“Everything that happens in this world happens at the time God
chooses.” (Ecclesiastes 3:1)
When my family was financially
unstable, I desired to help them by applying to any scholarship grants. I went
to a certain office in our university wherein several scholarship opportunities
were posted; but only few of those fit my course. There was a scholarship that
was more lax and had more benefits, but, sadly, I could not beat its deadline
anymore. I still submitted my requirements though I was losing my hope that my
papers would still be reviewed. Several months had passed, but I received no
notifications. The scholarship I tried to apply in closed and the beneficiaries
were already announced.
During those times that I was
agitated on what to do, I thought of finding a job- be a working a student. But,
doing so would mean handling down my responsibilities in the church. Of course,
much of my time would be occupied by school and work. So, I really kept on praying
all night, asking God’s wisdom on how to handle my situation – I want to
continue serving the Lord while helping my parents. By then, I learned to
entrust everything to the Lord; letting His way be my own path. I knew God had
wonderful plan for me.
Until one morning, a text message
from the university office of the scholarship surprised me. Accordingly, I was
granted a scholarship! I kept on recalling those scholarships I had applied
into, but never remembered this one. I had never encountered the said grant but
I was chosen to receive it! This was a new scholarship and was given to few
students who passed their requirements- it was just a random selection; no
application! I could not really imagine how great the Lord was. From that
moment, I just kept on praising God for His miraculous help to me. My prayers
were answered in his perfect time!
The scholarship that was granted to
me has a lot of benefits- more than any other I knew before. When I was already
fixing my requirements for submission, my contact staff called me to say that
the scholarship had to be given to three students from different campuses. To
their mistake, they only looked at the ranking of the students and it had been
that those who ranked best came from only one campus- from ours. So, I got
panicked again. That would mean, removing some grantees. I was disappointed and
just wanted to cry. I hurriedly texted all my church mates to pray for me.
Then, I received replies from them saying that the scholarship was for me, I
should not worry because the Lord had already given it to me. My hope was
revived by those comforts; I stood up and praised God for His greatness. And
after few minutes, my contact person called again saying that it would not be
revoked from me.
See? It was mine! It’s God’s gift
to me!
When we receive a blessing,
sometimes, we get confronted by trials that make us disappointed. But, we just
have to remember what Jesus has taught us:
“.. Have faith in God. I assure you that
whoever tells this hill to get up and throw itself in the sea and does not
doubt his heart, but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done
for him. For this reason I tell you: When you pray and ask for something,
believe that you have received it, and you will be given whatever you ask for.”
(Mark. 11:22-24).
If you pray for something, believe
that God will give you your heart’s desire because it will be yours as He
promised. If what you are specifically praying for does not come, hold on
because God has a better answer to you- BETTER THAN YOU COULD EVER IMAGINE! The
Lord’s will is the one that is best for us. Just believe and claim it! Let God
be the manager of your life. Let Him be your Father to whom you consult your
plans, desires, problems and everything in your life; He will help you whatever
circumstances you are in.
Just wait upon the Lord… The Lord
is the SCHEDULER of everything so believe in His perfect time and do not work
on your own way.. you cannot live and succeed alone.
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