In Christ alone do I glory For only by His grace I am redeemed For only His tender mercy Could reach beyond my weakness to my need And now I seek no greater honor in just to know Him more And to count my gains but losses to the glory of my Lord
You have helped me overcome problems and difficulties before. And You will again. I will put my hope and trust in You and You alone, my Savior and my God.
When sometimes it is difficult to trust and have faith in You. It is through the practice of it that we learn how to do it. To learn to obey You we have to obey You. Sounds so easy right? Yet I always forget. I pray to obey You but prayer is my action not lip service.
I have made mistakes in life. And perhaps the consequences are reaching me now. But everything is in Your plan. You know why I'm going through this. Nothing is hopeless. Everything shall pass.
The decision to pick myself up where I have fallen is better made today than any other day. While I know I am often inadequate, I will never ever be known as irresponsible or one who does not put in effort.
That is my aim for now. If I never succeed due to whatever reason, it is not for me to wonder. It is not the product that matters but the process.
this song reminds me of YA days :) I miss fast music and drum beats during worship once in a while.
God is not a legalistic God. He is full of kindness and grace and mercy and compassion.
I have been caught again, thinking of Him as a fearsome God of justice. He is just, of course, but has there ever been a judge who picks up the hammer and says: You deserve the death penalty, and here I will take it for you, because I love you so much.
Well, I'm so glad for today's Bible Study.
Nice and apt. I'm so glad I know God loves me alot once more. Hahaha.
I have this sinking feeling Something's weighing me down I am completely saturated The waves are crashing closer My feet already drowned Doing the thing I said I hated
They've been swimming in the wrong water Now they're pulling me down But I am clinging to you, never letting go 'Cos I know that you'll lift me out
Have Your way here Keep me afloat 'cos I know I'll sink without You Take this ocean of pain that is mine Throw me a lifeline
Wake up feeling convicted I know something's not right Re-acquaint my knees with the carpet I have to get this out 'Cos it's obstructing You and I Dry up the seas that keep us parted
--Lifeline, Brooke Fraser
It's strange when a song embodies everything you're feeling right now. I hope I'll stay afloat, still clinging. Cos I'm still wondering if You mean to pull me out, or if You really want me to stay in the waters, drowning cos perhaps who knows, it's good for me?
It's been a tough few days. I don't know how to proceed. I'm stressed to pieces and I'm not sure where I'm headed. Times like this are rough, because I'm wondering where my life is going, what I'm doing with my life.
I'm faced with my own inadequacies, my weaknesses, my pride and prejudice and I feel helpless in this web.
I know He'll change me, but I keep feeling, why not fast enough! I want to change, so badly, but all I do is drown my feet and do the thing I said I hated.
Why am I so weak? That He may be strong? Does He want me to be strong too? Or...that He will break me that I may depend only on Him.
If He be my only vision, perhaps I would not be so wrought. Perhaps I am looking at myself too much...and the imperfections hurt me. If I look to Him, perhaps beholding is becoming, and I may be like Him without this struggle. But to be like Him, is to be unaware of how I am.
One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that was going on inside himself.
He said, “My son, it is between 2 wolves. One is evil: Anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority and ego.
The other is good: Joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith…”
The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, “Which wolf wins?”
The old Cherokee simply replied, “The one I feed.”
Philippians 4:8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable...if anything is excellent or praiseworthy, think about such things.
Matthew 6:33 But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
Matthew 16:25-26 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it. What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?
Proverbs 27:17 As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.
Matthew 25:40 In as much as ye have done it unto the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
Philippians 4:6-7 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
