Blessing in Disguise

Sometimes things happen for a reason. Though we may not initially see why some things befall us, the outcome at the end of the day may well justify it all. Last Sunday I was very vexed over my project. I have problems finding people to fill in my questionnaires. I felt so stressed and burdened by it throughout that day. Although it's not solved yet, but I had little help from my Heavenly Father up there. There were church members nice and obliging enough to take time to answer my questionnaires. On Monday, a colleague of mine offered to help me get some of his fellow youth workers to fill in some for me (another colleague offered her help last week). I believe these are all little favours I'm receiving from God.

But one big "arrow" which struck me last week came as a huge aid from Heaven. The organisation I'm working for was to be assessed by external assessors for a prestigious local award that would determine whether more than 10,000 officers forcewide would get their welfare needs met for the next few years. I was roped in to be one of the staff being interviewed by these assessors. That meant a lot of reading up on the organisation profile to make sure I was familiar with our core values, mission, vision, etc. And of course the potential cost of being "blacklisted" if the award were to slip out of our reach. Staff being interviewed had to study, attend briefings, and of course be put through "mock exams" and the gruelling test itself--which didn't turn out too bad. God made it easy for me I guess. Somehow I found enjoyment reading the material. But the blessings that came out of it were the opportunity to hand out some of the survey forms to my fellow "sheep that were rounded up to be slaughtered" while they were awaiting their "doom"; got to know other officers from other departments and find out more about their work; and perhaps to up my profile in the organisation. I think I've learnt to appreciate the organisation and management more, and develop a greater sense of attachment to the organisation. Thank God for these blessings! He works in ways we may not understand but it's always to our advantage as long as we trust and obey.