Happy Easter =)

Thank God for Good Friday. No, I don't mean for the holiday or the day of rest (tho that was nice) but there's a far greater significance to this day and that is his wonderful gift of love.

I can never fully comprehend God's love for me and for all of us. Why did he have to die in this horrible way? Because of His love for us! Even though people do not believe him, He still loved them enough to bear their sins and die for their sake so that they might have eternal life.

Thank God too that after Good Friday, there's Easter. And this is the day that Christ rose again. This is the day that Christ overcomed all sin and because of his death and resurrection, all of us can have hope.

On a personal note, I not only gave thanks for the cross of Calvary but also for His grace, mercy and strength which has been sustaining me for the past 3 weeks of practicum. I had 10 observations in the past 3 weeks which was really no easy feat. I remembered that there was one friday where I had just finished 2 observations and the following week, I was going to have 6. I was already not feeling well on that friday (my tummy was giving me problems), and one of my observations did not go well. I did not go home for that weekend coz of the mounting workload that I had. I felt depressed, drained and worried(because I still had so many more observations!). I cried out to God and told him that I wasn't sure if I had enough strength to survive through the next week. What if I couldn't make it? I cried and cried and cried.

But I felt much better after a good cry. Then I read 'Our Daily Bread' and I refered to the bible verses that was assigned for the day...

Psalm 66: 10-12
"For you, O God, tested us;
you refined us like silver.
You brought us into prison
and laid burdens on our backs.
You let men ride over our heads;
We went through fire and water,
but you brought us to a place of abundance."

I knew that these verses were God's encouragement to me. He knew that I was having a hard time but I was not alone. He was with me. Every challenge that I faced was a test and it was God's way of shaping me. He has assured me that when everything is over, He would bring me to a place of abundance. What a wonderful God I had! My worries left me because I knew God was in control. My depression and tiredness left me because I had renewed hope. And it was with this God - given strength that I soldiered on for the next week. And God is faithful, He has helped me to get past through it.

Though there are still many things in my life which are uncertain even at this point in time, I can trust in Him because I have known from my practicum experience, that He is indeed faithful and He takes care of every single detail of my life.