Waiting in God's Time

One fine day in my class, before I started my lesson, I gave my students the bird's eye view of what they are going to learn and do in the class. All of them sat on the edge of their seats when I told them they would be seeing a funny video clip which I downloaded from the internet. Of course, I told them that they would see it at the end of our lesson (to take hold of their attention throughout the lesson proper). They eagerly begged me to show it immediately but I explained in a calm voice, "No. All of you must pay attention to our lesson first and after that, I will show you the video."

The lesson ran smoothly and they eagerly participated in the discussion. They managed to behave well in the class especially those having highly electrically charged batteries.hehe

Finally, the moment they had been waiting for came. They laughed off their heads while watching the video and they even asked me to play it for them for the second time and so I did.


Waiting is one of the difficult things to do, whether we're waiting for our turn, a phone call or an unanswered prayer. Most of the times, we become impatient and question why we have to wait for a long time to get what we want. We even dare to question God's abilities and intentions.


The way I see it is: God has a different time device which determines as to when He will give us something that we asked for. His ways are different. He looks at the whole bigger picture rather us paying attention to every details of our lives.

Therefore, we just have to keep calm and wait patiently until the right time comes. Besides, the feeling is inexplicable when you receive something you asked for a long time just like when you wait for the flowers to bloom or for the caterpillar to turn into a beautiful butterfly.

So, in times of waiting for something you asked for, you should never give up. You only need to think that God is still designing your request in such a special way that it would be perfectly fit just for you.

Four tips to prevent from losing your things

Have you ever lost your brand new shoes which you preserved for quite a while because you treasure them so much that you won't even wear them because you think they're fragile?

These are my Adidas shoes I recently lost at the residence apartment where I am currently staying.I just realized that I had lost them last Sunday when I was unpacking my stuffs from the huge carton box which I placed by the corridor.

http://www.famousfootwear.com/en-US/Product/32253-1030758/adidas/Grey_Indigo_Blue/Mens+Neo+Daily+Vulc+Low+Top+Sneaker.aspx

I was infuriated because of the fact that I'm in love with them. I talked to one of the security guards to go and and check the recorded footage from the surveillance camera. He simply gave me the nod approval that he would look into it. After that, I felt like something has changed from the way I look at the local employees in the apartment. I didn't smile back at them which I usually do whenever I meet them along the corridor. Totally pissed off I was until my view around me went murky.

After a couple of days, I eventually woke up from the unlikely resentment which I felt.

 There have been no news about my shoes so I just decided to let go of them. I was told to report the case to the head owner of the apartment, but then I replied, "I'm almost over with it. Maybe,someone really needed those shoes of mine."


Based from this experience, I came up with four tips on how to prevent from losing your things:
 

1. Follow your instincts.
According to Lillian Glass, Ph.D., we should not ignore the inner voice that screams at you when you feel something is not right. I already had the voice telling me that someone would be tempted to take my shoes if I left them outside but then, I ignored it.

2. Be proactive.
Think and act right away. I could have prevented my shoes from being stolen if I only had placed them into my room.

3.Trust no one.
This  especially applies if you are a new face from the place where you stay no matter how holy you think it is.

4.Do not put so much thought and heart to your property.
Nothing is permanent on earth. Earthly things can easily perish. Besides, we can't even take them to heaven when we leave the world.

By following these tips, you can minimize losing your things. If you lose any, the impact would be less disastrous. hehe!