Psalm 37:4-9

⁴ Delight yourself in the LORD
and he will give you the desires of your heart.

⁵ Commit your way to the LORD;
trust in him and he will do this:

⁶ He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn,
the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.

⁷ Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him;
do not fret when men succeed in their ways,
when they carry out their wicked schemes.

⁸ Refrain from anger and turn from wrath;
do not fret—it leads only to evil.

⁹ For evil men will be cut off,
but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.

Enlarge my territories...

9 Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, saying, "I gave birth to him in pain." 10 Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, "Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain." And God granted his request.

1 Chronicles 4:9-10

Proverbs 3:21-24

21 My son, preserve sound judgment and discernment, do not let them out of your sight 22 they will be life for you, an ornament to grace your neck.23 Then you will go on your way in safety, and your foot will not stumble;24 when you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.

A Long Vacation

It seems as if though I took a break from blogging... it has been a while since I last updated. As many of my friends know, I am actaully very talkative and yet I'm also very careful with words. So when I feel that I don't have anything concrete or constructive, I tend to just let it sit idle and not write anything... So for my latest update:

Life has been great for me lately. This blog was created so that I can detail the events that lead to my renewal. So let this entry be one that is consistent with the original intent. I've been getting to work early and getting chances to worship God with songs and prayer with my company colleagues, including my boss, for the past month. And it has been an experience nothing less than... renewing. The consistency was there... it was great! And I felt uneasy and even lost when I encounter this 4 day long weekend over Thanksgiving. Because I suddenly can sleep in, and no worship or prayers in the morning.... Today, I got to prayer meeting late... Thankfully, I was still able to get some prayers in before work hour starts. But I wish that I could do this longer... and more often. Because this entire day is different.

I finally decided to go back to Taiwan again this year. It was not as exciting for me as it did last year. Simply because I felt that I don't need a vacation. But I guess I still crave for the food there. And of course, the new friends that I made as well as old friends and family.

Oh ya, if you look to the right, you'll see that I've updated my friends' blog list. Check it out and remember to leave something to showed that you'd stopped by.

Blessings to you all...

Psalm 34

1 I will extol the LORD at all times;
his praise will always be on my lips.

2 My soul will boast in the LORD;
let the afflicted hear and rejoice.

3 Glorify the LORD with me;
let us exalt his name together.

4 I sought the LORD, and he answered me;
he delivered me from all my fears.

5 Those who look to him are radiant;
their faces are never covered with shame.

6 This poor man called, and the LORD heard him;
he saved him out of all his troubles.

7 The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him,
and he delivers them.

8 Taste and see that the LORD is good;
blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.

9 Fear the LORD, you his saints,
for those who fear him lack nothing.

10 The lions may grow weak and hungry,
but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.

11 Come, my children, listen to me;
I will teach you the fear of the LORD.

12 Whoever of you loves life
and desires to see many good days,

13 keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from speaking lies.

14 Turn from evil and do good;
seek peace and pursue it.

15 The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous
and his ears are attentive to their cry;

16 the face of the LORD is against those who do evil,
to cut off the memory of them from the earth.

17 The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them;
he delivers them from all their troubles.

18 The LORD is close to the brokenhearted
and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

19 A righteous man may have many troubles,
but the LORD delivers him from them all;

20 he protects all his bones,
not one of them will be broken.

21 Evil will slay the wicked;
the foes of the righteous will be condemned.

22 The LORD redeems his servants;
no one will be condemned who takes refuge in him.

Joshua 1:6~9

6 "Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their forefathers to give them. 7 Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. 8 Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. 9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go."

A day of fullness... but why can't I sleep?

Today I woke up extra early so I can get to work an hour early and join the company prayer meeting. The day started out with power and it felt very full. After work, I went to the church prayer meeting. It was very powerful. God was with me the entire day and evening. I felt very fulfilled.

However, after I got home from prayer meeting, I turned on the TV and begin looking through my older files on my computer... I think these were not so good. Because the result is that now I can't sleep. My mind if full of the things in the past and I can't seem to shake it off. I haven't watched TV for such a long time... and I discovered that it has a magical power of sucking me in to the point that I didn't want to turn it off. I was admiring the picture quality and, I guess, was thinking that I deserve a little relaxation time. But it did not relax me... it consumed me.

Now it's past 1am. And I planned to get up at 6:30am. A part of me is excited... a part of me is perplexed... about why I didn't make wiser choices.

Such is the struggle I feel... I pray that God will let me enter into His rest so I can get enough sleep for yet another battle the coming day.