23rd April 2006...
Parents been in Melbourne since last Wednesday night, exactly on Commonwealth opening night. It was nice to see them again although I had just seen them in Chinese New Yr. They'll be leaving on the 24th of March, which will be exactly a month away from the day I will fly back to KL. I don't know why I feel so anxious, but I do. I don't know why I still think about all the things past, but I do. I don't know why I still hold on, but I do.
23rd of April...I have yet to book but it's 99% confirmed that is the date that I will fly back to KL...So much left to do. I haven't packed. For one...need to pack a chunk of stuff to ship back ahead of me cause I doubt that the 20kg that is allocated for non-student travellers will be even close to sufficient for me...hehehe! Especially my bookS. Hope to catch up on lots of that when I go back. For the moment, this is my bit of encouragement for the day...I thank God for the His wonderful word and promises...without them, I would have withered.
Monday, March 20, 2006...Experiencing God Day-by-Day Devotional by Henry T. Blackaby and Richard Blackaby
Why Do You Doubt?
Then His disciples came to Him and awoke Him, saying, "Lord, save us! We are perishing!" But He said to them, "Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?" Then He arose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. (Matthew 8:25-26)
It is by faith that God’s mighty power is released into the life of a Christian (Heb. 11:33–35). The fact that you have doubts indicates that you do not know God as you should. If your prayer life is infiltrated with doubts, you have denied yourself the greatest, single avenue of power that God has made available to you. Without faith it is impossible to please God (Heb. 11:6). God never comforts you in your doubt. Jesus consistently rebuked those who would not believe Him. He had revealed enough of Himself for His disciples to have believed Him in their time of need.
God wants to build your understanding of Him until your faith is sufficient to trust and obey Him in each situation (Mark 9:23–25). The moment you turn to Him with a genuine commitment to rid yourself of doubt, God will match your doubt with a revelation of Himself that can convince you of His faithfulness. When Thomas doubted, Jesus revealed Himself to him in such a way that every doubt vanished (John 20:27). You can only resolve your lack of faith in God’s presence. He must reveal Himself in such a way that any doubt you might have is removed. Jesus did this with His disciples. He involved them in a consistent, growing relationship with Himself. Jesus took them through teaching, to small miracles, to large miracles, and to the resurrection. Jesus knew that the redemption of the world rested on His disciples’ believing Him. What does God want to do in the lives of those around you that waits upon your trust in Him and the removal of your doubts?
Lord, draw near to me and reveal to me Your great power and marvelous love that every doubt may be removed and every pore of my faith restored in You!...
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