Elliot and I went to Keypoint for my mom's birthday dinner. We took the train to Lavendar Mrt station and my father suggested that we walk there. He said it should be quite easy to walk there.
So, Kc drew us a map (with no road names or no details given like the numbers of the HDB flats that we will be walkin through). And I thought I should also go to the website to look at the map. So I drew my own copy of the map. Actually I wanted to print, but we had sort of dismantled the printer because ethan keeps stepping on the paper loader. The map was quite badly drawn.
So with these 2 maps, we set off, thinking that it would be chicken feet.
When I reached there, with the iCA building in front of me, fear gripped me. I cannot seem to understand the maps that i have drawn. Maps give you an idea but I am so lousy with maps because ICA is huge and I cannot see the direction we are going. So I called Kc. Then he said to walk to the back of ICA to look for the bridge.
So we went and saw the bridge and walked through the HDB flats and then what next? KC's map did not indicate that we had to cross the traffic junction and (he said don't know traffic junction- i'm not a driver so i don't undertsand what's that) but he called again and said that we must cross the traffic lights.
So by faith, we crossed the traffic light. then we walked past some flats and came to the Beach rd market which I recognised where KC brought us to buy a bag he needed for his reservist. Ell remembered too... (throughout this whole journey, kc was shouting and calling me on the phone and scolding me.... )
So this time, when Kc called, I decided not to pick up his call anymore. Rather than hearing his shoutings and scoldings, I thought I would just be clam and look at my maps. But it does not help with maps like mine- unclear with no road names etc. Elliot suggested praying. So prayed in my heart that we would find the way.
Then a most miraculous thing happened, my brother suddenly called me. I was not expecting his call. I had called mom many times at Lavendar but she had not answered... I picked up his call. I was glad that I was able to get some help now. I told him that I was at this Beach road market which sells army things.(I am glad that at least I was able to recognise this despite being so suaku)So he said to walk to the main road and to walk up to the right, to look for st john hq. I walked to the main road, couldn't see the road name, couldn't see the buidling name and by faith walked up and thank God saw the ST John Hq. Keypoint was just directly opposite St John Hq. Vincent came out to meet me. Thank God.
AS we took the train back, I though about this. I always like to think about what message God is trying to bring... Sometimes, we just cannot use our own efforts to do things. Helpless as I was (with the useless maps I had), proud as I was (trying to use my own efforts to reach the place and rejecting teh help kc was trying to give), we just need God to find the way. I really cannot imagine how much longer we would take to reach the place if I had remained proud and even wanting to reject from my brother, who was also about to scold me. Yet God was gracious enough to get another person, my brother to call me, knowing that i would reject Kc's help. I really thank God that indeed He alone knows us deep inside and really wants us to do well.
This short journey has brought me some truths and revelation of how God works in our lives. Being proud will get us nowhere, God only wants us to call on HIm and be saved. God wants us to call to Him and ask Him to help us. And then He can intervene. Sometimes, it is pointless to find out own ways because we just don't have all the resources. But God has (my helplines) and if we allow him and ask him tohelp, he surely will because we are dear to Him. Praise be to God.
With this, I am more confident of taking elliot to places where we have never been before. But of course, still got to do homework and look at the maps.
