Letting Go... Letting God...
this has been a common phrase in the Christian world... but often i dun like using cliche phrases (did i spell right or use right?)... more often than not, pple use phrases like these out of context. not only tt, young Christians these days quote phrases like this or song lyrics instead of understanding wat they really mean & which part of the bible do these phrases come from... quite worrying...
however, the past 2 weeks had been a time which God used to teach me to do my part & let Him take care of the rest... james 4:13-17 reminded me how my heart was the last week, & how my attitude shld be... i was like the businessman mentioned by james in his letter, planning this & that for his own personal gain, w/o acknowledging that God is sovereign over him. i planned/calculated my future as if i am really in control of my life... well, all this hussle made me super stressed up, overwhelmed by the future ahead. i mean, i was sheltered by my parents for the past 23 years, i have nvr really given a thot abt housing, CPF, marriage etc... but over the last 2 weeks, all these thots & its urgency (now tt i have a girlfriend who is likely to be my wife, plus my family's financial situation isn't good) just popped into my head & i was overwhelmed... i spent a lot of time doing research, calculating my finances & my loans, literally cracked my head at all these new issues in my life...
on sunday, i really broke down... spent some time in quietness with God... kinda heard Him (not in an audible voice, of cos) telling me wat my problem was, & over this week, He showed me james 4:13-17. i have always believed that God gave us a brain to think & plan... i believe also that james thot so too, but he was clear in 4:15 that as we think & plan, we must not forget that we are dependent on God to bring success. hence, in this 2 weeks, i learnt that i haven't done much wrong when i planned, cos i have to be a good steward of God's gift to me: my brain. yet after i am done with my thinking & research, i have to submit to His sovereign plan, & wait upon Him to bring to pass wat He deem best for me...
as for now, i resolve to stop my planning & calculation until i m closer to graduation, cos i have already done wat i can do, & the only thing i can do now is to pray & wait. in the meantime, i shld get back to serving God in ministering to pple, both in church & in VCF...
however, the past 2 weeks had been a time which God used to teach me to do my part & let Him take care of the rest... james 4:13-17 reminded me how my heart was the last week, & how my attitude shld be... i was like the businessman mentioned by james in his letter, planning this & that for his own personal gain, w/o acknowledging that God is sovereign over him. i planned/calculated my future as if i am really in control of my life... well, all this hussle made me super stressed up, overwhelmed by the future ahead. i mean, i was sheltered by my parents for the past 23 years, i have nvr really given a thot abt housing, CPF, marriage etc... but over the last 2 weeks, all these thots & its urgency (now tt i have a girlfriend who is likely to be my wife, plus my family's financial situation isn't good) just popped into my head & i was overwhelmed... i spent a lot of time doing research, calculating my finances & my loans, literally cracked my head at all these new issues in my life...
on sunday, i really broke down... spent some time in quietness with God... kinda heard Him (not in an audible voice, of cos) telling me wat my problem was, & over this week, He showed me james 4:13-17. i have always believed that God gave us a brain to think & plan... i believe also that james thot so too, but he was clear in 4:15 that as we think & plan, we must not forget that we are dependent on God to bring success. hence, in this 2 weeks, i learnt that i haven't done much wrong when i planned, cos i have to be a good steward of God's gift to me: my brain. yet after i am done with my thinking & research, i have to submit to His sovereign plan, & wait upon Him to bring to pass wat He deem best for me...
as for now, i resolve to stop my planning & calculation until i m closer to graduation, cos i have already done wat i can do, & the only thing i can do now is to pray & wait. in the meantime, i shld get back to serving God in ministering to pple, both in church & in VCF...
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