SEASON 3 EPISODE 16: LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL?

I have been wading through the training contract "tunnel" ever since the LPC began in September 2007 and have not come to a point where I can see the light. There have been a few promising routes, but as I continued, some of them showed signposts such as "this is the end of the road" or "watch this space".

Last week, I came to a point where I just felt lost and clueless. At Sanctuary on Thursday, I was reminded of the Holy Spirit being the wind as the topic was on Pentecost in Acts 2. The wind can be a howling one - which can cause one's ship to make a U-turn or a gentle one to calm one's soul. That night before turning in, as I prayed, I cried out to God telling Him that "I am lost without You" and I need a direction.

On Friday morning, when I checked my email, I received something from my mum - who forwarded a reply from another "angel" in respect of a possible training contract in one of the larger City firms here in London. That reply was an invitation for me to apply via their website and they will consider from there.

I must say that this whole episode is set upon unusual circumstances and uncanny timing. I shall not go into the details here. If you are interested to know more, drop me an email. But, as always, timing is everything and as a Christian, nothing happens by chance or just mere coincidence.

On my part, this comes just after I cried out to God that I am lost - how surprising! So, while I thank the LORD for hearing the cry of my heart, I now pray for His Spirit's inspiration as I plough through the application. The form is not as complex or detailed as the previous forms I filled in, but it still requires the same amount of thought or if not, more!

Could this be the light at the end of the tunnel? I do pray it is and as my father puts it: "Enter through the gate and wait for the next signpost." For all of you reading this and understand my situation, do continue to keep me in prayer. Many thanks in advance.

I end with the lyrics of this great Charles Wesley hymn I used to sing back home, which are really appropriate in my circumstances:

Come, Holy Ghost, our hearts inspire,
Let us Thine influence prove:
Source of the old prophetic fire,
Fountain of life and love.

Come, Holy Ghost, for moved by Thee
The prophets wrote and spoke;
Unlock the truth, Thyself the key,
Unseal the sacred book.

Expand Thy wings, celestial Dove,
Brood o’er our nature’s night;
On our disordered spirits move,
And let there now be light.

God, through Himself, we then shall know
If Thou within us shine,
And sound with all Thy saints below,
The depths of love divine.