我先把主的预备的事情写完,再写一下主的恩典和主预备的道路。
在主引导中,我选择了北地理工学院做考试地点,而且我没有选在周末,虽然我丈夫要求我周末去考试,并且他曾经在奥克兰大学考过两次PTE,熟悉考场环境。但是主引导我在这个地点考试,并且提醒我时间是9月1日下午。我就是今天下午1点半考试的。
主预备的场地非常安静,全场只有四个考生,没有迟到的人打扰。大家一起完成的RA RS ASQ这几个需要开口朗读,最吵的环节。之后大家都一起安静的做自己的考试题目。
所以全程都是安静的。
上帝预备了简单的试题。比我平时模拟考试简单多了。
上帝预备的一起考试的同学声音都不大。
上帝预备的作文题目是关于电视机的看法。之前我写过这个作文,而今早Andy弟兄也分享了这关于电视的圣灵的启示,我是翻译之后贴在推特上,就去考试了,奇妙的是作文就是谈谈对电视的看法,上帝憎恨拜偶像,上帝不喜悦我们把生命花到看电视上。
我之所以参加PTE这个考试,是因为上帝预备了道路,我丈夫的职业在新西兰快速移民的绿名单上,新西兰七月新推出的移民政策,作为申请的配偶,我需要36分的PTE成绩。
所以我祷告问上帝,上帝赐给我预备考试的心和能力。要知道一年前我听到圣灵提醒我说预备英语考试,我靠自己的能力完全复习不下去,所以完全放弃了。因为大学毕业20年,我已经很久不学任何东西了。英语基本都忘记。
但是有上帝的同在,完全不同。所以我只花两周全天预备。
虽然8月一号开始用了猩际app但是没有真正开始练习,就是每天读读RA RS。没有预备其它。
每天依然翻译两个视频,更新频道。
后来这两周预备考试,每天只翻译一个视频。
最后一周才模拟考试了几次。都是按照上帝放在我心里的步骤进行的。
我将荣耀都归给我的主。
有个姐妹问我,你想移民新西兰吗?
我说,是否移民都不重要,我只想进入天国,每天真正行走在主的旨意里。
无论在新西兰还是去别的国家,我们都需要行走在主里。有主的同在就够了。
补充一点,我平时练习中,reading阅读部分是最差的,可是,主给我这个部分最高的成绩,让我知道不是靠我的能力,完全是主的恩典我通过这个考试!
我将所有赞美荣耀给他!
主的旨意是要我们还要留在新西兰一段时间。我现在越来越清楚。最初我不是很明白,但是主给我几次提醒。而且也让新西兰政府特意改变了政策!
第一次是我们全家刚到新西兰,我丈夫是旅游签证,只能在新西兰住三个月。当时疫情爆发了,他留下了。但他当时非常担心,三个月到了,签证过期了怎么办。但是当我祷告的时候,上帝提醒我,他会安排新西兰政府改变政策,延长旅游签证的功能。果然半个月后,新西兰政府就有政策说所有旅行签证持有人不要改变签证,可以继续在这里。后来上帝又提醒我他会改变移民策略,会有大赦。
我提醒丈夫听从主的,不要跟随世人那样为了移民去读书,要等候主,当然,就像旅游签证一样,他不听从。果然在他选择去读书后,新西兰有了一次大赦,给了几乎所有工作签证持有人的五年居民签证。我丈夫因为没有听从主的提醒去工作(因为疫情闭关无人入境,当时换工签很容易),而是去读书了,所以错过了。
但是主现在又给了一次机会。让新西兰政府重新制定了新政策,就是安排我丈夫的职业在快速移民的绿名单上,需要我英文成绩过36分。然后才有了这场考试。也全部是在上帝引导中。我非常感谢主。
其实我觉得住在哪里都可以,我要跟随主,只要为主而活。
我也知道世人对世界的事情非常执着,他们执着的认为搬到某个国家某个地方,就会更幸福、更成功。
其实如果我们属于基督,我们会知道,在主里就是最好的地方,跟着主就是最好的道路。
The Lord's will is for us to stay in New Zealand for some more time. It is becoming clearer and clearer to me now. I didn't understand it very well at first, but the Lord gave me several reminders. And also, the New Zealand government purposely changed its policy!
The first time was when our family first arrived in New Zealand, my husband was on a tourist visa, he could only stay in New Zealand for 3 months. At that time, there was an epidemic outbreak and he stayed behind. But he was very worried, what if his visa expired when the three months were up? But when I prayed, God reminded me that He would arrange the New Zealand government to change the policy and extend the function of the tourist visa. Sure enough, half a month later, the New Zealand government had a policy saying all travel visa holders should not change their visas and can continue to be here. Then God reminded me again that He would change the immigration strategy and there would be an amnesty.
I reminded my husband to listen to the Lord, not to follow the world like that to study for immigration, but to wait for the Lord, of course, just like the tourist visa, he did not listen. Sure enough after he chose to go study, there was an amnesty in New Zealand, giving a five year resident visa to almost all working visa holders. My husband missed out because he did not listen to the Lord's reminder to work, but went to study.
But the Lord has now given another chance. Let the New Zealand government rework the new policy, which is to arrange my husband's occupation to be on the green list for fast track immigration. No other condition, just need my English score over 36. Then came this exam. All in God's guidance too. I am very thankful to the Lord.
In fact, I think I can live anywhere, I want to follow the Lord and live only for the Lord.
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