I'm gonna talk about today morning; being late for school. 

I slept at almost 2am last night so basically I overslept. I didn't manage to hear my super loud alarm ring. My daddy woke me and Kevin (my brother) up at 6.45am (late). As I waited for my brother to bathe, I started my thoughts of the day with reminding myself about God. I mouthed to myself something like, "This may be happening for a reason. Don't get anxious." 

Actually I thought of saying something stronger, like "God must have his reasons for doing this." I didn't say that because I felt that this is just a small issue, being late for school. It may not have much significance, although God does care about every small thing in our life.

I bathed quickly and ran all the way (I was somehow thinking, this may be happening for a reason) to the MRT bus stop (500~800m away). My body didn't adapt quickly enough to my abruptness and my left knee hurt when walking after that (still hurts a bit now when sitting). When I reached the bus I saw 966 (my bus) leave the bus stop. I would have got in the bus if I had come 10seconds earlier.

I sat on the bus stop, already "in tune with God". I mumbled/hymned "I believe you're my healer"... etc (I think I just wanted to train myself, in faith). At the back of my mind I was thinking that I would somehow make up, "by God" and would rejoice. I checked that it was 7.09am on my handphone and my chances (of not being late) were bleak. I was losing confidence. 966 came at 7.11am. The highway amazingly not congested at this peak hour. I thought again, "indeed, maybe its God". 

But I reached school at around 7.45am (7.40am was the late mark). The JC2s were having their A' Level prelims so they didn't have to assemble at the quadrangle. They were spread around on Level 1 and 2. That made me able to escape being caught. I stood from afar seeing the JC1 students (I'm JC1) listening to announcements. "Should I get away? I had the chance. Did God intend for it? I don't want detention (my school detention is not nice). Probably anyone in my class would do it." 

I thought about yesterday's devotions. 9 September daily bread talked about how much people avoid legitimate responsibility, always pushing the blame to others. 

"The man said, 'The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate." -Genesis 3:12

Yesterday I reflected on whether I should pay the $112 compensation for Dining in the Dark (my PW group members don't want to pay). I should, to be responsible. But is it necessarily a must? Its $112. This kind of thing has many exceptions. So I related that to whether I should "own up" being late. 

I contemplated (in 5 seconds) to go surrender myself. After that I had mixed feelings. Happy that maybe I passed the test God put on me. Not happy that I was late. I didn't have to be late, in a way. I could have been marked present if I said to my class's "attendance taker" that she didn't see me in assembly (it happens occassionally).

Maybe God really did have a significant purpose for doing this. Maybe that's his training.