assurance.

I lift up my eyes to the hills—
where does my help come from?

My help comes from the LORD,
the Maker of heaven and earth.

He will not let your foot slip—
he who watches over you will not slumber;

indeed, he who watches over Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.

The LORD watches over you—
the LORD is your shade at your right hand;

the sun will not harm you by day,
nor the moon by night.

The LORD will keep you from all harm—
he will watch over your life;

the LORD will watch over your coming and going
both now and forevermore.
Psalm 121

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It's really comforting to know that the LORD will always be there with me. Never leave me nor forsake me. Oh, what an assurance it is! Today, my mind and heart went one-of-a-kind thinking about the responsibilities entrusted to me and how things are going. The thought of that made my heart sinks and I don't know how I should carry on with the things at hand. But I knew that I have to do it even though I may not know how. Just now while waiting for MeiFong to fetch me for church, I sms-ed a few friends this psalm. At that moment, deep in my heart -- I was like, "oh God, I need to hear those words too.. but who is going to tell me that?"

During worship session,
Ps. Gwen: Church, I want to share with you this psalm. This is a psalm which has really encouraged me a lot.. giving me the assurance I needed....

Jiahui (monologue): ~ oh my, don't tell me you are going to read psalm 121. *coz i had the feeling it's gonna be psalm 121, and not 1 or 23 or 51 or 139...*

Ps Gwen: Psalm 121. I lift up my eyes to the hills—where does my help come from? My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth...

and she continued reading the whole psalm....

At the moment, I was like "Oh my God... You sent people to tell me that, to read that to me...!"

And I remembered this...
"You saw what is happening and you knew that something has to be done about it. You can't crash at this point of time. You are to be there to encourage people, to get people together.. even though this may take a lot out of you..."

And I can tell you, it really takes a lot to be strong and be there to support people when things are not doing fine, when you yourself are also feeling stressed and low. It's not pretense. It's by His grace that I was able to go through it.

Strengthen those who have tired hands. Encourage those who have weak knees. Isa 35:3

And the LORD says,

I will be there with you.

Indeed, God blesses you back in ways beyond your imaginations and understandings.