when GOD didn't fulfill my dream
11 January 2023
When GOD didn’t fulfill my dream
I had my biggest heartbreak back in 1997, when I graduated from University and applied for a cabin crew job in Cebu Pacific. That time, Ceb Pac was just operating with domestic flights as they were just starting.
The day I was called for an interview, I came an hour early and was in a buoyant mood, very expectant to land a job in an airline industry.
I stand 5 foot and 7 inches; was very slim then (haha) and my waistline was only 24 inches; overly confident that I will be selected 😉 This is my dream! I will travel the world! I will become a flight attendant!
Then came this HR lady & started the interview process; barely after 10 minutes of our convo, she told me, “you know Ms. Lim, you look Chinese (dang! isn’t it obvious? ☹ Lim doesn’t sound American 😊😊) and I think, you should try your application with other airlines like Cathay Pacific or Singapore Airlines “and then she closes the interview with “I’m sorry but at this moment we cannot move forward with your application”.
I was hit so hard by this rejection that I used to hate seeing FAs in the airport; even after years, that scenario still vexed me.
Year 1998 was when I got the chance to experience my first international travel; and from then on, with God’s provision, I was blessed to see many parts of the world.
So, what do I want to share here?
Oftentimes, we become despondent when life doesn’t work out in the way we had hoped. We keep forgetting the fact that every individual has a role to play; and to each of us, God has bestowed different favors, different blessings.
I was not able to make it as an FA, but I was blessed with a good career. Maybe God didn’t want me to fly as a crew, but He wanted me to travel as a passenger 😊
Life experiences teaches us immense lessons, out of which I learned 2 great things.
First, trust that God has a plan even when things move in another direction. We don’t know the ways in which God can use us for His glory or work in our lives. We may make our own plans, but God may take us on a more roundabout route. We need to give our broken dreams to God in prayer, let Him know your struggles & pain; let go of them and move forward. Beautiful things happen when you exchange your dreams to God’s plan 😊
Second, be grateful and embrace the life that God has given you. Our life may not be the way we planned, but God can still bring good out of it. Instead of dwelling on the dreams that didn’t work out for you, try to look at how far God has brought you. Others are blessed, and so are you. Be thankful!
When God didn’t fulfill my dream to become a flight attendant,
He gave me instead my heart’s desire to travel. For 47 years, I am greatly
blessed, I am highly favored, I am deeply loved.
Here's to a joyous celebration of an extended life and more 
To the author of my faith and my life, to GOD be the highest glory!
