“I felt so special when I realized that the creator of the heaven and earth loves me.” Neelu Samria had dreamt of working in the aviation industry since she was a little girl. She worked hard all through her schooling to ensure she gained the right knowledge and grades to qualify for her exams. Once she graduated from school, she began her journey to become a part of the aviation industry. Little did she know that her journey would not be as smooth as she had imagined.
Neelu got admission in a reputed aviation institute and was delighted to complete her courses to become a security officer. In January 2020 she aced her interview and was selected in an airline. Neelu was this close to finally living her dream! Then the Covid-19 pandemic began. And along with it came the indefinite lockdown and panic. Neelu was scheduled to join in the same month the lockdown was announced. “The current staff was pulled out due to the lockdown and it was absolutely impossible that a new employee would be hired at that time,” Neelu recalls how upset and shocked she was. Her dream had slipped from her hand just as she reached it.
When Neelu was a child, she had a tuition teacher who started her classes with a short prayer. Neelu was fascinated by this and asked her teacher to ask God whether he knew Neelu. The teacher gently responded saying that God did know about Neelu and truly loved her! Neelu was surprised and delighted to know that the almighty God not only knew her, but loved her! This began Neelu’s journey with God. When Neelu faced a heart-breaking time in 2020, she once again turned to God like she had all her life.
Neelu felt depressed and hopeless about her future. She could see herself wasting away her days drowning in worry. Still, she kept her faith in God strong. “I felt motivated by prayer and the testimonies I watched on the CBN show and social media,” said Neelu remembering the details of how she coped with her stress of potentially losing out on her dream. She got news of a new airline being launched after the lockdown was lifted and life began to adjust to the new normal. Immediately Neelu applied for a position and waited anxiously to hear from them. She was selected and was asked to wait for a while for the joining letter. The anxiety Neelu felt as she waited day after day, month after month for her joining letters from places she had been selected was excruciating.
Finally after two years of waiting, checking emails obsessively and calling for updates, Neelu received her joining letter. She remembers the date clearly – February 28th 2022! She was reminded of Matthew 7:7 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” Today, Neelu praises God for bringing her out of such a troublesome time of anxiety and worry!
