He Is My Strength!

Though the road ahead may be uncertain
Though the path we travel be unknown
Our God has given an assurance:
We can have peace, we can have joy
We can be strong!

He is our strength, He is our fortress
We can be sure, we are secure within His hands
He is our joy, our hope of life eternal
He is the Rock, the solid Rock on which we stand!

Even when I cannot see tomorrow
His Word is like a lamp unto my feet
And when the laughter turns to sorrow
In His embrace, we find His grace
When we are weak.

He is My Strength! He is My Fortress!
I can be sure I am secure within His hand
He is My Joy, My hope of life eternal
He is the Rock, the solid Rock on which I stand!

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Psalm 39

I said, “I will guard my ways,
Lest I sin with my tongue;
I will restrain my mouth with a muzzle,
While the wicked are before me.”

I was mute with silence,
I held my peace even from good;
And my sorrow was stirred up.

My heart was hot within me;
While I was musing, the fire burned.
Then I spoke with my tongue

“LORD, make me know my end.
And what is the measure of my days,
That I may know how frail I am.

Indeed You have made my days as handbreadths,
And my age is as nothing before You;
Certainly every man at his best state is but vapor

Surely every man walks about like a shadow;
Surely they busy themselves in vain;
He heaps up riches,
And does not know who will gather them.

“And now, Lord, what do I wait for?
My hope is in You.

Deliver me from all my transgressions;
Do not make me the reproach of the foolish.

I was mute, I did not open my mouth,
Because it was You who did it. (amen!)

Remove Your plague from me;
I am consumed by the blow of Your hand.

When with rebukes You correct man for iniquity,
You make his beauty melt away like a moth;
Surely every man is vapor.

“Hear my prayer, O LORD,
And give ears to my cry;
Do not be silent at my ears.
For I am a stranger with You,
A sojourner, as all my fathers were.

Remove Your gaze from me, that I may regain strength
Before I go away and am no more.”

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"Certainly every man at his best state is but vapor.. his beauty melt away like a moth;"

"LORD, make me know my end, and the measure of my days, that I may know how frail I am!"

"What is man that thou thinkest of himself?"

"My strength is made perfect in Thy weakness!"

O how I realise how weak an frail man are, I am. To even think of the pride I held myself high before, what was I thinking? "I am who I am, only be the grace of God." Everything about me, around me comes from the Lord. Yet I boast of "my" doings and "my accomplishments". Indeed everything I am and I have is from Him- I am made by Him, saved by Him, sustained each second by His grace, strengthened by Him. Does there leave any room for boasting. "Let not the rich man boast about his riches, nor the wise man boast about his wisdom, nor the mighty man boast about his might. But, let him who glories, glory in this: that he understands and know Me, that I am the LORD, exercising lovingkindness, judgement, and righteousness in the earth. For in these I delight. "

Trying times I'm going through, struggling so often. Indeed, when I am reminded of this verse that if we do not deny self, take up the cross and follow Him, we are not worthy to be His disciple, I find myself so unworthy because I realised that I can do nothing without Him.

Track and Field Nationals has been around for the week, but I aint competing in it. But sadly, yet gladly, (I dunno which to use) I missed quite a few days of school to watch the events and I do feel bad sometimes. But I'm glad I havent missed any tests for by His grace I was able to find discipline to return to school after the events. But I guess this week has been super super slack for me. Well, to be at the stadium at CCK for everyday, I think I'm getting rather used to that environment and I'm worried. Because its really, "vainity fair", or rather, "pride fair". I'm feeling so motivated to train for next yr's cross and track and I dunno whether its good or bad, from God or from self. My school is doing well though, with A, B, C boy division all leading the second school by a big margin. And A gals trailing as second. Surprisingly, we managed to clinche the 1st and 2nd position for 3000m! Wow! I'm rather shocked. The guy who got 1st, wasnt expected to, but he had such dedication and discipline to train. I'm really motivated to start training alr. But the choice to be training for nationals may means my absence from much youth activity, but thankfully not sunday church and also, with great disappointment, even youth camp. I'm really still in the process of making a decision and I understand fully that it has to be yielded to the Lord.

School has been tough, or is going to be tough. Lotsa project work, research papers to be completed and catching up in my studies for me especially since end of years is coming.

Spiritually I havent been too good either, really really I covet your prayers. Remember me in your prayers because I have been so "down" lately. And really being reminded daily by the Lord of how weak I am. Really. How I Need Him every hour! I pray He will be my strength, so pray for me. That I can have thank God for always leading me in triumph in Jesus as mentioned in 2 Corinthians chapter 1. Pls, pray!