Monday, January 21, 2008

Do you believe in answered prayers?

I just want to share a story. I know that this may sound shallow to other people but for me, this is really very meaningful. Leo's parents are gonna celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary on the 3rd of February. i am invited. At first, i knew i will not able to make it because i have a scheduled shift on that day. My days off will be on the 1st and 2nd of Feb so the invitation is really impossible. But then i prayed, i asked my TL if i can request a day off on that date because of the important occassion. Schedule swap is not allowed in our company, as far as i know but guess what? It was approved and i'll be swapping schedule with my teammate Yannah, and i'll be scheduled to take my days off on the 1st and 3rd of Feb. That's just one thing.

After thinking hard, i realized there'll be another problem. We are supposed to start our schedule for a 5am shift on the 4th of Feb. I still have to go to work on the night of the 2nd and will log out at 4am then will go straight to Batangas for the occassion. Then on the 4th my shift will be starting at 5am so i have to go back home in Manila on Sunday night. i can imagine how tiring and exhausting it will be. I even got afraid that i might not be able to make it. Again, i seeked God's help again. Told Him that i am not sure if i'll be able to fulfill all my commitments because i am tied up with a very tight schedule. I also said that whatever His plans are, just let me know and i'll follow what He wants to happen. I told Him my extreme desire to attend to the occassion because i also want to spend this time with Leo but if He does not want me to, then i'll understand it. Just today when i came to the office, i received an email that our February schedule has been finalized. I checked on the files and i was shocked to see that they have given me another day off on the 4th of February. It means to say that i can stay with Leo until Sunday night and can even go back to Manila the next day and in this way, i won't get too exhausted. I really consider this as an answered prayer. Again, i know this may be shallow. But i don't care. i still wanna share it. Thank God. Ü

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