"I've seen dreams that move the mountains; Hope that doesn't ever end; Even when the sky is falling, I've seen miracles just happen; Silent prayers get answered, broken hearts become brand new; That's what faith can do." //Kutless; What faith can do My favourite line in this whole song is, life is so much more than what your eyes are seeing. Because I've learnt how true that is this past six months. That when I was in anguish, when I was so confused, when I thought I couldn't take another step forward, all along you were holding my hand and bringing me forward. Even as we are on the threshold of a brand new year, I want to declare that great is your faithfulness oh Lord, because your mercies are new every morning, we are never consumed. Hold me, lead me, guide me as I move forward in this journey with you.
"Since ancient times no one has heard,
no ear has perceived,
no eye has seen any God besides you,
who acts on behalf of those who wait for him." //Isaiah 64:4 (NIV Version) You know all my emotions, my frustrations and my worries. You know clearly every thought that passes through my head. And once again you show me, that when I least expect it, you come and bring to me all that I was asking, praying and waiting for. That beyond my imaginations, you provide and show that the plans you have for me are plans to give me hope and a future. Thank you for moving us beyond the beginning, into discovery and exploration. Thank you for the conversations over dinner, over dessert, over maggi mee into the wee hours of Christmas morning. Thank you for the openness and truthfulness of that whole session. Thank you for every wound that was reopened, every scar that was smoothed over. Thank you for bringing us one step closer. As we stand before you, with only fuzzy awareness and vague ideas of what's going to happen next, keep our eyes focused upon you and you alone so that all things awaken only when they so desire. Keep my hand in yours until it's time to be handed over, Lord.
"Everyone who thirsts, come to the waters;
And you who have no money, come, buy and eat.
Yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Why do you spend money for what is not bread, and your wages for what does not satisfy?
Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and let your soul delight itself in abundance. Incline your ear, and come to Me.
Hear, and your soul shall live." //Isaiah 55:2-3
My granddad has been in and out of the hospital this month and my grandmom has come to the conclusion that he shouldn't do any surgery because of the danger and complications involved. While alone with her before dinner last week, she put it to me plainly, that we wait for the timing of the Lord. If it is His will to call him back to the Lord's house, then so be it. At his age, he has tasted the good things on this earth and seen his family and grandchildren grow up. There's no need to do a complicated procedure and risk the pain that comes with the surgery. And while speaking with her, Psalm 23 came to my mind. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil for You are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table for me in the presence of my enemies, you appoint my head with oil so that my cup overflows. Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life and I will dwell in the house of my Lord forever. And a thought that my cellie shared before came to mind, never lose sight of what is important in this life. That after all is said and done, only one thing and one truth remains, that we are pilgrims that do not belong here, passing through to somewhere else that we were meant to be. For he is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep, to gain what he cannot lose. What good will I be as a person, a leader, a lawyer if I do not even know what is eternal and worthy of attention? So as I am finishing up the last of the Bar and its exams, and going into work, let me get my perspective right. That nothing of the world is ever worth me giving up the time that I have set aside to honour and be with you.
"I've seen dreams that move the mountains; Hope that doesn't ever end; Even when the sky is falling, I've seen miracles just happen; Silent prayers get answered, broken hearts become brand new; That's what faith can do." //Kutless; What faith can do My favourite line in this whole song is, life is so much more than what your eyes are seeing. Because I've learnt how true that is this past six months. That when I was in anguish, when I was so confused, when I thought I couldn't take another step forward, all along you were holding my hand and bringing me forward. Even as we are on the threshold of a brand new year, I want to declare that great is your faithfulness oh Lord, because your mercies are new every morning, we are never consumed. Hold me, lead me, guide me as I move forward in this journey with you.
"Since ancient times no one has heard,
no ear has perceived,
no eye has seen any God besides you,
who acts on behalf of those who wait for him." //Isaiah 64:4 (NIV Version) You know all my emotions, my frustrations and my worries. You know clearly every thought that passes through my head. And once again you show me, that when I least expect it, you come and bring to me all that I was asking, praying and waiting for. That beyond my imaginations, you provide and show that the plans you have for me are plans to give me hope and a future. Thank you for moving us beyond the beginning, into discovery and exploration. Thank you for the conversations over dinner, over dessert, over maggi mee into the wee hours of Christmas morning. Thank you for the openness and truthfulness of that whole session. Thank you for every wound that was reopened, every scar that was smoothed over. Thank you for bringing us one step closer. As we stand before you, with only fuzzy awareness and vague ideas of what's going to happen next, keep our eyes focused upon you and you alone so that all things awaken only when they so desire. Keep my hand in yours until it's time to be handed over, Lord.
"Everyone who thirsts, come to the waters;
And you who have no money, come, buy and eat.
Yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Why do you spend money for what is not bread, and your wages for what does not satisfy?
Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and let your soul delight itself in abundance. Incline your ear, and come to Me.
Hear, and your soul shall live." //Isaiah 55:2-3
My granddad has been in and out of the hospital this month and my grandmom has come to the conclusion that he shouldn't do any surgery because of the danger and complications involved. While alone with her before dinner last week, she put it to me plainly, that we wait for the timing of the Lord. If it is His will to call him back to the Lord's house, then so be it. At his age, he has tasted the good things on this earth and seen his family and grandchildren grow up. There's no need to do a complicated procedure and risk the pain that comes with the surgery. And while speaking with her, Psalm 23 came to my mind. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil for You are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table for me in the presence of my enemies, you appoint my head with oil so that my cup overflows. Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life and I will dwell in the house of my Lord forever. And a thought that my cellie shared before came to mind, never lose sight of what is important in this life. That after all is said and done, only one thing and one truth remains, that we are pilgrims that do not belong here, passing through to somewhere else that we were meant to be. For he is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep, to gain what he cannot lose. What good will I be as a person, a leader, a lawyer if I do not even know what is eternal and worthy of attention? So as I am finishing up the last of the Bar and its exams, and going into work, let me get my perspective right. That nothing of the world is ever worth me giving up the time that I have set aside to honour and be with you.
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