I laid on the floor for hours, and my mind was blank.
Most of the questions in my final pre-medical school exam seemed very tough.
My body was numbed.
I had never failed in any exam before!
The horrible day came.
My dad searched the newspapers for my name.
When he stood up and threw the papers aside, I felt as good as dead.
He would not talk to me for about a week.
I stood and faced the tombstones on the hill in our backyard, and let the sadness and shame sink in.
It was going to be a very dark road ahead.
Then, out of nowhere, I recalled the words from Matt 11:28-30,
"Come to Me ...I will give you rest.
Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me,
for I am gentle and lowly in heart,
and you will find rest for your souls.
For My yoke is easy and My burden is light."
I cried for the joy of realising that I could exchange my present burden of failure and shame
for a yoke that is divinely crafted by Jesus
for me and my future.
That yoke is easy, light, and restful!
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