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njc. 06S24. guitar. pa.
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CHRISTIAN! =)

this is slightly creepy again...

today when i went home after physics, i was typing an email to someone who was feeling quite down recently. i felt strongly that it was what God wanted me to do, to comfort this person who confided in me recently. so, i started typing once i reached home, until around 5.20pm. after the email was sent, i rushed out of the house because i had to attend the OBK Pre-trip briefing at 6pm.

along the way, i prayed that the bus 13 would come so that i would reach PA HQ on time. guess what? bus 13 arrived when i reached the bus stop. WHOA right? but this is not the main thing.

initially, i thought to myself that i should trust God to bring me there safely and on time.

then, along the way i found myself feeling lost after passing by Bendeemer. i started panicking because it was already 5.53pm. i called my mum and she said, "bendeemer ah? wah. that's a long journey to kallang hor." =x 7 minutes left.. how could i afford to remain on the bus for this "long journey"? so, with my mum's encouragement, i alighted the bus to take a cab.

it took me quite some time to flag a cab down. while waiting for one, i saw another bus 13 passing by. i distinctly remember that it was green. soon after, i managed to get a cab.
you know what??? it turns out that bendeemer was in fact already very close to kallang. and, when the taxi passed by kallang mrt, i saw that green bus 13!!! at first, i refused to believe that it was the 2nd bus 13 i saw. instead, i wanted to believe that it was the bus i was on but after reasoning it out, i came to admit the fact that it was the 2nd bus 13 -_-"

anyway, i was still on the cab, and the traffic was heavy. heh. -_-" it would have been faster if i walked. so, it turns out that i arrived 5 min late. and guess how much the taxi fare was?
$5.40!!! (there was an additional $2 for peak hrs or something)

in short, if i had stayed on the bus 13 instead,
1) i would have arrived at PA on time
2) i would have saved the exorbitant taxi fare of $5.40

i felt super guilty on the cab la. especially after seeing the bus 13 when i was in the cab. heh. God answered my prayer, given me the bus i prayed for and had been faithful all the while... and at this very "critical moment" where my trust in Him was tested, i chose to believe and heed my mum's words instead of relying on God's provision!!

i was feeling so totally bad during the presentation/briefing for quite some time. heh.
but then, i remembered "there is no condemnation in Christ". if He forgives our sins, how can we not forgive ourself?

so from then on i felt peaceful, but still slightly shocked/jolted by the incident. (this is not the first time such an incident has happened) and i realised that the price i paid each time increases.

heh. God has a plan and will make things work out for the better for those who love Him. why cant we just trust in His amazing ways, ways sometimes way beyond comprehension of the human mind?

Y,jaNICE
 8:50 pm

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