An Eventful Day
Psalm 34:18-19
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted;
he rescues those who are crushed in spirit.

The righteous face many troubles,
but the Lord rescues them from each and every one.

Yesterday was a very exciting day for me. For one, I attended my first ST2137 Computer Aided Data Analysis tutorial. It gave me the creeps. I was reluctant to wake up to it in the morning. It fact, it made me sick. As I was walking to the computer lab to meet Kok Sheng to test out the tutorial assignment, I felt like vomiting. But remembering the sermon Paster Jasmine gave, I claimed Philippians 4:13. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me, even Statistics.

And it turned out pretty okay! Very good in fact, I began rejoicing.

I am slowly getting the hang out of SAS data preparation. :) And secretly in my heart, I thanked God for even the chance to use this expensive program.

Because I was starting to understand it, I became more interested in class as well, during lecture, not so much intimidated and fearful.

Things took its turn when I saw my Professor in the evening. I was worrying my parents would come soon yet I wanted to hear Prof. talk, so I became visibly distress, which Prof. saw and asked me about it. I felt so traumatized and crushed and embarrassed. Erm... It was like I made myself go through emotional torture for nothing, I wasted Prof.'s time and I yes I crushed my spirit.

It was so bad, I teared. I normally tear when I cannot contain the emotions inside anymore. Actually we all do right?

Then I went home and out of me I created a new song.

Psalm 32:7
For you are my hiding place;
You protect me from trouble.
You surround me with songs of victory.

That's the chorus and bridge.

The verses went like...
Man of sorrows, God above, come take away my pain
Something happened, it crushed my soul, come take away my pain.

And the amazing thing was the more I sang it to my Em7, D, C_, the more liberated I felt. And soon, my eyes were open, I was set free from the emotional distress and trauma.

I collected my thoughts and decided to email my Prof. to apologise and get on with life.

So here's a very real example of how God encouraged me with His word and worship with a new song.

And it all links. Those verses I quoted were my morning QT bible passages. Imagine I did no QT, I wouldn't have these verses so on hand to encourage me! :) God's Word rocks big time! :)

Yes and it all comes together and make me wanna shout Hallelujah, Thank You Jesus! :)