What a Year!!!

Hey! This Turtle super cute right ha .....

Ha apart from the picture , today's post is a reflection post of mine!!!!!

Yes! like what the title states "WHAT A YEAR!!!!"
I have to admit as i look back at the past months of year 2008, it has really been heck of a year to me !!! Other than that , it's also around this time last year i came back to God so it's like am back for about more than a YEAR!!!!!

Year 2008 : Year of Sabbath
Am sure am not the only one feeling this way where in our minds we think "It's the Year of Sabbath, but why is it so Xiong!!! (Xiong= Hard pressed)"

It hasn't been an easy year for me, even it's the worse page of my life. Just on the past 10 months waves after waves of undesirable events hits me:

1. Parents Divorce
2. Attrition from Poly to ITE
3. Financial Problems
4. Mum's bad health

I have to emphasise i am not posting another book of Lamentations but i believe by blogging about our thoughts gives us even a clearer outlook on where we are..... Like the picture i posted of a turtle. To some it may look cute but take a closer look it looks actually pretty sad and it is even in the posture of preparation of hiding in it's shell.

At times i feel myself being like the turtle saying "God, things are just overwhelming for me..... Can i just do whatever i want for this once?" I guess many at times i did not even just harboured having just one thought. Many other thoughts comes up . The "Can i __ __ __ __ __" will manifest and multiply and the gaps will be filled up with thoughts of Can i, miss service this week? ; miss Cell? ; do quiet time tomorrow ? ; don't pray???

All sort of easy way out will come into our minds !

We will always run for the exit, wallowing in our emotions as if things will change after all the wailing and mourning.

But if i had only relied on my on efforts i believe i would have already left church and forsaken my faith but God sustained me!

Romans 5:3

3Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us

By the holy spirit that God has bestowed on me he sustained me. God did not allow all these troubles to come to us just to make things difficult for us but to sharpen us. God used this sufferings to mould the spirit of perseverance in us giving us character and through the character giving us hope and God did these all for the sake he so  dearly loves us.

I will never forget during cell Eejay shared "In Christ we are not WIMPS" 
I was greatly reminded that God had the gift of holy spirit thus i had a god-given strength! How can i go on being like a wimp! Am not saying this without proof it states clearly in Philippians4:13 (I can do everything through him who gives me strength) It say everything not one thing , something but everything!

The purpose for me on this post is to give thanks to God who stood by me through all circumstances, giving me strength to continue my race!

GOD BLESS!!!!

Bobby