A FLIP FROM BAD TO GOOD
Psalm 139:4
Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O Lord, you know it altogether.
A few days before the event started, I made a trip to the meeting place to test if the projector and screen were properly
fixed and working well.
The moment
I stepped into the room, I was astonished and shocked. There was no screen on
the wall, and no projector hung on the ceiling.
My mind was
swirling, trying to think how I could fix the problem within a short span of
time. A couple of ideas to do this or that were spawned quickly, one after
another, in my mind. The event would be three days away, but there was no projector.
It was disappointing that I didn’t come earlier. I had trusted their
agreement to install the equipment.
While they
walked away, I didn’t have a chance to ask them why there was no projector or
screen. Perhaps they did say something to me, but I was not paying attention.
My mind and gaze were fastened on the piece of blank wall. At that moment, I
told myself, “It can be resolved because our team and many have prayed for the meeting.” After
musing awhile, peace saturated me, and disappointment dissipated. I had to
trust that even without a projector, the meeting would carry on as usual.
A short
while later, the two staff returned. Surprisingly, they were carrying a screen
in their hands. They climbed up the chairs, unrolled the screen, and hung it on
the wall. In another room, they brought out a projector and placed it on the
table. Shortly, the power was on, and “boom”, the projector and screen were set
up and ready. They completed the setup within minutes. I was amazed by their
agility. Without hesitation, I connected my laptop to the projector to test if
the slides could be projected. As I did not bring along my speaker (a heavy one), I was unable to test if the sound system was working well. All was perfect, and a stone had rolled off my
chest!
This
encounter brought a chill to me that I might have to change plans within a very
short time. When things flipped back to the good instead of the bad, I could
not thank God enough for all that HE had done. HE is indeed a
prayer-answering God!
Have you
ever met with a situation where you felt completely helpless? It is as if you
have come to the end of the road. There is no through road, and you have to
accept where you are left stuck. There is a song that sings, “God will make a
way, where there seems to be no way. He works in ways we cannot see…”.
Sometimes,
we cannot fathom what the end will be when a situation is adversarial. If God
is omniscient (all-knowing), then nothing is kept out of His sight. We can take
heart that our prayers are never uttered in vain. Even if things do turn unfavourable,
we can still trust that God will help us face what is to come. Psalms 46:1
says, “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”
Prayer:
Dear
Heavenly Father, we thank You that You are all-knowing. Nothing is kept out of
Your sight, and You know everything before it reaches us. If You are all-knowing,
we can rest in You completely, knowing that all will be well in the end. Help
us to trust in You even if the situation looks undesirable or oppositional. Be our
refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. In Jesus’ name we prayed,
amen!
[22/01/2026]
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