that light unto my feet

every time i get anxious about exams and the future, God does something incredible to reassure me that it's all gonna be okay. you'd think God would be tired of such trivial thoughts that He'd box my ears for listening to all the negativity around me. Nah. Today, I heard something amazing that I have done incredibly well in final year (through the grapevine of course). that to me is amazing. the progression from first to final year is incredible, its only God's mercy and grace! what else could it be! certainly not due to this brain of mine.

here's to the final exams and applying for jobs, i will not worry because my God is so big and strong.

Thank you Big Daddy!

(i really like the picture below, with the flashing light because i'm so technologically challenged that i'm still fascinated by moving pictures.)

Focus

its all a trick. an illusion. there is a very good magician out there. the illusion that the seemingly pressing issues of today are indeed pressing. see, a good magician knows to distract our attention from the key to the trick. he flutters his hands, there's fire and smoke but its all a ploy to distract the audience's attention. Our attention is constantly distracted by things that are tangible, the TV, deadlines, wealth, property, the social ladder etc.

When really, all that matters is faith in God. Faith that He has planned out our paths. Its funny when you really start trusting God and really taking that cross and dying to yourself, things fall into place.

its when we fall and experience these pesky dips in faith that our attention is diverted. Don't be fooled.

like the song says, Yesus engkau juru selamatku

First day back in uni and already the work is piling on. Went for lunch with friends for a catch-up and they were discussing the tough upcoming semester, placements, work applications and the whole rat race. And suddenly it struck. My God, my Yahweh is so much bigger than all problems. Yeah, i've heard that before, not exactly an epiphany I had, but its was so real that I had to sit back and marvel. Yes, God is my victory dan juru selamatku! Why should I strive and worry like the others when I have a God so strong and faithful?

Life is uncertain but God is faithful. He guides me in paths of righteousness and all my days are in His hands. Enough said.

tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow

it takes the simplest situation in life to remind you of God's grace and mercy. too often, one takes life and its blessings for granted. it only takes seeing a friend in mortal danger that puts life's struggles into sharp perspective. what was it shakespeare wrote in macbeth?

To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,

Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,

To the last syllable of recorded time;

And all our yesterdays have lighted fools

The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!

Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,

That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,

And then is heard no more. It is a tale

Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,

Signifying nothing.

Am i right with God this day? Do i spend the time with Him daily seeking out His kingdom instead of mine. I'd like to say yes everyday, but i'm working on it. Thank God for His gentle reminders every now and again.

i subscribe to positivism

i hear the internal clock inevitably ticking away, the one associated with deadlines & responsibilities. shed the old skin, put on the new. dispense with the attitude that tears down, rather adopt the personality that is driven.

being antisocial is one of the ways to survive final year. relying on God is the other far more important one. He is my refuge & my wisdom. i will survive!

Such a wonder
Ordering time and tide
Such a wonder
Bridging the great divide
I consider all that you had, all you gave
And all that you endured
From this rebel world
What a wondrous cross you chose to bear
What a wonder you would even care

LET ALL CREATION SING IN WONDER
EVERY SEA, EVERY CREATURE, EVERY STAR
YOU OPENED UP MY EYES TO WONDER
WHAT A VISION, WHAT A WONDER YOU ARE -newsboys-