I’ve been nursing a stubborn stomachache since Thursday. Eating has been a challenge — even water feels like it might trigger another episode. On the upside, I’ve shed a few kilos without stepping inside a gym or booking that HIFU session I’d been saving for. My face looks slimmer, but not quite in the way I planned.
Today was nothing extraordinary on the surface. We went to the mall so the kids could get the usual last-minute school supplies. Tomorrow is the first day of school, so the air was filled with that familiar mix of excitement and rush.
But in between the mundane errands and the quiet moments, I found myself in deep thought. Sometimes God doesn’t give us exactly what we’ve been asking for. Instead, He gently (or sometimes abruptly) redirects us to something else — or simply tells us, “Stay here for now.”
It’s like choosing your dream university. You’ve worked hard, prayed for it, pictured yourself walking through those gates… and yet the acceptance letter never comes. Or that long-awaited promotion you’ve been praying for — the one you thought was the next big step in your career — but instead, it goes to someone else.
It hurts, and it’s confusing. But over time, you realize maybe God was protecting you from something you couldn’t see. Or maybe He was preparing you for something far better than what you had in mind.
We want things to go according to our plans, yet life has a way of saying, “Not this way, not yet.” And maybe that’s the point — to teach us patience, trust, and surrender.
Perhaps my stomachache, my disrupted week, and even my changed plans are all part of a bigger redirection. I may not see the full picture yet, but I know He does.
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