Prelude.......to the remembrance of Faith

Thank God! After calling up the Dept. of Infrastructure and speaking to my case review officer, i managed to persuade him to let me off just this once! Now i don't have to pay that $158 fine! However things did not go smoothly at first. I had earlier mailed in my appeal against the fine but it had been unsuccessful. I thought that all hope was gone after receiving the reply and the prospect of parting with $158 which could be better spent on my daily expenses over a period of 1 month did not bode well. In fact i resolved to pay up the fine today, so as soon as i got back from class, i went to take the Infringement Notice and was about to leave for the post office when i discovered that i did not even have a single cent on me. Which was damn depressing. I would never be caught back home in SG without cash on my person. So here i was, sitting alone in my dark room (i forgot to raise the blinds), without so much as a dollar on me. I then thought to myself, "Why don't i try calling the fella?", maybe there's still some hope left! So i called up the case review officer, briefly but clearly stated my case and voi'la, all done, in no more than 5 minutes. I honestly thought that there was no escape from the long and bastardised arm of justice this time, i thought that the impossible luck that got me through countless scrapes and wild adventures had finally worn out. How wrong i was, looks like there's still some of it left! Of course it wasn't luck alone, seems that someone or someone's up there is looking out for me as usual, and whoever they are thanks a bunch! Keep up your constant vigilance. The week seemed pretty bland at first, although Brendan's planned visit almost raised the mood up a bit, there was still that underlying anxiety there, the darkess which refused to go away, which threatened to draw me in. It's been there for some time now, biding its time, waiting for the perfect time to strike. There is that, and there are also the many things which i have to worry about, "How am i going to find a group to complete my major accounting assignment when i hardly know anyone?", "How am i going to finish my management assignment due in next week? How do i even begin in the first place?" However, this small incident of not having to pay the fine anymore has made me remember this most ancient and effective of solutions to my problems which i have recently forgotten. Have faith in God and all shall be well. Sounds easy, sounds simple, not quite. All i have to say is that if you trust that you have done the right thing, if you have done something to the best of your abilities, have faith in yourself, that you will succeed. Also have faith in God, for ultimately without his blessings our works will be all undone. Do your best, and He will take care of the rest!
"What is Faith? Faith is trust. Faith is belief. But most importantly, Faith must be accompanied by deeds. For Faith without deeds are just words. And words alone are worthless."