It's been quite some time since I reflected on my spiritual health. Though the past semester was trying (partly because I gave myself additional scare and pressure to deal with the unpredictable fyp results), I could clearly remember what I was constantly praying for. Aside from the experimental results itself, I was constantly reminding myself to seek joy in the Lord admist all circumstances and to trust in Him. As time went by, humans being human, God's goodness to me slowly slipped off my mind and once again, throughout the december holidays, I was plainly focusing on finishing my FYP report. Even though I prayed every day, it was always about ask God to help me finish my work. Hardly did I still myself just to hear God's voice and to be soaked in His presence. It was all about me, me and me. It's time i draw back to God and seek to know Him better. Funny how I sometimes complained that I can't hear and discern God's voice, when I refuse to be still and open up my heart and ears to hear him. All i had to do was just to put down whatever I'm doing with, and seek the Lord. Yet, the world is always moving and we're constantly on the move with things, finding it hard to slow down.
I read Psalm 37 a while back, and i fell in love with it.
Psalm 37: 3-7
Trust in the LORD and do good;
dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.
Delight yourself in the LORD
and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Commit your way to the LORD;
trust in him and he will do this:
He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn,
the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.
Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him;
do not fret when men succeed in their ways,
when they carry out their wicked schemes.
Psalm 37: 23-24
If the LORD delights in a man's way,
he makes his steps firm;
though he stumble, he will not fall,
for the LORD upholds him with his hand.
If there's one area I would really like to grow, it would be to listen to His heartbeat. And for that to work, I need to constantly seek Him in all that I do...read the bible daily, pray everyday, and be still. Especially now that I have to make a major decision for the next stage of my life, I really want to abide and understand His will and purpose for me.
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In terms of our physical health, i guess both of us have been growing horizontally ever since we came back from Zurich. Really missed the days i could slipped into my jeans with no effort. Vanity aside, i think we really need to exercise. The laziness has led to me feeling so 'nua' and lethargic everyday. Anyhow, it's a good thing we decided to start our exercise regime. We had a good time of swimming with my family last sunday, and thinking it would end there...we actually motivated ourselves to run approximately 2.8km today without stopping. It was really a good run in the evening, and the walk back was fruitful just being able to talk to each other, hand in hand. Our family swimming is scheduled again next sunday, hopefully it would be realised. Afterwhich, i think we have quite a few big dinners coming up! Ah well, better than nothing i guess ;)
I am really glad too, that I managed to spend the last week reading a novel "True Believers", written by my favourite author, Nicholas Sparks. I've read quite a number of his books, and i love the feeling how his books always tempt me to continue reading. The flipping of pages by my fingers always act faster than the reading of my eyes. It's nice that i could spend some time to do some reading, at my own sweet time and comfort, after so long.
Driving has been quite alright i guess, though matt thinks my progress needs to quicken a little. Amazingly, i had the same instructor for the past 3 lessons and i think i've grown accustomed to his style. But, tomorrow I am getting a new instructor...and i'm feeling a little jittery about it. I sitll can't do my turns properly, hopefully he will be nice :) Btw, i have actually started driving on the road..and my previous instructor directed me to drive from eunos all the way to tampines last friday. It was quite an adventure, as my first road-drive :)
Other than that, I think I should really get down to doing some academic work once again, before everything starts piling up....
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