I serve a really Big God. My head knows this beyond a shadow of a doubt.
That being said, why am I repeatedly surprised by His abundant faithfulness?
Last night, I had to drive to a nearby city (by nearby, I mean, over an hour away) to work on some professional development Braille tests. I need to take 15 of these Braille modules (tests) by December 2015.
There are three parts to each modules including transcribing braille (taking print and creating braille), interlining braille (taking braille and writing the print), and proof-reading (taking braille and identifying the errors in a passage). All three parts are allowed two or less errors, and must be completed in one hour.
Since I will have to take all of the tests an hour away, I lined up seven for Friday evening to try to knock out about half of them.
I use braille all the time, but I am not tested on braille all the time. I have been trying to use any free minute this week to review and practice for these modules.
By the middle of the week, I said to Hubby that I really have not had the time to study like I normally would because Tracey Ann gets all of my attention, and that's how it should be. She is pulling herself up now, and, for safety reasons, she requires constant supervision and attention. I told Hubby that I hoped, and was praying that God would honor my commitment to motherhood and bless my memory during these tests.
Before I left for the test, Hubby prayed that I would "blow them away with my awesomeness in braille." Meanwhile I chuckled in my mind, thinking, "Oh, you're sweet, Darling, but really, I'll just be happy to pass."
And yet, I serve a Big God.
Why do I chuckle or scoff when my loving husband raises up a Big Prayer, like that one? I serve a BIG GOD, and He hears all of the requests of His children and works all things together for good.
I not only passed all seven modules I had planned to take, but I finished most every module in about half the allotted time. When I was finished, the proctor (a colleague of mine) told me that she has never seen anyone sit down and just peel out seven test modules like I did. She said that people might get through four or five, but then fatigue sets in and they begin making stupid mistakes. On the contrast, the more tests I brailled, the less errors I made. For the first five modules, I had a few errors here and there -- but modules five, six, and seven were my strongest modules with one or less braille errors.
My hubby's exact prayer was answer -- for lack of a better phrase, I blew them away with my awesomeness in braille. Of course none of it is my awesomeness, but rather God blessing the way I spent my time this week -- trying to study when I could, but devoting myself to the demands of motherhood and accepting that braille had to take a backseat to all of my at-home demands.
Seven modules down, eight to go, and you can bet I will not be so quick to chuckle at my husband's prayers before the next one.
That being said, why am I repeatedly surprised by His abundant faithfulness?
Last night, I had to drive to a nearby city (by nearby, I mean, over an hour away) to work on some professional development Braille tests. I need to take 15 of these Braille modules (tests) by December 2015.
There are three parts to each modules including transcribing braille (taking print and creating braille), interlining braille (taking braille and writing the print), and proof-reading (taking braille and identifying the errors in a passage). All three parts are allowed two or less errors, and must be completed in one hour.
Since I will have to take all of the tests an hour away, I lined up seven for Friday evening to try to knock out about half of them.
I use braille all the time, but I am not tested on braille all the time. I have been trying to use any free minute this week to review and practice for these modules.
By the middle of the week, I said to Hubby that I really have not had the time to study like I normally would because Tracey Ann gets all of my attention, and that's how it should be. She is pulling herself up now, and, for safety reasons, she requires constant supervision and attention. I told Hubby that I hoped, and was praying that God would honor my commitment to motherhood and bless my memory during these tests.
Before I left for the test, Hubby prayed that I would "blow them away with my awesomeness in braille." Meanwhile I chuckled in my mind, thinking, "Oh, you're sweet, Darling, but really, I'll just be happy to pass."
And yet, I serve a Big God.
Why do I chuckle or scoff when my loving husband raises up a Big Prayer, like that one? I serve a BIG GOD, and He hears all of the requests of His children and works all things together for good.
I not only passed all seven modules I had planned to take, but I finished most every module in about half the allotted time. When I was finished, the proctor (a colleague of mine) told me that she has never seen anyone sit down and just peel out seven test modules like I did. She said that people might get through four or five, but then fatigue sets in and they begin making stupid mistakes. On the contrast, the more tests I brailled, the less errors I made. For the first five modules, I had a few errors here and there -- but modules five, six, and seven were my strongest modules with one or less braille errors.
My hubby's exact prayer was answer -- for lack of a better phrase, I blew them away with my awesomeness in braille. Of course none of it is my awesomeness, but rather God blessing the way I spent my time this week -- trying to study when I could, but devoting myself to the demands of motherhood and accepting that braille had to take a backseat to all of my at-home demands.
Seven modules down, eight to go, and you can bet I will not be so quick to chuckle at my husband's prayers before the next one.
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