Trust Issues

One morning on the way to work this summer, a song played that said something like “even when mountains don’t move I’ll trust in you. ” That song stuck with me.

Sometimes trusting is easier said than done. I know people say that it all works out in the end and while I do believe this when you’re going through something it becomes harder and harder to trust.

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As I prepared to go to Bar School, preparations went a bit slower than expected. My biggest struggle was getting my student visa. In order to apply for the visa I needed a document from my university. In order to get this document, my university sent my parents and me on a wild goose chase for the entire summer! I’m not kidding. It was long, sometimes having to go to the same place two and three times a day.

Then, the only available visa appointment for August rolled around and I didn’t have the document up until the day of the appointment. I bombarded my university with calls and each time, I spoke with someone different and each person was a little more helpful than the person before. It came to a point where I began to think of what to do if I do not make the appointment so I started calling the Bahamas High Commission in London and the British Consular General Office in Jamaica for alternative routes to getting the visa but none of them could help me with my situation. I was panicking and honestly, I had accepted defeat. There was no way I would get that document on the day of the visa appointment and even if I do get it, I haven’t actually booked an appointment so what’s the point?

Guess what! To my surprise and excitement, I got the document I needed for the visa appointment. Words could not express the relief but before I could be completely relieved I had to actually attend the visa centre and try to get an appointment, even though I didn’t book in. It took me nearly 3 hours to complete the visa application and upload my documents online before I could attend the visa centre. When I was finally done, I went to the place a bit nervous and hesitant because I thought they wouldn’t see me because I didn’t have an appointment. Then, I told them that I came for a visa appointment but I hadn’t actually booked in. They took my documents and shortly thereafter, I was in my visa interview.

I couldn’t believe it all worked out. Even though I got the document I needed on the day of the visa appointment, I am so happy that I got it on time. There’s a reason why things don’t always happen in the timing we want it to. There may be a lesson that God is trying to teach us or maybe He’s trying to grow our trust in Him.

Whatever you’re going through today, trust in God to see you through it!