Lesson learnt today: GOD DOES CARE FOR YOU!! Why do I say so? Well, let me share with you a story...
Once upon a time, there was a girl called Candice who found out that she'd flunked her Social Studies Paper (22/50). So she was totally upset, dejected and disappointed. Being pissed off, she said so many vulgarites as though there was no tomorrow. Drowning her sorrow in tears, she felt that she was alone in this world, that no one was there to go through this together with her. It was at this time that her mind transported her back to the day when she was doing her Chemistry practical. Her heart was racing and her palms were sweaty as the second hand of the clocked ticked by. She had hoped to complete the paper, both the theory and experiment wise. But things did not go her way despite praying fervently. As a result, she failed to answer the whole of the last page, causing a loss of 6 marks at one go. Thinking of this, tears streamed down even more. No amount of words that her friends said could console her. She had failed utterly.
However, the good thing about Combined Humanities is that she still has the other paper (History) to determine her ultimate fate. On her way home, Candice had already calculated the marks needed to pass on the dot for her overall, which means 50%. This worried her alot as she knew very well that her common test wasn't satisfactory. That night, she couldn't even get a wink of sleep. So she did what she wouldn't have done during the Prelimary period. She once again turned to her only hope: God. It was true, Candice hated the way God was not there with her during Chemistry. Neither were there any signs that He'd helped her to do well in the other papers, or even worse, He did not fulfill her wish of overtaking the Section Leader last year. Nevertheless, he was her only saviour now. The one who was in control of everything, the creator of miracles. She said"God, if you're there, make your presence known. Show me that miracles do happen." With that, she closed her eyes and slowly but surely, fell into a disturbed slumber.
The next morning, she was feeling apprehensive. Many questions flitted through her mind: What if I get a C6 or C5? What if I only managed to score 27/50? What if...
Just then, the teacher Ms Zaiton walked over and handed the scripts to the person in front when all the classes gathered at the parade square for their daily flag-rasing. As the classes were ready to return to their respective classrooms, all the History students flocked to the first student, requesting to their marks. Making sure that the teacher was gone, she then returned all our papers. It was at this time Candice got the shock of her life: 41/50!! She felt light, as though she was on the verge of fainting. The number kept ringing in the head. No, she was certain it was not her paper. But yet the unmistakable handwriting, her name, it was all there. It WAS her answer script. Tears welled up her eyes, but it was of joy this time. It wasn't a C6 or C5 for her overall, it was a B4. One that was beyond her expectation. She then knew who to thank for. She looked up towards the clear blue sky and muttered an expression of gratitude to her saviour, her God. It was all too apparent that he still loves her and did not abandon her even though there was hatred in her towards Him.
Like the statement that most Christians had heard before- God said to the man: "When you see two pairs of footprints, I was walking alongside with you. But when you see a pair of footprints, it doesn't mean I'm not there with you. It just means I'm CARRYING you."...
