The Encouragement Coming from Above

    All of a sudden I'm aware of an unchangeable fact that I'm a junior this year....Therefore, in the

 foreseeable future,  the upcoming challenge or says...decision to make would be whether or not to receive further education. A bit panic-stricken maybe; a bit doubtful maybe... It's thoroughly due to my lack of confidence. However, God makes me confident. In Habakkuk, Chapter 3, verse 19 says, "God, the Lord, is my strength; he makes my feet like the deer's; he makes me tread on my high places." Whenever you're at somewhere high, it's definitely harder to walk steadily. On the other side of the coin, if you're walking somewhere extremely flat, it would be no difficulty walking or even running. What does that mean? In my opinion, it means it's hard to make any progress when you think you're already good enough, especially when you're a person without God living in your heart. You're way too confident and that's called self-confident. Steve Jobs, a visionary that just passed away yesterday, once said, "Stay hungry; stay foolish." If you are hungry, excellent, God could be your food. If you're unsatisfied about your current life, fine, God would bring you satisfactions. If you lack confidence, not a problem, God will make you confident. If you feel hollow, God will fill you up. I think I just need to have a little faith in God and He would make me confident again. With His forgiveness, salvation, help and strength, I could truly walk steadily on anywhere high.

     Through the grim struggles with myself, I've actually been a bit stressed, thinking about my future. I'm afraid I'm not good enough to make my dream life a reality. After checking the criteria of certain graduate schools, I found my self much insufficient and short of proficiency in my specialized field which I'm supposed to be very adept at. I was actually really disappointed. However, God told me tonight in fellowship with Phillippians, chapter 4, verse 6 and 7, "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God." "And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." How encouraging His words are! Why do I need to be worried about these trifles? God has made the best arrangements in my life and I just gotta try my utmost to pray to know His will. God's words always deter me from giving up pursuing my goals and dreams. I hope I would never deviate from God's path.