God’s Guiding System
August 7, 2013 Leave a comment
“The Lord says, “I will teach you and guide you in the way you should live. I will watch over you and be your guide.” Psalm 32:8 ERV
“Teacher – one who impart skills or knowledge”
“Guide – one who accompany somebody somewhere to show them the way”
“Watcher – one who observe with attention; one who look attentively”
Have you asked yourself how did you end up reading this journal today? Who told you to click a certain Internet link and then end up reading this random post?
Life is filled with connections. If you study your past carefully, you will learn that most of the events in your life are interconnected. It might look like it is a coincidence or some form of a “perfect timing” but in reality it is not. In my own experience, I’ve seen hundreds of those those coincidences already and after so many occurrences I got tired of calling it as coincidences and I started calling it “God’s Guiding System”.
One of my favorite one was after my cycling accident, I stayed home for 3 weeks to recover my wounds. While at the house just flipping channels on tv, this guy on tv (a preacher) was pointing his finger towards the camera and said “your accident is not an accident”. Later on, I learned that that particular event was a turning point of my life – I gave my life to Christ.
Another one was my miraculous survival of the 1991 flood in Ormoc City, Leyte Philippines, I was in a bus terminal when the rain started to pour. The water in the street rose to about 4 inches and then I prayed, “Lord, tell me where to go”. There was really no voice guiding me to a certain spot in the city but I end up in the corner of the building where the water was blocked. That day in the spot where I parked, the water rose to 8 feet but the car was untouched. 5000 people died that day and when I surveyed the bus terminal where I was originally, the place was ruined and received all the impact of the flood.
Another one was my enlistment to the US Army, I did not have a job in New York in 1991 and I just got reunited with my wife who is an RN. I was searching for a job but none was for me and so I went to a local Army recruiting station and signed up. The night before I left for boot camp, we found out that my wife was pregnant. One of the heaviest part of my life was leaving a pregnant wife while I embarked to a new place and environment. Boot camp was not too easy for me because of those circumstances but I kept going. I received my military orders for a one-year South Korea assignment and then was reassigned to Fort Hood Texas. Looking back now, my enlistment in the Army brought me to where I am now. I’m now on my 15th year at Samsung Austin and my wife and kids are enjoying the effects of a one time decision that I made many years ago.
Was that a coincidence?
Before, I thought it was but when so many of those events showed up in your life, you realize that someone was making those adjustments for me so that I will end up in the place where my heart wanted to be.
It’s your turn, why don’t you look back in your life’s history and connect the dots. You will be amazed of how much great things were laid out in your paths. Yeah, you got sick or lost your job one time or incurred debts or lost a relationship. But think of it this way, God has something better for you.
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