Rest
Life can be tiring and stressful for most of us here in Singapore. However, let us not be trapped in the busyness of social and work obligations, but let's learn to rest in the Lord and in all His promises for us.
(You can learn from the girl in the pic... hehe)
Help me God,
To realize
it is in being crippled that I learn to cling,
and in limping that I learn to lean,
that victory comes not in how courageously I struggle
but in how completely I surrender,
and that this is how I am to grow,
by being defeated,
decisively,
by constantly greater things.
Help me to understand that Your power is perfected in weakness,
so that when I am rendered weak,
You are given the opportunity to be shown strong.
- Ken Gire's book, Windows of the Soul -
And he said unto me, "My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness". Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
- 2 Corinthians 12:9-10
Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. - Deut 31:6
Delight thyself also in the LORD: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. - Psalm 37:4
The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. - Psalm 18:2
By Andrew Murray (missionary):
If any are inclined to despond, because they do not have such patience, let them be of good courage. It is in the course of our feeble and very imperfect waiting that God Himself, by His hidden power, strengthens us and works out in us the patience of the saints, the patience of Christ Himself.
Seek not only the help, the gift, seek Himself; wait for Him. Give God His glory by resting in Him, by trusting Him fully, by waiting patiently for Him. This patience honors Him greatly. It leaves Him, as God on the throne, to do His work. It yields self wholly into His hands. It lets God be God.

1 comments:
Dearest Ivy,
Thanks so much for the "inspirational" quotes!!! yeah...it is a timely reminder for myself too!one of my weakest aspest in prayer can be "waiting" upon Him...
Definitely, need to build on my "vertical rest" NOT my "horizontal rest"!
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