"And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God,
to those who are the called according to His purpose"
- Romans 8:28
This verse is popping up everywhere today & i just felt SO LOVED.
We all suffer in this world, we all face affliction, and it's normal human
nature to focus on our sufferings right? But when I read this verse,
I was just like wow.
Firstly, "ALL THINGS"
Secondly, "WORK TOGETHER"
Thirdly, "FOR GOOD"
Whatever suffering i face right now, can not even be compared to
the Glory i'll see. It can't compare to the eternal life i will receive.
NOT by my works, but because it was GIVEN to me because of Jesus' work on the cross.
Y'know what's SO AMAZING too?
"Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground
outside your Father’s care. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows."
- Matthew 10:29
See how precious the birds are to God? The birds you see out on the streets.
If they are SO precious to him, what more us? His most prized possession?
Also, in another perspective, we are the birds.
It says that "not ONE of them will FALL to the ground OUTSIDE your FATHER'S CARE"
This means that yes, bad things will happen to us.
We'll face condemnation, we'll suffer, we'll mourn, we'll be hurt.
BUT, these things happening to us aren't blind to Him.
GOD knows whatever you're going through. He's NEVER absent.
He is MORE than sufficient. HE is SO MUCH greater than the sufferings we face.
He will give peace that will last to us. So, like it says, "don't be afraid"
How to not feel so loved :')
So, this is how i will try to live everyday.
Whatever mourning I face, i know that God's grace is more than sufficient for me.
I know that He'll sustain me. So what shall i fear?
Love is the person you want to be next to you at your parent’s funeral, and who you want to vacation with in the summer. It is not the person who gives you a high. It’s the person who speaks to your soul without speaking at all. It’s the person you don’t know why you love, but you do. Sometimes, even, it’s against all of your better ideas to love them, but you do.
Post-internship
Very last minute JB trip with Chew & her mummy. (5/8)
Circuit driving > Lunch w K at Sun with moon (7/8)
Catch-up/Cards session with Zo and Kev (8/8)
National day brunch/celebration with RYMD (9/8)