THANKFUL

I intend to release a blog post every Sunday about the things that happened during the previous week that I am grateful to God for.

Last Sunday I failed a very important test for the second time by one and a half points and I felt really defeated. I believe that that was God’s way of reminding me not to take for granted, because I could have prepared more, the privileges He has given to me. Being given the opportunity to take that test was nothing short of a privilege (I will tell you guys about that test in a later blog post). I was later told that I was given another chance to retake the test and I am excited.

I honestly feel like I didn’t deserve to be given another chance considering how I trivialized the last one. This situation makes me think about how good we feel when we are on the receiving end of a second chance but how many times are we as excited to give others a second or another chance? Maybe ask God about that situation again.

My phone goes on Do Not Disturb everyday. I don’t remember programming it that way-am I alone in this? I was told last Wednesday that I would be getting an important call but I wasn’t told when exactly. Thursday passed and I really didn’t think of the call that much. On Friday morning, it was either before or after my prayers that the Holy Spirit told me to take my phone off Do Not Disturb. After hearing that I panicked because my phone was on DND on the previous day and I really didn’t check for any missed calls or voicemails; I quickly checked but there was nothing so I took my phone off DND and continued my day.

I received the call I was waiting for two hours later. God still speaks. He is speaking right now. Are you listening?

I was able to start and finish an up-cycling sewing project that I have been wanting to do for months. I think it came out great; the top is wearable, so that’s a win in my book. I am thinking that this is one of the wins that is preparing me for a bigger win. I am just learning how to sew so every step in every project is something new to me. Even if the project is, let’s say, unwearable, I was able to practice a few more techniques in preparation for the next project.

Bishop Dag Heward Mills wrote in his book The Art of Hearing that some people miss God’s perfect will because they fail to ask God about the reason behind their suffering. The thorn in Paul’s flesh was for a greater cause. I know it is a stretch on my part to talk about my many failed sewing projects and the thorn that was in Paul’s flesh in the same paragraph. However, the point I am trying to make is maybe all of my failed sewing projects were not really useless. Ask God about your failings or the things in your life that you think are useless; God uses the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, remember? (1 Corinthians 1:27)

I ended the semester with 89.95 in one of my classes. I don’t think I would have been able to sleep knowing a B like that was resting on my transcript so l messaged my professor. I basically asked her if I could do anything to push my grade up to an A and she graciously agreed. I was able to do an assignment that I missed at the beginning of the semester and I got my A. What if I wouldn’t have asked? I am usually not that daring.

My mama is the most resilient woman I have ever met. She always pushes me to walk into places even if I don’t feel like I belong there because the worst that could happen is they say no. But what if they agree? This is something I am striving to do more.