A Divinely Orchestrated Life
One rainy morning , I was inside Jollibee at Gorordo Cor. General Maxilom Avenue, Cebu City.
I was waiting for my Ate in the Lord, my mentor and my Pastor: Pastora Mitch.
I reserved a table for us near the glass pane.While waiting I looked outside and watched the rain falling like stair rods.
"If it had not been the Lord on my side, I wouldn't be here today", I thought to myself.
..and then I saw a familiar face outside. It was her. I thanked God for keeping her trip safe. She gave me a hug. I was very grateful to her for giving me a portion of her precious time.
We sat down and started eating. I began the conversation and told her how this verse Matthew 7:7 touched my heart. I have heard and have read this verse since childhood but at that unforgettable moment it was as if it's something new to me.
The truth of that verse became so real to me.
Matthew 7:7
A-sk and it will be given to you.
S-eek and you will find.
K-nock and the door will be opened to you.
I claimed for this promise, embraced it and meditated on it. I asked God to set me free from what I thought I wanted. What I thought I wanted was a desire that became I need which kept me in bondage for a long time.
"Pastora, I never thought that I would be able to do this, I could have done this before.
I could have claimed this promise from God in the previous years. I wouldn't have to suffer the consequences of my unwise decisions."
..and she said,
"Faye, Our lives are divinely orchestrated by God.God has determined the time set for you to be able to do this and the exact place where you should do it. He orchestrates the events of your life."
Indeed, she's right.
It's Acts 17:26 which says,"From one man He made every nation of men,
that they should inhabit the whole earth; He determined the times set for them
and the exact place where they should live."
