Sharing

Hihi, wanna share something with you all. Hope you don't mind..

We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed;
Perplexed, but not in despair;
Persecuted, but not forsaken;
Strucked down, but not destroyed-
We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus,
so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.
Therefore do not lose heart.
Though outwardly we are wasting away,
yet inwardly we are renewed day by day.
For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us
an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.
So fix our eyes not on what is seen,
but what is unseen.
For what is seen is temporary,
but what is unseen is eternal.

2 Corinthians 4:8-9, 16-18

This is just to encourage you all lar. You may feel stressed now, or you may feel normal already after these two years (for J2's), or you may going to feel more pressure (for J1's). But I just want you to know that even though you feel it is hard now, you are not in the stage where there's no hope. If you need help, sometimes your help is just beside you. I believe if you need a listening ear, you can find one. God is always there for us. Share with you a story.

One night a man had a dream. He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the Lord. Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scene, he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand, one belonged to him, and the other to the Lord.

When the last scene of his life flashed before him, he looked back at the footprints in the sand. He noticed that many times along the path of his life there was only one set of footprints. He also noticed that it happens at the lowest and saddest times in his life.

This really bothered him and he questioned the Lord about it. "Lord, you said that once I decided to follow you, you'd walk with me all the way. But I have noticed that during the most troublesome times of my life, there is only one set of footprints. I don't understand why when I needed you most you would leave me.

The Lord replied, "My precious child, I love you and I would never leave you. During your times of trial and suffering, when you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you."

I feel touched when I read this, haha.. So I thought maybe this will give you some encouragement also. So yeah, hope this helps! :)