Humble All We Are

I am in the middle of my mid-term test right now. Though it's still indeed tiring, but I somehow still enjoy it, like there is nothing I have to stress about. Yes. The materials I have to memorize and understand are so many. But it doesn't work on making me down. It doesn't mean I am such a quick good learner that it is easy for me. But I just do my part and believe that God will do the rest. It is the reason why, the main key why.

Before, my previous semesters were actually stressful for me. I had good friends and times for having fun. But the problem was that I always expected higher for my study. I was such a person who always expected a perfect result. So when I didn't get it, I was always strangely highly disappointed. It made me losing my attention on my friends, having fun with them and finally letting myself down by putting much more effort.

I asked myself why. I had done my best but why they were ruined? Or, I tried to be best, but why I kept doing mistakes in the end? 

The answer was (always) that I too much depended on myself, on my strength.

There is a verse in the bible that says cursed are those who rely on their strengths and whose hearts turn away from God but blessed are those who rely on Him, trust Him, and keep trusting on Him. It happens on me. And surely happens on everyone including you. 

After decided to truly humble all I am, I experience "God does the rest"

Last week I got my first-ever best score.

Interestingly, I thought that I would not even get A. My prediction was at least A- or B.

Since the subject was literature, the materials were so many. I gave up on memorizing the last part. I only read it. But I prayed to God telling Him that I had done my part. I'm limited but He is not. As a result of it, I got my first-ever experience of getting what I had not expected. The first thing I thought when my lecturer told me "You are the best" was how awesome my God is. He is indeed awesome.

But does it mean by only getting the best one so it's proven God does the rest? No! But getting what you have not expected while you surrender on Him. Not expecting something good but knowing something good has given. Because God does the rest. He indeed  takes care of everything.

Some of you may experience lots of stress. You may experience what I experienced in my previous semesters. No matter whether you are students or not. All you have to do is just humble all you are.

1. Remind yourself that you are so limited but not God is. Don't force yourself. Just do your part. Let God does the rest. He is much far greater than you.
2. Don't expect for being the best. God is the best and He does the best. It's not about expecting something good but knowing that something good has given. He has provided. Don't expect too much. But trust too much on Him.
3. Being grateful! God gives for your good. He knows much more than you do.

In the end, you will know how good realizing He does the rest is. Have a blessed one, people :)

ALL IS WELL

Yeay! I finally make it. The first post of this blog. 

At first, I was really confused what kind of post I should post here. I mean, I have already had so many ideas what I'm gonna write on this blog but I just expected my first post should be really amazing. So I was thinking too much. But then I read my introduction I had written here. It says that I'm gonna take you guys to get into words of mine through my experiences which hopefully could inspire and motivate you. So I decided to just simply let you know what it's so great for today here.

Today, I am sick.

I got fever since yesterday. My throat and bones are really hurt. And, of course, I don't feel well.

But why did I say it's great? Because it's still indeed great!

Not because I could skip today's classes. Of course not! (I miss my friends and I hate being sick. Nobody likes being sick.) But, you know, because though I got sick, there are still many other things I could thank God right now. They might be not so great. They might be not that precious. But have you ever done this? Look at those unlucky people who don't even have a mom to take care of them when they are sick! Or those who cannot even go to a hospital when they are sick! Those people will say that things we could still thank God are great, even the greatest.

So now the question is "Is it only great if we can still have things we can thank God? How about those unlucky people, then?"

Say it! All is well. It's great not only because we have things we can thank God, but because all is indeed well. Because we have God. When we have things, all is well. When we have nothing, all is well. (In fact, we never have nothing, because we have God.) All. Is. Well.

Some of you may be laughing on it. Some of you may think that it's easier to say but harder to really say in our tough times. In those tough times, we'll be like those people who don't have a mom to take care of them when they are sick and lonely. Even for those people who are truly in that kind of a situation, there is no comparison to describe how tough their lives are. So, how could I say all is well? How could we believe that all is really well?

Do you know, The Prophet Job (Ayyub)? Have you ever heard his story?

He had been so blessed until God let trials befell him. He lost his family, his health, his riches and wealth, and everything in such a really long time that it seemed like God had left him already. There was no warning. It just happened suddenly. But what had he been doing for all those times? He had been keeping trusting God that all was well. And because of that, what did he get? He got twice as much of every his first before.

All you can see is just what is now not what is next.

You may have nothing, but God has provided. You may be in your hardest times, but you are stronger now. Daud couldn't be Daud without Goliath. And Israel couldn't be Israel without being colonized by Egypt. That's why when we have nothing, all is well. And when we have things, all is well.

Now, say it! All is well. No one has nothing because God is with us. All is well.

God bless you, people! :)