dream awards

Watching the Academy Awards was work. It was research. :] As I watched the different people go up to accept their awards and give their speeches, I wondered whether there would be a christian who would give God the glory. I day-dreamed... what if one day somehow I could go up, would I give God the glory?
Nice dream.... but it would take years of hard work to achieve. Nnaahh.. Back to life and reality.
Three months later, my colleague Emida and I were asked to represent our program which had been sent in to the Asian TV Awards. In the event of a win, we would go up and accept the award on behalf of the team. We teased each other about whether we had our speeches ready just in case....
Since our program was a drama, it was one of the final awards of the night to be announced. Our category was announced and clips from the other dramas from the region were shown. The competition was stiff. We were sure we would not stand a chance against Hong Kong. Drum roll...... we tied with Hong Kong for the win!
Everything felt like a dream and I had not prepared my speech!!!!
At the podium Emida said her peace and I was on. Everything seemed to happen in slow-motion. I managed to utter..."I thank God for .....and the rest of the words came tumbling out.
God was generous. He gave me the opportunity and I almost squandered it. Praise God for the courage to give Him the glory that He truly deserved. One more miracle, the program was edited for broadcast and by God's grace, my speech was not edited even though the program was over-running. To God be the glory. :]