前所未有的平安 The Peace I Never Experienced Before

Here is my little testimony. Two days before the collection of the A Level's results, I totally forgotten about it. The night before the day of collection, I was trembling with fear. What was in my mind was, I might not do well. And I started to fear of my reaction tomorrow. If I do well, will I remember to thank God? If I did not do well, will my faith be uprooted or stumbled?

There were mixed feelings in my mind, anxiety rushed through my body and I can feel my heart thumping in a rather unusually and uncomfortable manner. I was really depressed. I was really down. I prayed. I prayed not for results. But I learnt to pray for acceptance; that I would accept any results that I have obtained.

There was this song 神的道路by 天韵。And part of it came from a verse which I really like:

"For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways," declares the LORD. "For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.
Isaiah 55 : 8 - 9

The song lyrics goes:

神的道路高过人的路
神的意念高过人的意念
祂的心里有蓝图
祂的时间不错误
一步一步带领你前途

祂立大地的根基
祂让云彩空中漂浮
是祂创造生命气息
是祂应许照顾赐福
神造万物各按其时
耐心等待必要欢呼
啊！耐心等待要欢呼

Yeah, the Lord really gives comfort to those who trust in Him. I prayed for the whole night that I will not deny Him whatever the result was but to trust in Him. Trust that my God have a plan for everyone and whatever the result is life still goes on, and He will still guide me along to acheive the plan He has for me.

The next morning, when i was on the bus to SA, while looking out to the forested areas along the expressway, I sang this song softly. I just thought of how great my Lord is; He created all the plants, with different features, He put clouds in the skies easily with His words. Since He is one almighty God, why don't I trust in Him? I thought. Then, I began to praise Him for how wonderful He is.

There was this soothing peace in my heart, I am neither nervous nor fearful. Even when I received my results. I thank God for my results and thank Him for sustaining my faith, for giving peace to me. This is the peace when you hand everything into the Lord, with a quiet trust that no matter what, God will guide us. Results does not mean end of the day. It is just part of the life journey. And the entire life journey is guided by someone who knows the best for us when we don't.

Glory be to the Lord!