Saturday, April 2, 2011

My 1st faith milestone in 2011

Being able to drive - for most people, it's no problem at all.
But for me, it's something almost unimaginable for me to do a few years back.
I've always given and believed the excuse that i'm the kinda of person who can't multi-task - having to look front, look back, look side and move my hands and feet at the same time - is something too difficult to do. I can actually remember telling my friends that it's better and safer without me on the road...(something which i would like to retract as of now :))

To even embark on the idea of learning to drive is a faith journey for me. For most, it's a useful skill to pick up...but for me, it seemed that it's more of a God-idea than my own idea - to learn to drive and to learn MANUAL. For what? That i don't know, but for me, there're definitely practical reasons to do that but i know that it's not good enough for me to move myself to do it...knowing it's much more difficult. In fact, more than a few instructors i've met have questioned my decision to learn manual.

But every step of the way, from BTT to FTT to practical lessons, was God's strength and grace with me. I remember days whereby i have to go for driving lessons without sleep during my insomnia nights. Knowing that if this is what God wants me to learn, He'll carry me through...and before every lesson, i always prayed and committed it to Him, simply because i know i won't be able to do it without Him.

Now being able to pass the driving test, though on the second try nonetheless, testifies all the more to His grace and faithfulness. It's totally unexpected, so much so that i still couldn't believe it a few hours later that i actually did it. More than anything, God shows and demonstrates to me His ability, power and grace to bring me through what He wants me to do, no matter how hard it seemed for me to do, as long as i depended on Him. All Glory be to God!