one out of ten - 1/10

today, i woke up with a sick feeling in my stomach. i wasn’t prepared for the week. i’d just learned the night before that i had to fill up lots of forms along with getting signatures, validations and whatnots and i had to send them back by this coming wednesday.

i was to go back to uni but i wasn’t sure at what time so i figured, early morning was the safest. i hadn’t packed yet.

everything seemed so disastrous. timings couldn’t have been worse. but the day went on still.

as it went on, it got better bit by bit. i found out i only needed to get back to college by 9pm which granted me a full day to finish up my forms.

was getting pretty stressed doing the forms. i thank God that my family members were very supportive and helpful throughout   called the people in charge and they said there was a short grace period for the dateline. that piece of information was such a relief! (i’m still going to try to get it all done by tomorrow!)

and at the end of the day, i was just so thankful for how God brought me through the day. this passage from Luke 17:11-19 stuck with me throughout the day too.

Ten Healed of Leprosy (Luke 17:11-19)

¹¹ Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus travelled along the border between Samaria and Galilee.
¹² As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance
¹³ and called out in a loud voice, “Jesus, Master, have pity on us!”
¹⁴ When he saw them, he said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were cleansed.
¹⁵ One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice.
¹⁶He threw himself at Jesus' feet and thanked him–and he was a Samaritan.
¹⁷Jesus asked, “Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine?
¹⁸Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?”
¹⁹Then he said to him, “Rise and go; your faith has made you well.”

i want to be like that man who came back to Jesus full of praise and thanksgiving. i want to be that one out of ten. and today was just that; a day that got better as it went along. i was constantly reminded to keep going back to God in thanks.

thank you, Lord. ♥
and thank you for what happened on 9th July 2011, Saturday.
you were right when you gave the words “unity” and “love for Malaysia.” indeed we saw the breaking down of barriers to stand together for what is right. continue to cause my heart to love my country and its people even more. thank you for Malaysia.

there’s still more to come!