Dependence on God

9 Jan 2007 (12.18am)

Scripture:
'Let not the wise man boast of his wisdom or the strong man boast of his strength or the rich man boast of his riches, but let him who boasts boast about this: that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lord who executes kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight.' (Jer 9 v23-24; see also 1 Cor 1 v31)

Honestly speaking, I have been struggling to come and post on the blog these few days and I did not spend much time reflecting. But I figured out that I must keep trying for once I stop, it will be difficult to continue again.

As I reflect upon how I started off my year, I realised that when I faithfully set apart time to read and reflect and even pray about God's word, I can sensed that everything went smoothly for me and I had creative ideas on how to conduct my lessons in class and I can also manage to deliver within the time. The end result was satisfaction and joy. However, work and deadlines started to pour in. Not only that, other regular 'meetings' came into the picture resulting in lesser time to mark, read and reflect.

O Lord as I write this, I am also commiting to you my time management issues to you. You actually know how much I can take and be stretched. In fact this year, you took away the Odessay of the Mind competition, knowing very well that I cannot manage it with my class. Thank you Lord.

Lord, I come to you in weakness and humility. I ask for your strength to sustain me to be faithful in setting time out for spiritual training. Let my boast at the end of Mar be: "I have done it for 3 months and I have faith that God will carry me through for another 3 months." I pray that in these coming months, I will discover the riches of the knowledge of knowing my God in a deeper and intimate manner.

In Jesus Name,
Amen.