Such a wonderful day... :)
I woke up for prayer at 7 and I felt really really tired, but managed to scramble up and go for prayer meeting. It was alright... then I had seminar, after which I grabbed a baguette and went to the Quiet Place as usual to sing, pray and read God's word. As I kept quiet and still and waited for the Lord to speak to me.. I had a really strong impression that I was to take up the bible. (Tash reminded me last week that God speaks differently to different people... and for now I'm accepting His way of communication with me. It's mainly through the bible and devotionals.. and most of the time it's SPOT ON. How amazing...) I did and it was just amazing!
Hebrews 6:13-20 - The Certainty of God's Promise
"When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no-one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself, saying, 'I will surely bless you and give you many descendants.' And so after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised." (v13-5)
"We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure..." (v19b)
Wow. It's a spot-on reassurance! After Sat's spiritual attack I was really trying to focus on God and His beautiful plan and so far it's been great... this verse just wraps everything up wonderfully. What a real and loving God!
Of course it's far from being 'wrapped up', in the sense of being concluded. It's still a long journey but I know my Lord is with me...
Oh, and during morning prayer I keep trying to find the verse about thinking pure, noble, praiseworthy thoughts but I flipped through most of the NT to no avail. Been having random, unholy thoughts these days - and they made me feel incredibly prideful, unworthy and sinful... I wanted to find the verse, memorise it, and meditate on it but just couldn't find it anywhere. THen during lunchtime prayer Lucy just read it aloud to conclude the session. Haha.. amazing. It's in Philippians 4:8. "Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable - if anything is excellent or praiseworthy - think about such things." It's really incredibly important.. because all regrettable actions spring from thought. And the moment you give in to deviant thoughts... they start to consume you before you're even aware of them. And when you do they have become so overwhelming you just give in... been reading Jekyll and Hyde for seminar, and the book really emphasised that point! haha. True, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable... yeah baby!
Yup.. the rest of the day just flowed by. I was really exhausted so I slept for an hour in Ailin's room. Read Dorian Gray, ran 3k + cycled + did crunches in the gym (realised that reading while cycling is a great way to save time), cooked and ate with Linda and James... had a hysterical laugh over www.badgerbadgerbadger.com and I'm gonna shower soon. Then it's Dorian Gray. Ooh I love that book.
I'm going to Tori and Rufus gigs in May and June! Woohoo! :)
