When what you've done isn't enough

Pete and I recently had to go and write the Life in the UK test.  We studied hard, were well prepared and ready to pass.  There is a book you can buy and study from, there is an ipad app that you can use, we did both.  We were getting 100% every time for our practice tests.  At £50 per person per try we really wanted to pass first time.

Before the test I asked for a blessing, on the morning of the test I said my prayers and included a request to be able to do well in the test.  When we got there I was nervous and so said another prayer, and I immediately felt calmer.  We had both done all we could...

We got into the test room, began the test and quickly realised that there were questions in the test that were not in the book!  Now this is not too much of a problem if you watch the news, read the newspaper and listen to the radio.  Pete does these things, I don't.  He has an amazing general knowledge, I don't.  I am brilliant in some areas, and I don't consider myself stupid in any way, but general knowledge is a serious weak point!  Pete (who does think I am intelligent) was sitting at the other side of the room reading the questions and thinking that because of my lack of general knowledge it was a possibility I was going to fail.  He was worried for me.

Me sitting on the other side of the room had a moment of panic as I realised that I didn't know a question, then a pause, and a plea:  "Heavenly Father, I have done all I can, I don't have enough, I need your help please."  I felt calm, I felt clear headed and I was able to carefully read the question and think about the most likely answer (multiple choice).  I clicked the box and felt calm.  Some questions I did know, then another new one, I clicked an answer and didn't feel comfortable with it, I thought about the logic and decided on a different answer, I felt calm.  A few more I did know, then another new one;  An image of a poster seen in a supermarket flashed into my head, it was the answer I needed, click, calm.

This was the process for the whole exam, I was not worried, when I went and sat outside with Pete I told him that I was surprised by the questions that weren't in the book, so was he.  He went in and got his results:  PASS.  His knowledge was enough.  He came out, told me he had passed but said he didn't want to get excited until I knew my result.

I went in and got my result:  PASS.  My knowledge might not have been enough, but I had the Lord's knowledge to fall back on, and what more can anyone want or need.  Thanks to the Spirit's calming influence I was able to be still and know that He is God.  I know that I was guided through that test, I was comforted and calmed.  What a confirming experience that was for me, we can be literally guided in every step if we will just allow it.