God has been reassuring me this past week that He placed me where I am at this time for a reason. Sometimes in the midst of difficulties, I forget that God wants the best for me. He doesn't give me everything that I want because it isn't the best for me at this time. In times of difficulties and discomforts, I question if I am supposed to be where I am. Yet, again and again, God keeps blessing me without me doing anything. And this is His Grace over my life. It has nothing to do with what I do, but it has everything to do with what He does. I did nothing that made me deserve to be saved by God.
"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast." - Ephesians 2:8-9
One thing that was difficult for me adjusting to college was the realization that I cannot spend as much time with my friends as I wanted to. I randomly see a lot of people throughout my day, but unless I make the conscious effort to meet up with them, it's hard to really spend time with them. I also think I had a hard time just being alone, but now it's like the norm. Through this, God has been teaching me to just lean on Him. He's all that I need. Everyone has their own schedules and businesses to get through. The only one who can help me in all circumstances is God. The past month, I've been just clueless, trying to figure out a lot of things in college - how to study, how to manage my classes, finding time to relax, etc. When I was clueless, all I could do was to cry out to God, knowing that He heard my prayers.
And He did hear my prayers! God is Sovereign and so faithful.
"The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing." - Psalm 23:1
As Jesus, our shepherd, we lack nothing. No strength, wisdom, or knowledge. In Him, we can find our strength, wisdom, knowledge, etc.
"In Your presence I lack nothing,
You're all I want and you are here with me."
(The NIV 2011 version reminds me of "Taste and See")
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