My life has been very hectic since the beginning of this semester,
assignments, quizzes, hospital clerkships, reports.. one after another...
Could't even get a chance to take a deep breath.
Always ended up having 1 day or 2 to prepare for the quizzes.
But this line has been lingering in my mind throughout the entire semester,
"It's not about how much time you have, but how much you trust in Me."
and I know, it's from the Lord.
It's an assurance cum reminder from Him.
Psalm 33:16-22 says that
No king is saved by the multitude of an army;
A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.
A horse is a vain hope for safety;
Neither shall it deliver any by its great strength.
Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear Him,
On those who hope in His mercy,
To deliver their soul from death,
And to keep them alive in famine.
Our soul waits for the LORD;
He is our help and our shield.
For our heart shall rejoice in Him,
Because we have trusted in His holy name.
Let Your mercy, O LORD, be upon us,
Just as we hope in You.
Psalm 127:1-2
Unless the LORD builds the house,
They labour in vain who build it;
Unless the LORD guards the city,
The watchman stays awake in vain.
It is vain for you to rise up early,
To sit up late,
To eat the bread of sorrows;
For so He gives His beloved sleep.
These verses are reminding me that,
without God,
no matter how strategic our situation is; or
no matter how hard we work;
without His blessings, nothing is gonna work.
without His blessings, there won't be any fruit coming out from our hard work.
It's not about what my physical eyes are seeing now.
But it's about having Faith in Him.
It's not about how much time I have for my revision,
it's about how much I Trust in Him.
Because even I am left with 1 hour to study for exam,
He can still make a miracle out of it.
He can still let me pass the exam with flying colours.
Because He is God.
On the other hand, without His blessings,
even though I have 1 month to study for 1 subject,
I would not be able to do well either.
Because His hand is not with me.
"Father, please help me to trust in You firmly and be still in You.
And I pray that Your hand will be with me,
helping me win every battle that I needed to take on.
All glory and honour be unto Your Name.
But Father, even if things don't go according to my way or plan,
help me trust that You still love me.
Your love for me never change.
Whether I leave the battlefield as victor or not,
help me give You the glory.
Help me to be like Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego (Daniel 3:17-18)
"Our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace,
and He will deliver us from your hand, O king.
But if not, let it be known to you, O king,
that we do not serve your gods, nor will we worship the gold image which you have set up."
Help me not to bow to the circumstances, but just TRUST in YOU.
Thank You, Father.
In Jesus' most precious name I pray,
Amen."
