My Hubby and I went on a dinner 'date' last night and on our way home we dropped by one of the malls at the city center to buy something. I went inside the mall first, while my hubby went around to look for parking space.
When he came, I was not yet finished buying the items that I wanted to buy when he said, " I think we have to hurry up!" He relayed that when he was coming, he heard a lady on a phone exclaimed in Thai , " There's a bomb? Where?". The lady then left in a hurry and he did not hear the rest of the conversation anymore.
Living in a part of the country where bomb explosions are not unusual, you can't help but panic. So, when I heard this, my heart was already pounding hard and fast and couldn't concentrate on what I was buying anymore. I kept on telling my Hubby, " Let's go then! There's no need to buy these things." But my Hubby was insisting, it's okay to finish it off first.
I hurriedly got all the things I wanted to buy and we both briskly walk out of the the mall. I was asking again and again how the phone conversation went while we walked by the exact places where the bombs went off last year. The more my heart was beating fast and I asked him , " Why did you park the car so far?" but the question that was really at the back of my mind was, ' why do we have to pass all these places where the bomb went off last year?' Only then I realized that I was so afraid. In a split second, I asked myself, why was I so afraid.. and then I told my HUbby, " Never mind.. Our life is in God's hand." And he agreed.
We safely reached our car and even reached our house safely and no bombs exploded. We then checked the internet about any news of bomb explosion in the city but didn't read anything about it.
We don't know what that phone conversation was all about. We don't know if there were any bomb threats in the city at that time ( sometimes, they don't publicize the bomb threats as to protect their tourism industry). But one thing we learned and realized from God at that very night was that our lives are in HIs hands. There is no situation in our lives that happens without His knowledge, without His 'approval'. He is in control of everything. If He allows something undesirable ( in our definition) to happen in our lives, for sure God has a purpose for that. But rest assured, HE is with us and will never leave us nor forsake. Therefore, we will not fear.
When he came, I was not yet finished buying the items that I wanted to buy when he said, " I think we have to hurry up!" He relayed that when he was coming, he heard a lady on a phone exclaimed in Thai , " There's a bomb? Where?". The lady then left in a hurry and he did not hear the rest of the conversation anymore.
Living in a part of the country where bomb explosions are not unusual, you can't help but panic. So, when I heard this, my heart was already pounding hard and fast and couldn't concentrate on what I was buying anymore. I kept on telling my Hubby, " Let's go then! There's no need to buy these things." But my Hubby was insisting, it's okay to finish it off first.
I hurriedly got all the things I wanted to buy and we both briskly walk out of the the mall. I was asking again and again how the phone conversation went while we walked by the exact places where the bombs went off last year. The more my heart was beating fast and I asked him , " Why did you park the car so far?" but the question that was really at the back of my mind was, ' why do we have to pass all these places where the bomb went off last year?' Only then I realized that I was so afraid. In a split second, I asked myself, why was I so afraid.. and then I told my HUbby, " Never mind.. Our life is in God's hand." And he agreed.
We safely reached our car and even reached our house safely and no bombs exploded. We then checked the internet about any news of bomb explosion in the city but didn't read anything about it.
We don't know what that phone conversation was all about. We don't know if there were any bomb threats in the city at that time ( sometimes, they don't publicize the bomb threats as to protect their tourism industry). But one thing we learned and realized from God at that very night was that our lives are in HIs hands. There is no situation in our lives that happens without His knowledge, without His 'approval'. He is in control of everything. If He allows something undesirable ( in our definition) to happen in our lives, for sure God has a purpose for that. But rest assured, HE is with us and will never leave us nor forsake. Therefore, we will not fear.
3 comments:
Sista, sorry you have to go through this hardship. But I admire your spirit and faith :)
Yes, your life in God's hands which means you are in good hands :)
Just wanna share Hebrew 13:5
God will never leave you nor forsake you.
Have a great day :)
Wow, amazing blog entry! Thanks for writing this!
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Thanks for sharing the realities of being there and your trust in Abba's care for you! Will you be around in February? I may have the chance to visit.
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