I have said this to many people in the last few years - "God is so partial to me".
It always amazes me how God always manages to exceed the expectations I set.
I know that nothing is impossible for God and all that, but when I expect something really big in my life, I sometimes wonder if I'm asking for too much.
I think that I may not get what I ask for, because I do not deserve it.
But well, God thinks so differently. Let me elaborate.........
Since this is my first post in my blog, a brief history about me is in order..
I was born 27 years ago, the same year my mom and dad separated.
Mom struggled to bring us up - my sisters Christy, Mary and me.
All our school studies were sponsored by foreigners.
In 1996, 16 years and many prayers later, my dad returned home.
In 2001, I got a job, working in night shift, at a low salary.
By the time I was 23, I was made the manager of a project.
In just 6 years from the time I got my job, my salary was close to 10 times as much - in the same company.
In 2005, my sister and I bought the house next to my mom's.
In 2007, I bought my first car - used ofcourse!!
In 2008, I got the opportunity to come to the United States of America, to work for 18 months.
My friend, boss and "American" mom (all three are the same person) Char, and I worked on getting a work visa for me in the US which will enable me to work here for atleast 6 years - I could apply for permanent residency in this period.
There was approx. 30% chance of my application being selected in the lottery for processing. Guess what - it did get selected!!
But then, the application needs to be processed. Guess what - it was processed, and approved couple of days ago.
I kept praying to God, and telling him that "Your will be done". I was prepared to go back to India after 18 months if the work visa didn't come through. But deep down, I wished to stay.
God probably looked deep into my heart, rather than just the words on my lips.
I told Char few weeks ago - it is amazing how the last few months have been for me - from the time she and I decided that I will come to the US, things just went very smoothly. It was a bit eerie for me. There were no glitches in my 18 month visa getting processed. I got my SSN, car, place to live, wonderful Church to go to, CA drivers license (flunked the first time though!), good people all around me, and now my work visa getting approved.
Getting back to how I started this post, do you see why I feel that God is very partial to me?
Our God is an Awesome God!!
He rocks!!
It always amazes me how God always manages to exceed the expectations I set.
I know that nothing is impossible for God and all that, but when I expect something really big in my life, I sometimes wonder if I'm asking for too much.
I think that I may not get what I ask for, because I do not deserve it.
But well, God thinks so differently. Let me elaborate.........
Since this is my first post in my blog, a brief history about me is in order..
I was born 27 years ago, the same year my mom and dad separated.
Mom struggled to bring us up - my sisters Christy, Mary and me.
All our school studies were sponsored by foreigners.
In 1996, 16 years and many prayers later, my dad returned home.
In 2001, I got a job, working in night shift, at a low salary.
By the time I was 23, I was made the manager of a project.
In just 6 years from the time I got my job, my salary was close to 10 times as much - in the same company.
In 2005, my sister and I bought the house next to my mom's.
In 2007, I bought my first car - used ofcourse!!
In 2008, I got the opportunity to come to the United States of America, to work for 18 months.
My friend, boss and "American" mom (all three are the same person) Char, and I worked on getting a work visa for me in the US which will enable me to work here for atleast 6 years - I could apply for permanent residency in this period.
There was approx. 30% chance of my application being selected in the lottery for processing. Guess what - it did get selected!!
But then, the application needs to be processed. Guess what - it was processed, and approved couple of days ago.
I kept praying to God, and telling him that "Your will be done". I was prepared to go back to India after 18 months if the work visa didn't come through. But deep down, I wished to stay.
God probably looked deep into my heart, rather than just the words on my lips.
I told Char few weeks ago - it is amazing how the last few months have been for me - from the time she and I decided that I will come to the US, things just went very smoothly. It was a bit eerie for me. There were no glitches in my 18 month visa getting processed. I got my SSN, car, place to live, wonderful Church to go to, CA drivers license (flunked the first time though!), good people all around me, and now my work visa getting approved.
Getting back to how I started this post, do you see why I feel that God is very partial to me?
Our God is an Awesome God!!
He rocks!!
2 comments:
Good Stuff Brotha!
but it is the other way round for me ;-)
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