Day 44 of 50 Day Challenge: This is a good day. I married my wife 18 years ago today. In my prayer last night I was asking God to reveal Himself to me so that my walk with the Lord will be closer/better. The Lord then reminded me that I have been married for 18 years. So what is God reminding me about Himself with my anniversary? The book of Proverbs said He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the LORD. And this Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the LORD. As a first generation American, I did not inherit houses and wealth from my earthly parents but God nudged me and showed me that He is my Father and I did inherit everything from Him. You see, I lost my earthly father on September 25 1989 when the plane he was piloting crashed in Sudan. Ever since then, my Father has been the Heavenly Father. 25 years ago, I was here in the US on a student visa and I have no where to go back to after I graduate. My home country was not an option since everyone there was risking their lives to leave the country. At that time, I had no degree, no job, no girlfriend, no visa to work here, no father, no income, no money and no nothing. Nada. I knew that the challenges ahead of me were quite daunting, to say the least. I knew that after I graduate, I would have to compete with US citizens get a job, a visa, promotions, a house, everything. A good analogy for that situation would be to say that I have to learn how to swim, at the same time get a license to swim, and compete with people who has mastered how to swim sinced their birth, and somehow win the race. Or I would be unemployed and will need to leave the country or live here illegally. So I did everything I knew how to survive. I gave it my all. I was not too worried about whether my methods were efficient but I just kept pushing myself to do something. This is where I forgot about Gods faithfulness. I thought I did it ALL to make it and I was quite proud of myself. A few years ago, I was in between jobs, and in despair I asked the Lord, will you now help me? Will you save me? I am weak and I am very tired. And my Heavenly Father gently revealed to me that all the successes that I had in my life was orchestrated by Him. He said when I got the offers for interviews, He was the one who made them happened. He said when I got the job offers, He was the one who touched the hearts of my future bosses to hire me. He was interceding for me to receive those blessings. The same with promotions, bonuses, gifts and yes, especially my wife. My Heavenly Father then gently said, how do you mean will you help me now? I was so ashamed because Ive asked God to help me but never really thought He was an active participant of my life. Now I know better. Now I know the answer to this question to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed? No doubt, He has been revealed to me.
Posted on: Mon, 06 Oct 2014 03:22:00 +0000
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