It was Saturday. My sister just checked in the airport. The sun was setting down, families were streaming the side lines of NAIA and I was pushing away the sad feeling that my sister was leaving the country. I was actually thinking if I was sad because my sister was leaving or sad because I was left with my “favorite” brother. Haha.

My sister texted me if I could wait for a while until her plane takes off. She was nervous, I can say. I spammed her with verses and prayers. I didn’t call her since I was holding my tears and crying over the phone might not be helpful for her.

While waiting, I decided to listen to an audio sermon saved in my pink phone. I listened to Pastor Yang Tuck Yoong’s preaching about “The God who Remembers”.

The sermon hit me bull’s eye. And listening to it at the airport, with planes flying and landing on my view seemed to be the prefect spot for the preaching.

Well you see, I didn’t know that being a young adult is quite “confusing” as compared to being a youth. I mean, I’m facing a lot of crossroads lately (and again). As if I am walking in a hotel aisle where a lot of doors are opening for me, but the TEST is, which door is FROM THE LORD.

The thing that is keeping my focus, something like a compass that points me to my north, is the promise of God in my life. He said it to me in the past, He confirmed it not just once, and He told me to WAIT (not just once also), but a couple of times.

Oh how hard it is not to move when the doors that are opening seemed to be “good” and “appealing”.

Then the Lord, encouraged me that HE IS THE GOD WHO REMEMBERS. He reminded me of how I would write dates beside the verses in my bible so I could remember His promises, He also have records, and He remembers them well.

It doesn’t matter if I miss “good” opportunities, God is telling me that the BEST is yet to come.

He is so patient in reminding me that He remembers. You know what I’m saying? You pray and remind God. Then you pray again and remind Him again. And you pray and cry. And He’ll come and comfort you and tell you to WAIT a little longer.

And you know that He does that out of His love. I need to wait because He needs to prepare me for the promise. What a loving Father. He is a covenant keeping God. He is faithful to fulfill ALL that he has promised. Praise God!

Moments after listening to the sermon, almost like after conversing with God, my sister texted and she’s ready to take off.

And in my spirit, I felt that God was also preparing me to take off and start believing in His promises.

“Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.”

Ephesians 3:20-21