Pre-A level results thoughts

I'm writing this post 2 days before the release of the A level results... perhaps right now my thoughts will be more rational than on Friday regardless of my results. So on Friday itself, I'll just copy paste this thing here and read it through myself... Hopefully God will use this to speak volumes to me after I get my results.

Just 1 or 2 days ago, I was thinking about results and what the future would hold for me. For those of you who don't know, I'm aiming for NUS medicine. The course with exceptionally high demands, both in terms of number of applicants and the results required. 2 Bs or 1 C and I can forget about even trying...

Well, on the very same night, I was reminded of the message given to us during CF by Ms Choo Wan Xian if i'm not wrong. The key verse was from Psalm 37:4

"Delight yourself in the LORD and He will give you the desires of your heart."

Of course, it would be really easy to relate this verse to: I'll delight myself in the LORD and He will get me those straight As! Hurray! But the very crux of that message was trying to tell us that, if we will really seek God with all our heart, all our soul and all our strength, we find that the verse holds so much more truth and so much more substance than just our earthly desires. Eventually, the desires of our heart, will be to delight ourselves in the LORD. No other earthly treasure or accomplishment can compare to a true and intimate relationship with our LORD.

That message was indeed one of those which has taught me much. Well, to be very honest, if I actually remember a message, that means it has really taught me alot =x So all in all, when we come back to the outcome of the A level results, what really does it matter even if I can't apply to any university, or if I get accepted immediately by NUS? Instead of mourning over my results or jumping in the air rejoicing over them, I know, in my heart, that I desire to delight in the LORD even in the face of any uncertainty that I might possibly behold.

Furthermore, God has given us the assurance that no matter the circumstances that we are in, we are where we are for that is where we will grow and prosper the most. I will always remember this verse which has seen me through many years of my life thus far.

"For I know the plans I have for you, decalres the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future" - Jeremiah 29:11

My dad has been making preparations for me to study in Australia, UK or wherever in the event I cannot get into NUS as he knows I really want to do medicine, but right now I would say that no matter where I go, no matter my results, I will trust in God's perfect plan for me. If He has plans for me to study a course other than medicine, I will gladly follow where He leads me, for He knows best.

Friends, I am writing this, not only for myself, but also to remind us all that God is faithful in all times, and that we can always smile, knowing that He holds our future in His hands, and that His love will see us through all things.