Daily Blessings - Kids journal
Bible verses from : 1 Thessalonians, 5:16-18
Day: September 17th 2009.
Today,God taught me a valuable lesson -- Be humble and pray for everything. Since it was Thursday, it was my duty to drop the kids at school. Keren had to go to the Bell Choir practice at 7:50 am and so we rushed out of the home around 7:30 am. When I started the car, I realized that there was enough time. I thought to myself, 'Haah, I have enough time to get to the train station and there is no need to rush'. As usual, the kids prayed for the safety when I started the van. To my surprise, Keren started praying, 'Lord, help us to get to school on time and help mommy to catch the train and go to work on time'. Simeon follwed his sister and did the same. I said 'Thank you babies, but you didn't have to pray for mommy, I will have enough time to get to the train'. Usually, we get delayed and I ask the kids to pray. Today, I was so confident that I can reach on time that I didn't even need the pryer! Well...I was soooo wrong!
As we reached the school alittle early, I told the kids to wait in the car a few more minutes as the door for the classroom was locked. After a few minutes, I dropped the kids and looked at the clock and it was 7:54. It will take about 8 to 10 minutes to reach the train station. The train was at 8:06. I could still make it. As I was coming out of the parking lot, I saw about 6 to 7 cars waiting in front of me to turn into the street. This was the first time, I have seen that many cars waiting before me. Myheart started pounding....I had to wait a full 3 minutes before all ofthe cars iin front of me cleared. As I got into the street, my hope of catching the train started to fade slowly. I started to accelerate and try to over take slow cars and avoid signals by taking another street. To my dismay, I was stopped at the Amtrak train crossing. It is very rare that I have been stopped at the railway crossing. I said, 'This is it, I will miss the train'. Then, I started praying 'Lord, help me, if it is your will that I shouldn't catch the train, that is fine.'.
The train crossing gate opened quickly and I almost decided that there is no way I was going to make it and didn't rush any more. As I entered into BART and parked, I looked up and the train was still there. Then, it dawned on me that the kids prayed about it. Now, my fear was what if the train leaves before I get down and go on the escalator! Well....there was only one way! I prayed,"Dear Lord, please honor my children's prayer" and ofcourse, He did. I boarded the train and within a few seconds, the doors closed behind me. With unbelief, I looked at the big clock in the station and it was 8:07, a minute past the actual time. Uusually,the train leaves on time. Even if it is 1 minute, God made it possible for me to catch the train on time by humbling me, honoring my request and especially my kids request. He also made it clear to me that I need to rely on Him and pray about everything!
That night, during our family prayer, I confessed to the kids and told them how God taught me a lesson.
Lesson I learned :
Always pray about everything, whether it is a small or big problem. Give thanks and praise God for the situation and tell him that let everything happen according to His will.
The bible says in
1 Thessalonians 5 :
16 Rejoice always;
17 pray without ceasing;
18 in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
