Thursday, January 24, 2013 @ 12:45 AM
I was doing some last minute packing today and when I was about to stuff my bible into my handbag, that piece of paper fell out. I was thirteen and visiting my friend's church that Sunday. I remembered the Sunday school teacher asking us to write what we're waiting for to gain in five years' time and that was what I wrote. I was amazed that I actually wished and prayed for those things and they DID come true and God actually DID answer them although I've totally forgotten about it. God really never fails. He never forgets you even if you've forgotten yourself.
I truly believe in waiting upon the Lord and not just saying it with words. People may have said it millions of times - I know I've said it millions of times - but His timing is always PERFECT. I remembered being angry at Him for not granting me the scholarship to go overseas at that time and that's why I wrote those wishes. God knows best, be it career choices or relationships or even trivial things. Five years later since I last wrote that, He's sending me overseas for better education. He gave me a scholarship. He made the waiting stop. All in five years' time. That's how precise He is. And during those moments when you're asked to write down your wishes for something, you'll tend to be very sceptical about it. "Aiya, I won't get it one lah!" That's why people called it "wishful thinking". Perhaps if you wrote down your wishes and PRAYED for them, they become PRAYER REQUESTS and sooner or later, you'll get what you want, all in His timing. :)
On a totally different note, these questions have been floating around in my head lately and I'm just gonna let them out. When people say, "We should hang out some time!", do they wanna go out with you or are they just saying it out of habit? When people greet, "How are you?", are they genuinely asking that or are they just being polite? When people ask, "Are you okay?", do they really want to know your condition or are they just expecting the usual "I'm okay"? What if I say, "I'm not okay", what will happen, then? What will they do? Most probably freak out because that's not according to plan.
Why do people have to throw words with empty meanings in to fill the void between people they love? Shouldn't they feel comfortable being in silence with each other just as how they're comfortable talking nonsense to them? I wonder why we say things we don't mean all the time, even if it's not hurtful and we don't regret it. And lastly, the one question that has been circulating my mind the most lately : When people say, "I'll miss you!", do they really mean it or are they just saying it out of courtesy? Like they're so used to saying that to someone who's leaving that they already have that phrase prepared at the tip of their tongue. As if it's already on autopilot mode, saying it but not truly meaning it.
I mean, seriously. Miss me?
Would you?
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