Realizing the importance of obedience
    I had a desire to be in the satsang of my spiritual guide, Mrs. Shilpa Kudtarkar, by visiting her residence in New Jersey. Accordingly, I started looking for an affordable airline ticket. However, I missed some good prices on the tickets and as the Christmas season (high season for air travel) was approaching, Mrs. Kudtarkar advised me to wait for a good price. After that, for a few weeks, ticket prices were high, so I stopped thinking about it and focused on my spiritual practice.
     Suddenly one day, my husband urged me to look for airline tickets, as he was to travel overseas. When I did so, I not only found a good ticket price immediately, but was also able to spend more than a week with Mrs. Kudtarkar. I realized that if I had got a good price when I had first searched for it, I could have spent only 4-5 days with her.
    The perfect timing of this episode amazed me. I was also grateful to get the opportunity to practice obedience to my guide.

Ability to accept rejection for employment as God's wish
    I had just finished my schooling and had applied to various firms for a job. One day, I received a call confirming my employment at a certain firm, but soon learned that it was a miscommunication. Even so, I was not disappointed and had faith in God. I felt that He had better plans for me. And truly so, within a few days, I was offered a promotion at my current workplace. I was reminded of the story from the Holy Bible, which says that God takes away everything to test one's faith and showers in plenty when one passes the test.