Testing of Faith

What have our faith been like lately? Have it been one that we have given dateline to what God is able to do? Have it been one that has stayed firm even doors have been closed all the way?

Thank God for the answered prayers and I'm able to go for church camp! =)
Why did I label this post as a testing of faith? Simply because I realised my faith has been tested and I would say it has been a great test; a wake up call. =)

Have been praying for open doors to go for church camp since the day my dad changed his mind of letting me go and till last sunday, it had been a closed door. Even before last sunday, I already told myself that if by Sunday, my dad still says no then i will just take it as a closed door for me to go for church camp this year.

Hence, I asked my dad about going for church camp again right before he left S'pore which was on last Saturday and he told me off immediately so I thought well, perhaps it's a closed door so I already made myself accept the fact that it's God's will for me on Sunday.

However, Kong asked me if I'm going for church camp on Monday night so I just told him I don't think so because I have already asked my dad again on Saturday and his answer was still a firm 'no'. But Kong told me that I still shouldn't give up and should continue to pray and press on till the very last moment. He reminded me that this is a time that my faith is being tested. One thing that gave me the courage to make an overseas call to my dad to ask about going for church camp again is that Kong said, " when we are facing trials that may mount up like a mountain, God is still able to help us solve/get rid of it. " This sentence of his made me realised that I have given myself a dateline to what God is able to do for me which shouldn't be the case. Hence, I hung up the phone with him and gave an overseas call to my dad. I would say I feared and was very scared that my dad would give me a good scolding again. However, I prayed and I called. Had a talk with my dad for almost 40 minutes and I'm overjoy with what my dad said to me. He said that he sees a change in me and he allows me to go for this church camp ( as for what change, I didn't ask ). It may sound so simple to some of u but to me, it's something I have not expected.

It's definitely God who did all this for me. Therefore, I really thank God for the answered prayers and bringing Kong to remind me that I should never give a dateline to what God is able to do for me. =)


Loves,
Amelia