chin up

Oh lord ...
if every semester is like a crazy rat race,
then i will be wasting so much time and youth(gals age so much faster when stressed!)and missing
a whole LOT picture in this phase of my life.

but surprisingly i did see improvement in coping,
the controlling of my emotions and even the ever-increasing level of my 'threshold limit' (though i seriously dread that.. argghh).
guess that's character shaping aka pruning ar..,

AND all these are not possible without the LORD and all these are for a common good purpose!
I know i know...

my english sucks but let me 'rejoice while i'm suffering' for i shall see the light soon! yeaaahhh...


Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail.
They are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.
-lamentations 3:22-23

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according to edmund and ann chan,
there are 15 spiritual disiplines:
1) Solitude
2) Prayer
3) Fasting
4) Quiet mediation
5) Silence
6) Praise
7) Chastity
8) Confession
9) Obedience
10) Journalling
11) Scripture Memorizing
12) Scripture
13) Sharing Christ
14) Service
15) Sacrifice

Not saying the rest are easy, but among all journaling seems to be really hard.
Unless u count E-journal aka this shallow blog as journaling? lol.
But the most challenging disiplines are still quiet meditation and silence.
yah really tough if u are the talk/think randomly non-stop kind of person... well hence the reason why they are called disciplines coz it juz doesn't come NATURALLY..

but spiritual disciplines are sooooo impt, they formed the foundation for us to recognise the way out that God has provided us to stand up under it since
temptations to sin come naturally like gravitational pull.

"So if u think u are standing firm, be careful that u don't fall. No temptations has seized u except what is common to man. And God is faithful, He will not let u be tempted beyond what u can bear. But when u are tempted, He will also provide a way out so that u can stand up under it." 1 cor 10:12-13