Facing the BIG Unknown With Fear & Trepidation...

only 7 more days to the start of my final Sem in NUS... feeling kinda excited, yet uneasy. excited cos i'll b ending my basic education soon, uneasy cos of the uncertainty of the future. guess wat i m struggling with is faith in God. not tt i dun trust tt He is my Lord & Saviour, but knowing His promise to me that He has "plans to prosper [me] & not the harm [me], plans to give [me] hope & a future", i still find it hard to grapple with this truth.

my mentor reminded me of Hebrews 11:1. it was a very clear definition of wat faith really is, & it helped me understand better. yet i still can't internalize it in my heart...
"Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see."

Claim: to take as the rightful owner. there are specific promises that God gave to each of us, some to the general believers, some to only a specific person. i have trouble claiming the promises of God. not tt i dunno that God has given us promises, but "claim" has been an overly used word by the believers of health & wealth gospel, such tt i have problems reconciling even with the correct usage of the word. it's not a bad word, but it can turn us from a discerning owner to a blinded robber.

Father, teach me to claim Your promises to me, not for health & wealth, but in the correct context which You have authorized me to claim, promises that You have specifically given me so that i may grow in faith in You through my Lord Jesus.