He always seems to work in ways that I don't expect him to. During Grace Retreat someone prayed for me and she told me that God would give me a new lens to see God's love for people in a new way. At that point I interpreted that as, "God's going to give me a new perspective to see people in another way." In the past two months, God not only gave me one new lens, but two!
During the Summer Bible Conference, an accident occurred and my 85mm prime lens fell and broke. Despite the tragedy, I felt the peace of God. Through this accident, I got to trade the broken 85mm f/1.8 for the 50mm f/1.4 lens because they were around the same price. To be honest, I had wanted to buy the 50mm f/1.4 by the end of the summer. Although the 85mm prime lens was one of my favorite lenses so far, I love the 50mm prime too. It gives a more softer look than the 85mm. So I had the 50mm for the rest of the conference and about one more week or so. While I was filming while I was at work, my lens fell slow mo to the ground while on a tripod. Even though it was like 2 feet from the ground on a mat, it still wouldn't autofocus anymore! I was really sad because my family was going to Toronto that week and I wouldn't have been able to take nice pictures. And through this tragedy, I borrowed the 15-85mm lens from Esther. And after coming back from the trip, I bought the lens from her. And after a month, I finally got my prime lens fixed and I love it!
I never expected to have such sudden changes in my equipment, but I'm so thankful. Although it was kind of painful to go through, God knew that I really wanted the 50mm prime lens. It was sad letting the 85mm go, but the 50mm prime is definitely a better fit for my camera at the moment. (:
This semester's such an exciting journey!
