Trust Him, and all will be well

Never doubt God’s power to come to our aid. Even before we pray, He has devised a solution to our problems. All we need to do is to trust Him.

For seven years I was a college dropout. While in academic wilderness, I worked as a lab technician at River Plate Adventist Hospital in Argentina. It was there I fell in love with biochemistry and began to dream of a career in that area. My search ended with choosing to attend a university not far from my hometown. Everything worked well for two years. My teachers were good; my classes were on target. And when an examination fell on Sabbath, all I had to do is to approach my teachers, and they helped me out. But then, I enrolled in an important class—Advanced Biochemistry.

The problems begin

On the first day of the class, students were given a complete course schedule—for theory classes, practicals, labs, and examinations. I noticed immediately that I had a problem: All three mid-term exams were scheduled on Sabbaths. Out of the three, I could choose to take a make-up exam in only two. If I missed the three, I would fail.

My appeal to teachers

After much prayer, I approached the course coordinator and explained my situation. I told her I was a Seventh-day Adventist, and I kept Saturday as the seventh-day Sabbath, as the Bible instructs. I quoted Exodus 20:8 to 11. She listened attentively. Her answer was as simple as it was polite: “I understand your situation. You have an objection of conscience. But it is not my call. I will present your case to the rest of the instructors. Come back in a week, and I’ll have an answer.”

I receive an answer

That week I spent a lot of time in earnest prayer. Every day, and many times during the day, I would go to God, and present Him my situation. Finally, the course coordinator called me and said, “We understand your situation. The make-up exams are scheduled at the end of the course classes. If you miss any of the three exams, we are authorizing you to take make-up exams at the end of the course. Do the best you can. You can still do the assignments, the lab practice, and attend the theory classes. Just study, and remember that you have only one chance to pass. And you still have to take the mandatory final comprehensive exam.”

An opportunity to seize!

I left, thanking God for the opportunity He was giving me. That semester, I think I studied for that course more than any other. I would still study as if I was preparing for the mid-term exams, and I did all the practice and lab assignments. If I did my part, I felt sure that God would do the rest.

The morning before the first mid-term exam I obtained a question paper from a previous year and tried to answer it to have an idea how prepared I was. I was happy to be able to answer every single question correctly. When the Sabbath arrived, I welcomed it with joy, and spent it in my local church.

A classmate told me later that the exam had been difficult, and that I was the only student absent. Other teachers and classmates, who didn’t know my story, found it strange that I missed the exam. It became my opportunity to witness for my faith and beliefs to all those who wanted to know why I did not take the exam that day.

God was working in silence

A month passed. Two days before the second mid-term exam, the university support staff went on strike from Thursday to Monday. The exam was changed to the following Tuesday. Since I had been studying, I was able to take that second exam, which I passed with flying colors.

After we received our grades for that exam, a classmate spoke on behalf of everyone else. He said that if a staff strike had made instructors to change the date of an exam, the class was respectfully asking to change the date of the third mid-term exam, so I could also take it with everybody else. Unbeknown to us, our instructors had already discussed that possibility, and they were happy to oblige. They moved the date of the third exam for a Tuesday. I took it, then had to take the make-up exam for the first exam I had missed. And finally, I had to take the final comprehensive exam. I passed all of them with outstanding grades.

My trust in God is rewarded

From then on, the Bible verses that had supported me through that time became my favorites, and they stayed with me till the end of my degree program. Those verses included Matthew 6:33, “‘But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you’” (NKJV)* and Mark 9:23, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes’” (NKJV).

After that experience of standing for my faith, I never had problems again, and I was able to graduate on time as planned. I returned to work at River Plate Adventist Hospital, this time as a biochemist.

The lesson I learned then still remains with me. We should never doubt God’s power to help us. Even before we pray, He has devised a solution to our problems. All we need to do is learn to trust Him and believe that He always has a way out at our disposal. My God has never forsaken me. Throughout my professional life, He has always been there, by my side, prospering me in all my ways. I don’t doubt His presence, even for a second. He will do the same for you. Trust Him, and all will be well!

Marta Susana Díaz holds bachelor’s degrees in biochemistry (National University of Tucumán, Argentina) and in chemical engineering (National University of Salta, Argentina).

Recommended Citation

Marta Susana Díaz, "Trust Him, and all will be well," Dialogue 35:1 (2023): 22-23

https://dialogue.adventist.org/3786/trust-him-and-all-will-be-well