This week is the mid semester break at uni. I was very grumpy to find out earlier this week that I would have to come to uni and do group work on thursday (which is today). I was grumpy because thursday would be my only day off from uni and work because I had my mid semester exam yesterday and am working tomorrow. I was planning to just rest and relaxing at home but my friends sent an email out asking for a group meeting. I had no choice but to say yes because it is a group work.
It turned out that my friends cancelled the group meeting which means that today will be my day off :D:D I slept in and woke up thinking "God, thank you for rest and thank you for canceling the group meeting!!" hehehhe
Today is the perfect day to stay at home and rest too because its been raining outside and pretty cold, so staying inside the house with a cup of tea is the best alternative to group meeting and be outside :D:D
Being at home and not wanting to do anything just yet, I decided to turn to psalm 23 and verse 1 and 4 particularly struck me. It says " The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me."
I am encouraged and challenged at the same time to not fear anything even to the point of death because I know that God will be with me. To have God instead of anything or anyone else gives me a HUGE comfort. Why?? Because God never fails while everything else in this world fails!! BUT
Those verses are a big claim (in my opinion) that David wrote in his psalms and it left me pondering about what would it look like in my life now that I am rebuked to not fear and be in want. Clearly, there will be times in my life where I would want more and better of things and also worrying and getting scared about life and future.
Knowing and understanding God and who he is will leave me with fighting against temptation. It is going to be rough, painful and hard but I know that God will NEVER leave me alone and that he will give me the strength to cope. Therefore, I trust him to be my shepherd who will guide me in path of righteousness.
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