"There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven."
Ecclesiates 3:1 NIV
Finally today, I got my Abu Dhabi Driving license (yahoooo, praise God!). Although it may not be a big deal for some, but for me I think this is one of my achievement as a person.
Looking back, the main reason I decided to get a license is not that I need it but because I want to develop myself. I am always on my comfort zone . For me, having license is having a big responsibility. I thought of "what if" scenarios such as, "what if" I get into an accident, or "what if" I have a car, I need to maintain it, pay parking fees, pay fines (if I have violations), look for parking space (which is a big headache) etc. etc. Some of the "reasons" I made in my mind. But this year, God has revealed many reasons why I need to have it, and it is for His glory.
And at the beginning I thought that it could be easy. I passed the theory and parking test in a breeze. But on the latter part, I faced with circumstances that tested my faith, patience, perseverance and endurance. I did not pass for 3 consecutive test. Yup, 3 times. I felt ashamed of myself and wouldn't want others to know about it (pathetic isn't it). Have you been in a situation that you expected something to happen and it turned out the other way around? I am confident that I could pass it the first time, but I get ahead of myself, end result frustration (tsk, tsk, tsk pride). I am frusrated on the first, then comes the second then the third failure. I felt like giving up. Although I take it easy on the outside but deep inside I am frustrated and hurt (I think). I prayed to God to give me strength so I could continue this "test" and to rebuke me on my shortcomings. I humbled myself before the Lord, because I know that I cannot do anything without Him. And God, who is abounding in love, gave me the confidence to finish it until the end (like running the race, we will not win unless we make it to the finish line). He let me realized many things on this experience and reminded me that He always have purpose on what happens in our life. Going back, as the result of failing three times, I need to take an assessment test to see how many lessons I need to take up again. Of course these lessons comes with a price, and it cost me AED 800.00. To make the long story short, after I finished my lessons, I took my annual vacation and 2 weeks after I came back to Abu Dhiabi, I booked for an exam. I took an hour of refresher lessons before the test, and finally I got it (yahoooooo, hooorayyy). I am grateful to God that He touched the hearts of those officers giving the exam, since they are not intimidating, I felt comfortable during the test.
These are the lessons I learnt from my experience:
- Pray and ask God to always lead/guide you. (Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6)
- Be humble. (For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted. Matthew 23:12)
- Persevere and have faith despite the test. (Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. James 1:2-3)
- Wait for God's perfect time. (There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven. Ecclesiaster 3:1)
In the end, I believe that the waiting period is the test we have to face. Until then, we have to persevere until we reach our goal. When the waiting is over, we can finally get the reward and feel the joy and relief that we didn't give up. Let us enjoy the waiting time.
God bless us all!!
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