Uncertainties

There are so many uncertainties in life....

I am confused, perplexed, not knowing what is best for me. Should I push ahead and continue with my 3-week summer placement in a local school or should I return back to India first? The answer to this question is not even within my control due to the complications and restrictions of my air ticket/ Indian visa/family celebration.

Why is life so complicated and uncertain? I really thought I will be able to complete this placement but now things are shaky and rocky. In fact, I was really happy,overjoyed when I received news that I was selected for this placement as chances were quite slim being a foreigner, let alone a first year!

I had so many goals and objectives I wanted to achieve in the three weeks! I really wanted to improve myself in the areas of public speaking and communication; being confident to teach, explain and present in front of a group of around 30 students without any feeling of nervousness. I wanted to experience life working in a local school, the challenges of working with different people with different character and attitudes. I believed that embarking on this journey will really add a new dimension in my life....something different and new; a real hands-on experience.

But are these just distant dreams of the future now? I myself am not sure ...Only God knows. Perhaps this placement is not for me. Though it is my desire to complete this placement, humbly I submit to God and ask for His will to be done and not mine. It may be painful at first but as time goes by, I believe God will heal and provide me with even better opportunities!

Jeremiah 29.11-14
"For I know the plans I have for you ,'says the Lord.' They are plans for good and not for disaster , to give you a future and a hope. In those days, when you pray, I will listen. If you look for me in earnest, you will find me when you seek me. I will be found by you,' says the Lord..."

Being thankful always!

God is good all the time; all the time He is good!

I am ever so grateful and thankful to God for giving me the opportunity to come to study in the UK....I have really learnt and seen; tried and experienced so many new and different things in the last couple of months since I touched down. Truly, I believe that all these opportunities given and provided are not by chance but by the grace of God showered upon me.

Indeed, I have so many things to thank God for...the list is endless but as I reflect, one of the things I must really thank God for is for my wonderful parents...I have always took them for granted but only when I left home, I realised how precious they are. How blessed I am to come from a Christian family, to be brought up by Christian values, to come to know Christ personally at a young age and to be just loved and cherished for just being who I am!

Truly, I have every reason to be grateful and appreciative!