~Refreshment Requires Help From Above~

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Physiotherapy witnessing

Haha, this end bit of the day (Monday) felt nice. I went for Physiotherapy and when my turn came, the therapist commented that I looked "fresh". Apparently I looked ready to tackle a day.

But even more pleasantly surprising was that somehow he managed to guess that I'm a Christian. He asked, "Which church do you go to?" I answered, "The Seventh-day Adventist church." And he knew about Adventists.

=D It made me happy.

Saturday, February 20, 2010

panic .. and then wisdom

Thank you, Jesus for giving me the wisdom to what to do, and to hold on.

Since Saturday, I've been trying to submit my application form to NUS. But I kept coming up with a Java error message. I decided to just let it rest until Sunday since the closing date is Sunday. But after I restarted my com, I still got the problem. I panicked, and I started pleading with God. "Please, please, please!!! You've got to help! No!!"

But I calmed myself down and went to the Bible for comfort. I didn't know where to turn, I just opened it and I ended up with Isaiah 49:15-16.

"Isa 49:15-16 Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. (16) Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me."

I didn't panic after that and prayed, "Yes, Lord. I know you don't forget me. This is a trial for me. See me through it. You also said that whoever lacked wisdom should ask for it and it will be given. Since I know you don't forget me, I believe that promise of yours. Give me wisdom; I need it. In Jesus' name, Amen."

I tried the e-Form again but it still didn't work. Then I had a thought, that I should check under 'Contact Us'. I called several numbers, but then I realized that they weren't the right numbers. I called the number for IT, and I kept getting told that my call was in queue. I could have left a voice message, but a wise thought popped into my head: "If you hold on and wait, they will know that you're serious about needing to talk to them. Your question will be answered."

So I held on and waited patiently. After about 3 more rings of the message, the voice-machine said, "Your call is being transferred." Praise God! I got to talk to someone. I explained to her my situation and she understood. She said that they already knew of the situation and that they sent a request to Admissions that if they couldn't get the problem fixed in time, whether there could be an extension of the closing date.

That was what I was praying for. Praise God for His wisdom. He will never leave us or forget us. Amen :D