I can remember so many times when I just have the urge to make a quick decision to buy/have/see/do something; yet so often I regret having made that rash decision. I tried taking things into my own hands and my own timing. Having learnt my lesson I formulated by belief-- that if God wants you to do/have/achieve something, as long as you fully submit to His will, you will do/have/achieve no matter what the time frame may be. This may be days, weeks, months, even years before something happens. Nevertheless, it is this timing that God give us the best!
Today, I was privileged enough to experience His awesome planning once again! Though not yet a too important decision, I know that God guided me through my Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) Camera purchase.
The Model
I have always wanted to buy a DSLR-- I felt that the cameras we have at home were too crap. I felt that I needed more horsepower to take awesome photos. And so, with my Dad being anti-Nikon and my limited tutoring-earned cash, I easily set my eyes on the Canon Entry-Pro-Amateur 600D.
I was quick to make my decision was in fact about to buy it. About that time, my family was watching Dr Charles Stanley's series on God's planning; talking about how His plan is always the best one and that we should seek His will in any circumstance no matter how great or small. So naturally, I felt that God must have had this camera model in His will for me- since I've researched it's specification so thoroughly and confirmed how it suited my needs. I prayed that God confirm (in His timing) that this camera is the one that I sought for and that such confirmation be made that I will be able to purchase this camera as a really cheap bundle. It wasn't an impossible ask since my cousin got the same bundle a few weeks beforehand. So I waited.
Two years have passed. I still prayed intermittently for such a sign but it was through this period of waiting that I learnt so much more about photography. My interest in this hobby progressed and since I was stuck with a less advance camera at home, I was forced, so to speak, to learn how to take good pictures with a seemingly basic camera. That soon changed as I progressed in my photographical studies through Youtube videos and various blogs. I finally understood important functions that my camera had that I did not notice before- as I was complaining how lackluster the device was. In a sense, I grew in what I know about photography and cameras-- enriching myself with knowledge that I would not have bothered to ascertain if it were not for the wait.
Like all forms of technology, the Canon DSLR range had a few more candidates that were released in the two years of waiting-- the pro-enthusiast 60D and the 600D's sucessor, the 650D. With my now-mature knowledge, I discovered exactly what I really wanted in the two years; and oh! What a wonderful thing that God didn't answer my prayer back then! Should I have just went ahead and bought the camera I would've regretted quite a bit; especially since the grip on the 600D is so small for my large hands-- something that the 60D (which I now own) can provide comfortably. And so, I finally settled on the 60D.
Thank God!
So, reflecting on this series of event, sometimes God will make us wait for an exceptionally long time. May be hours, days, months years, decades-- but I when I think back, waiting was the best path to take. It may be that God wants us to understand something more, or maybe He wants to draw our attention to an aspect about what we are waiting for and/or something about ourselves that we have yet to grasp. But in the end, God really knows what is best for us and sometimes, playing the waiting game - despite how much we can despise it sometimes- is really God's best plan for us.
But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint. Isaiah 40:30-31
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