Glad to be Alive! :D

Thank you God for life. He is the Creator of all things, the Giver of life, yet He can  take it away in a breath. Praise the LORD for every moment you are alive.

Tonight's bible study really spoke to me. A call to persevere. What it means to have faith in God. I feel God's been teaching me so much about what it means to trust and have confidence in Him. My parents named me Abraham for a reason. No, for the umpteenth time, I'm not named after Lincoln! Abraham, in the bible was a man of faith in God, and through His faith, God views him as a righteous man. Although the stresses and struggles that I may be carrying right now seems to be heavy, there is nothing to be worried about for His yoke is easy, His burden is light. God, I am sorry for the little faith we have sometimes.

Rely on His strength, and through Him, nothing is impossible. Although things may look gloomy,  how ever long the suffering lasts, His light will shine in the darkness.

"So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised." Hebrews 10:35-36

Finishing the night, I was so full of joy in Christ that all I really wanted to do was to praise Him and pray with passion. I haven't felt like that in a while. Through today's scripture, we saw that Christians led a hard life back then. We are so blessed to be in a place where we can pray and praise without persecution. God is so good to us, all I desired to do that night was to gather my brothers and sisters to meet together, to encourage, love each other and to praise Him!

"And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds,  not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching." v. 24-25

 I was hoping to find more froshies to go to Lester House together for prayers, but no one seemed to want to go. Disappointed,  I was determined to go there by myself.

On the way, my glasses started to fog up, the drizzle started to fall heavily. Taking the shortcut through the townhouses turned out not to be an easy task. The sidewalks were completely covered with thick white ice. Executing my path carefully, I continued forward. I was determined to pray with others that night. Then, I got to the big hill. It was covered with ice, but I decided to scale up by holding on to the metal fence. Going halfway up, my feet suddenly lost traction, and my body was immediately pulled down, leaving my fingers clinging on to the metal wires. Checking up on myself, I thought my fingers were feeling wet and bloody, but it turned out to be only water. Thank you God. I decided to walk up a part that had minimal ice. As a climbed up that hill, I didn't know it was covered with black ice (no light at all in the area) and i came tumbling down. I got up, and I was physically okay. Nothing broken, nothing bleeding. I thanked Him. Still determined to get there, I walked through the townhouses parking lot. Little did I know the pavement was covered with black ice. As a car approached, I stepped aside. Little did I know I was stepping onto an ice patch. I fell sideways onto the ground, right in FRONT of the approaching car. The car stopped in time. The lady was lost and asked me directions. I told her. Now I don't know if she slowed down because she wanted to talk to me, but I'm so thankful that God gave me life, for I came out unharmed yet again! That's three times! Praise Him for his protection! I'm so grateful that I am still here today because of His grace and mercy.

It wasn't a coincidence that this happened tonight after bible study. God was showing me what it means to persevere and to trust in Him. For every time I fall, He carries me up. He's telling me to not be discouraged by my stumbles and trials, that He is in control. He is the light and hope.

All this I am able to do by his grace and mercy, for His love for us is so great that He sent His only son to die on the cross for our sins. It is so beautiful yet incomprehensible, God I ask you to help us to understand the depth of Your love. For with His love, "we have confidence to enter the Most High Place by the blood of Jesus."

"And by that will, we have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all." v.10

Praise God for His unconditional love!

Sola Gratia.

Abe :)