Long hard slog

My parents haven't said a word about her in about 10 days, well, maybe one week. Silence may be good in this case, especially since I haven't heard or seen any evidence that they are trying to do anything. It looks like, perhaps, they are just waiting and seeing what will happen and if this is indeed God's will. Everytime I have said this I have been wrong. So lets hope that this time I am right. In any case, we have gone to so many people, and asked the opinion and advice of so many others, that it is getting confusing. Not that people are giving conflicting opinions, but that they are all differing on what to do, or not even telling us what to do. So I think in this situation, we have to let God take control. And by putting Him first, and prioritizing our lives to glorify Him, all things will work out for His glory. Now my task is primarily to study like crazy. Today I have sent out my application for the exam. I will focus and show my parents by my actions that I can study and pass this exam. And that her being in my life is not a distraction. It will be tough with cycling, and running and Church and Bible study and Work, to get studying done as well. But I think it will be possible, very possible.

On her side, her dad called up another church and was upset because they sent her on a Missionary trip to "convert" Indians. She has to go before that church that sponsored her and tell them all that happened on the trip and explain why her dad is upset. I think the fact that her dad called them up will soften the church board a little bit. Neverthess it will be quite difficult for her to do this, but it will be the right thing to do. It is always good to be accountable and to tell the truth. There is great relief in that. I know because in all this I have been forced to tell the truth over and over, even when it hurt and made me or my family look bad. So I trust that in all this, there is a valuable lesson for us to learn and someday we can look back and use this experience as a testimony. So we need to be really faithful in all that we do right now. We need to take every small (and big) thing seriously and put it before God and be accountable to Him. In all this misery we have encountered and been a part of, we can truly say we both love each other and it has been a blessing. The fact we can say this tells me: this is of God.