Covered; Covered by Your Grace. (Sunday, October 12, 2014 / 4:16 PM)
"No matter what I've done,
No matter where I've been,
No matter how I fall,
You pick me up again.
You have removed my shame,
You take me as i am.
You call me justified,
Now i am covered by Your grace.
Covered.. Covered.. Covered by Your Grace."
Hello hello! :) Haven't blog in a long while. Apologies for that! Been really busy for the past few days (and weeks). Been penning down my thoughts on my phone (when I'm on the go), since I don't have time to blog out a full post (this one is a fresh thought though! :) ).
During this (extremely busy and chaotic) period, I'm really really (extremely) (insert-all-possible-and-related-words) grateful for my friends who kept supporting me and pushing me to keep going. Most importantly, thank God for His strength, His grace and His mercy. I would never, never be able to do it without Him guiding, leading and providing for me. I've learnt that sometimes in the midst of all your busyness and chaos, you have to quieten your heart and simply do nothing but seek Him and wait patiently for Him. And when you earnestly seek Him, you will know that He has always been waiting for you to approach Him and rely on Him. You see, our Father, is loving and gentle like that. He doesn't like to force upon us. Instead, He allow us to have our own way, and wait patiently for us to look up to Him, to rely on Him, and will
always be there when we finally decided to. We really serve a great God!
During this journey, while it had been extremely hard and torturous, I've to say that I've been greatly impacted by the things I've learnt. Being in difficult situations make me want to wallow in self pity and just stay there for the rest of my life (maybe a little exaggerated but still.) and not pick myself up. But I've learnt that I
need to constantly, and more precisely, actively thank God. There are many things that all of us may take for granted. And during this while period, I really learn how to be grateful again, even for the simplest things. Of course, there are many times when I got really frustrated or when I wanted to give up because it seems almost impossible and it was too tough at that time. Then, I was reminded of these quotes.. (pardon my quote collecting obsession) "
It always seems impossible until its done." ; "
At first glance, it may appear too hard. Look again, always look again."
Truly, God is never too early, and neither will He be late. He is always right on time. We must trust in Him that everything will work out for good, and allow the peace of God to dwell in us. I still remember, just recently, I was so stressed out that I started to break down on the cab (on my way to school). I believe that in the back of my head, I knew that everything was going to be alright. But somehow, I was so stressed out for the entire week (without any breaks) that I couldn't take it anymore. I still don't know how I did it. It must be God. Half-crying & half-praying, I felt the peace of God surround me. And even though there were urgent issues (of school work) popping up while I was in the cab, somehow the peace of God really kept me calm and not make me panicky, which i usually would. And in the end, God provided the solution, my way out. Blessed. Thank You, my Father, for providing for me, protecting me, pouring down Your peace, grace, mercy and most importantly.. Love. "Lessons" I'll never forget. Thank You Jesus. :)
"The Lord is my light and my salvation — so why should I be afraid? The Lord is my fortress, protecting me from danger, so why should I tremble? When evil people come to devour me, when my enemies and foe attack me, they will stumble and fall. Though a mighty army surrounds me, my heart will not be afraid. Even if I am attacked, I will remain confident."
— Psalm 27:1-3 (NLT)
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