The truth about life is that there are always prices that we have to pay for our decisions. Sometimes difficult choices have to be made. But whichever direction we go to, there are also values gained, lessons learned, and growth along the way.
“Rescue me, Lord!” was my battle cry the past few weeks.
Every day, I was begging God to send me an easy fix – to win the lottery! I’m not kidding!
I thought if He would only allow me to win, then everything will work out. Everything will be OK!
I trusted God would deliver and redeem me. My faith tells me He will help me because He is our Father, and He loves me, right? Like He loves you?
But, the only voice I hear is mine…
I woke up today brave enough to listen to my heart, weigh things, and put them in writing.
Growing up, whenever I had to decide on a significant issue, I always had to look at the positive and negative sides, the advantages and the disadvantages, the pros, and cons. And then, I would ask myself what value will this bring to my life?
I summoned for God’s blessings, and He answered my prayers. And because He didn’t simply answer one, He answered both – then the decision is up to me! Should I let go of one or keep both? And face the consequences of my actions.
HARD DECISIONS
It’s a hard choice to make.
It would have been easier if God declined one, then I know there’s no other choice but to embrace the one left! Then, I wouldn’t be in a dilemma.
My heart continues to trust that God will rescue me – that He will decide for me in the end. And that everything will fall in its proper place.
I only hope God is not waiting for my answer- that it’s not up to me.
But, I feel it is.
And it’s either I will embrace the beautiful gift even if it comes with great responsibility, commitment, and huge sacrifice because it is outside of my comfort zone, or let go of the blessing, stay in my comfort zone, and take the super-duper-to-the-nth-power risks again!
Ahhhh.
EYE-OPENER
I own Teach-USA, the employment facilitation agency that brings teachers to the US via the J1 visa and, hopefully soon, an H-1B visa. And I just realize how God is making me experience all these to remember the hard choices I had to make before when I had to leave my one-year-old son and four-year-old daughter for the US opportunity.
Everything turned very well through God’s grace. But nothing would have gotten to pass had there been no sacrifice.
I guess it was all part of the deal.
THANK YOU!
If you are a teacher or if you know a teacher or has teacher-friends, and they want to experience living and teaching in a first world country, please send them to this website: https://www.teach-usa.net.
And thanks for reading this far!
Your prayers are appreciated.