Encouragement for the month of May

If you have been reading the newspapers for awhile, you would have noticed alot of it has coverage on bad news. People getting murdered, injustice (like the recent spat of the Romanian who got into a hit and run accident and is still brought to justice), volcano, Tiger Woods and Jack Neo with their scandalous frivolous lifestyles and what have you. It almost seems like the world is coming to an end. But do not lose hope.

Yes, no doubt this world is full of woes, but keep your eyes on God. Open them to the good of close people around you. Thank God for family members, close friends and the food that we eat. I know these seem like trival matters. Probably even the very basic necessities of life. But if we stop and ponder hard enough we will realise that it is these basic necessities that enable us to live day to day peacefully. God promised to be our provider and he has indeed provided well majority of us those basic needs to get us through.

I just had an Cornetto Vanilla Choc ice cream and i consider that a bonus!

I don't usually talk about my work but today i would dwell alittle into it. I have been in this company for 3 years now. According to the newspapers, 3 years in the same company is no mean feat. A great accomplishment as my generation are called strawberries and one who goes for instant gratification. I stand out alot in this aspect, not through my own might. I have been bestowed duties and more duties as the years go by. Many times i sit in the hot seat not knowing what to do next (not because i got nth to do, but don't know which task to start with!). But God has been extremely gracious and kind. Each time i fall He picks me up and refreshes my soul. Nobody knows the tears that i've cried or the sacrifices i've made but i know God sees it all.

Remember that despite my accomplishment and sacrifice:
Isaiah 64:6 But we are all like an unclean thing, And our righteousness are like filthy rags; We all fade as a leaf, And our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

Yet God promises in
Isaiah 58:11 The Lord will guide you ALWAYS; He will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land (like Singapore) and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.

I know God can do that for me. To strengthen this small frame of mine.

Trust in God, for He is mighty to save.