Anyway. Today a church friend (thanks Shawn) texted me out of the blue and it really was a word in season. He says I can share it here, and I do believe it will bless you guys too. Have a read + a brilliant week! (Reminder that you can send me prayer requests / just your name via email @ chindijap@me.com)
"Dear Heavenly Father I commit my sister here into your hands, that you hold her and grant her peace in her heart, to know that wherever she is at right now, you are there, For Her. "Do not forget". I think The Lord really wants to remind you today to Not Forget about Him. That same God that walks beside you is that same God that is with you throughout all the seasons of your life. Things may change from season but I tell you, our God is evergreen. The Lord will deliver you with his mighty hand, KNOW that The Lord will provide. Worship God, no matter what season you are in, even if you might feel far, Worship Him because of Who He Is, and not for what He Has Done Or Will Do. Amen"
"Hello Guys. So I was spending QT just now earlier in the morning and I was reading Deuteronomy 8. The title of the chapter was "Do Not Forget The Lord". So I was thinking. Hmmmmmm.
What do you mean forget The Lord.
While reading the chapter, few things really spoke out to me. Sometimes we just get so caught up in the moment, we actually do forget The Lord. Be it in times of when we get caught up in worrying about the uncertainties ahead, or times when we get so caught up in the pleasure of achievement, glory and all that other stuff. In our circumstances, We Forget.
We forget that the same God that "brought us out of Egypt, the land of slavery", the one that has freed us through the stripes he has bore, the one that has "fed us manna" (provision) is the same God that is with us, when we face times of uncertainty.
At the same time, we forget that whatever we enjoy, "17 You may say to yourself, "My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me." 18 But remember The Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth..."
We are human. We tend to forget.
And the chapter really comforted me because lately, I've been really bothered by my studies. I keep thinking, ah, I'm gonna die, I can't study. Nothing is productive. Why am I not productive. Is it me? Am I lacking discipline? How. What now. I cannot.
Do Not Forget The Lord. It just spoke out so loud to me. That, it's not what I can do, I do what I can, but it's The Lord that ultimately provides for me. Not by my acts, but by my Faith.
So maybe some of us think, "ARE YOU TELLING ME, SINCE GOD IS GOING TO PROVIDE, I DONT NEED TO STUDY?" Or "BUT ITS STUDIES. HOW DO I LET IT GO TO GOD. SINGAPORE IS ALL ABOUT PAPER QUALIFICATIONS."
This season as students, we are called to Study, that's our job. We do what we can, we do whatever God has given us, placed in our lives, to our best of ability. But in the process, Do Not Forget The Lord. I don't know how it speaks to you, but I'll leave it as that :)
And the thing about faith, yes, indeed, it's hard to trust what we cannot see. But it's faith afterall, isn't it? I don't believe that God has not presented himself to anyone of us here before. We KNOW and BELIEVE He is real, no? (Amen) and the thing is, if faith is gained by what we see, doesn't that make a pretty weak basis for our faith?
Have a gudday gais."
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