of poverty and sickness. I have now more reasons to thank God for the lives of those people who testified for His power and grace. Amen!