God is Able

Having the privilege of growing up in a christian family meant that things such as going to church and doing bible studies or devotions to learn more about God were a 'usual' part of my life. However, most of the time I only knew the 'theory' part about God -- knowing in my mind that "God is good", "God is faithful"... and had never really realised that these true descriptions about God can be experienced by any one, and not just to Bible-characters..

This realisation came from a day during my HSC year..
I did Economics for the HSC and while I found it to be a very interesting subject, I also found it quite challenging(especially during exams), as it is quite content-dense, and many sections required memorising definitions and statistics, which needed to be accurate. And so... During my half-yearly exams, I had quite a bunched-up timetable and Economics was my last paper on the last day of exams. I recall sitting at the table feeling both physically and mentally tired, but knowing that I still had to study. (There were six booklets to study), but after about one and a half booklets, I just couldn't do it anymore. Whatever I read and revised didn't seem to be able to absorb and stick in my memory. This then caused me to panic, as I knew that while I wasn't going anywhere with my revision, the clock kept ticking. I really felt so stressed -- I had never felt like that before.. The more I panicked, the more I couldn't study and the more I couldn't study, the more panicked I became.. This went on until night, when my mum advised me to just sleep and wake up early the next day and try studying again. I remember that night, before going to bed, while my parents prayed for me, I read this verse.." Have no anxiety about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God" The next morning, I just flipped through the remaining booklets, trying to 'speed-revise', and just trusted that God would see me through.

When the results came out, to my absolute amazement and surprise, I had the top mark in my class. This was the moment and day that I started to truly believe and better grasp the reality of "God's grace and favour".. How could someone who didn't get to finish revising top the class? This first-hand experience really changed my perspective on who God really is -- He is a God who answers prayers, is indeed good and faithful and "does immeasurably more than all we can ask or imagine". He is Able.. :)

Janice