streets were literally empty, save for a couple of eateries. stumbled upon this lil' foodcourt after walking a fair distance. sat down and people kept staring, i must have 'out-of-towner' written all across my cheeks. most expensive kolok mee i've ever eaten. RM7, chinese new year price. should've brought a book to read and sit out my money's worth.
got the chance to drive around, the lady who runs the backpackers is extremely liberal with her car. ferried some tourists to the airport a couple of times. in return? she let me use her car for free. not that i was bargaining. amazing boost of confidence for my 'poor' sense of direction, miri is so easy to navigate around.
notice it says 'professional removers'. makes you wonder what they remove. being suspicious, i think it sounds awfully like 'professional assassins'. we remove your arch-enemies for you. maybe no chinese new year price.but guess what?! test centre was not open! disappointed, waited there with 2 other students. so no TOEFL. visited the youth group of SIB airport road, it was a blessing in disguise. God comforted my heart as i worshipped...
standing here in Your presence
thinking of the good things You have done
waiting here patiently
just to hear Your still small voice again
my soul secure...
Your promise sure..
Your love endures, always.
preparation for studies in the US has not been easy. almost everything i need to get done in order to process my application (for both Fuller and Talbot) so far has gone 'wrong':
"'your transcripts are not complete and need to be verified whether they're the bachelor's equivalent before we accept you."
"you need to show sufficient funds for tuition and living expenses for your whole program, otherwise we cannot process your I-20 form for your visa application."
and the miri TOEFL centre did not open. there goes my airfare! reimburse pls, i pray.
and then, yesterday...
"we need your GPA or you cannot take the Master's program."
"the tuition fees have gone up, please follow the new amount."
"pls get your university to send your official degree transcript and certificate asap."
i can only ask why so many times. have learnt to stop. my soul secure, Your promise sure. God is the One who led me to pursue studies in the US, He will bring me there. He's already opening doors and bringing in the finances, i refuse to worry.
this ENTIRE week genesis 22 rings true in my ears, as i prepare to preach at two services this sunday with this text. 'The Akedah' --- the binding of Isaac. abraham was so amazingly obedient! no delay in his submission. with a tinge of wariness, i wonder if i would ever be as obedient. why wary? because i know deep inside me there's a desire to to live as such, yet knowing the amount of sacrifice it will take. 'take your son, your only son, isaac, whom you love...' - what a painful choice of words God used on abe. but something i typed in reply to a friend's sms this week surprises even myself: abraham didn't know how things will go, but from the point he started his journey he purposed in his heart to follow through to the end. he would have never known he could be so full of faith if he hadn't been put to the test like that. a perfecting of his faith.
God leads us to a higher level of faith when we are willing to trust & obey Him, even to give up everything else or when we cannot understand.
i've chosen you. (abraham)
lead them for me. (moses)
tell them my words. (jeremiah)
come alive. (lazarus)
step off the boat. (peter)
it's time to move. (janice)
my soul secure, Your promise sure.
what has God promised you? what dreams has He placed in your heart? what are you believing Him for?
Yahweh-yireh: God will see. what He sees, your needs He will provide.
refuse to worry.
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