Tuesday, November 25, 2008
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make straight your paths." - Proverbs 3:5-6 (ESV)
I havent done this in quite a long time but it is time that I go back.
Things have been pretty rough for me. I am so frustrated.
There's this immersion trip to India in March and it's like quite expensive but I really wanna go. Well, good thing the school gives subsidy to us the students...but not students like me...sadly coz I'm a foreigner. I'm like super frustrated. My lecturers are like trying their best to look for a way to help me get it.
I really wanna go.
I've been praying. Really hard.
"Dear heavenly Father, I really wanna go for the trip to India. I dont want it to end up like the last time. You really give and take away. You answered my prayers the last time but in a different way. But no matter what happens I will still continue to trust and love You for You are my God and I know is all in Your timing. I cannot challenge Your plans for me. All I can do is do my best to trust in you and dont worry much. But, Lord...I cannot help but get all angry and frustrated. I really wanna go. Please Lord. Send me a sign. Tell me something. Even though it is hard to let go, if You tell me no, I will say yes to You. No matter how painful, I will trust You. I know You will provide and bless me but if things dont go my way, I pray that it will go Your way. For You are my Creator, my King and Saviour, I belong to You. Dear Lord Jesus, I will still praise You even though it doesnt work out. For I know that You are in control and there's more out there for me. You lay down the pavements in front of me. You know that I am afraid to fall down so please dont forget to catch me. I love You Pa. Amen."
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Matthew 6:25-34 (New International Version)
Do not worry
25"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? 26Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life[a]?
28"And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' 32For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
I shall do my best not to worry. Ah Pa, I hand this problem into Your hands. You know I apparently always end up stressed up so please take over. :)
-Loving my Jesus-
G.L.U.E.
Labels: India, love, prayer
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make straight your paths." - Proverbs 3:5-6 (ESV)
I havent done this in quite a long time but it is time that I go back.
Things have been pretty rough for me. I am so frustrated.
There's this immersion trip to India in March and it's like quite expensive but I really wanna go. Well, good thing the school gives subsidy to us the students...but not students like me...sadly coz I'm a foreigner. I'm like super frustrated. My lecturers are like trying their best to look for a way to help me get it.
I really wanna go.
I've been praying. Really hard.
"Dear heavenly Father, I really wanna go for the trip to India. I dont want it to end up like the last time. You really give and take away. You answered my prayers the last time but in a different way. But no matter what happens I will still continue to trust and love You for You are my God and I know is all in Your timing. I cannot challenge Your plans for me. All I can do is do my best to trust in you and dont worry much. But, Lord...I cannot help but get all angry and frustrated. I really wanna go. Please Lord. Send me a sign. Tell me something. Even though it is hard to let go, if You tell me no, I will say yes to You. No matter how painful, I will trust You. I know You will provide and bless me but if things dont go my way, I pray that it will go Your way. For You are my Creator, my King and Saviour, I belong to You. Dear Lord Jesus, I will still praise You even though it doesnt work out. For I know that You are in control and there's more out there for me. You lay down the pavements in front of me. You know that I am afraid to fall down so please dont forget to catch me. I love You Pa. Amen."
***
Matthew 6:25-34 (New International Version)
Do not worry
25"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? 26Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life[a]?
28"And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' 32For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
I shall do my best not to worry. Ah Pa, I hand this problem into Your hands. You know I apparently always end up stressed up so please take over. :)
-Loving my Jesus-
G.L.U.E.
Labels: India, love, prayer
