The truth is, I've never lived though such a winter as I have the last five months.
Coming from the sunny Gold Coast, winter is usually around 15 degrees celcius and the sun is always out.
During my first Winter in Korea, I think I let myself get moved by the weather....I didn't really know what people were talking about, until I realized I was staring at empty spaces on the wall.
What matters now though is that I won't go back to that again.
These words really revigorated me. I won't settle for anything less. Hope this can encourage you too.
Neil. T. Anderson
Coming from the sunny Gold Coast, winter is usually around 15 degrees celcius and the sun is always out.
During my first Winter in Korea, I think I let myself get moved by the weather....I didn't really know what people were talking about, until I realized I was staring at empty spaces on the wall.
What matters now though is that I won't go back to that again.
These words really revigorated me. I won't settle for anything less. Hope this can encourage you too.
Twenty Cans of Success
Why should I say I can’t when the Bible says I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength (Philippians 4:13)?
Why should I worry about my needs when I know that God will take care of all my needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:19)?
Why should I fear when the Bible says God has not given me a spirit of fear, but of power, love and a sound mind (2 Timothy 1:7)?
Why should I lack faith to live for Christ when God has given me a measure of faith
(Romans 12:3)?
Why should I be weak when the Bible says that the Lord is the strength of my life and that I will display strength and take action because I know God (Psalm 27:1; Daniel 11:32)?
Why should I allow Satan control over my life when He that is in me is greater than he that is in the world (1 John 4:4)?
Why should I accept defeat when the Bible says that God always leads me in victory (2 Corinthians 2:14)?
Why should I lack wisdom when I know that Christ became wisdom to me from God and God gives wisdom to me generously when I ask Him for it (1 Corinthians 1:30; James 1:5)?
Why should I be depressed when I have hope and can recall to mind God’s loving-kindness, compassion and faithfulness (Lamentations 3:21-23)?
Why should I worry and be upset when I can cast all my anxieties on Christ who cares for me (1 Peter 5:7)?
Why should I ever be in bondage knowing that there is freedom where the spirit of the Lord is (2 Corinthians 3:17)?
Why should I feel condemned when the Bible says there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus (2 Corinthians 3:17)?
Why should I feel alone when Jesus said He is with me always and He will never leave me nor forsake me (Matthew 28:20; Hebrews 13:5)?
Why should I feel as if I’m cursed or have bad luck when the Bible says that Christ rescued me from the curse of the law that I might receive His spirit by faith (Galatians 3:13,14)?
Why should I be unhappy when I, like Paul, can learn to convert whatever the circumstances (Philippians 4:11)?
Why should I feel worthless when Christ became sin for me so that I might become the righteousness of God (Corinthians 5:21)?
Why should I feel helpless in the presence of others when I know that if God is for me, who can be against me (Romans 8:31)?
Why should I be confused when God is the author of peace and He gives me knowledge through His Spirit who lives in me (1 Corinthians 2:12; 14:33)?
Why should I feel like a failure when I am more than a conqueror through Christ who loved me (Romans 8:37)?
Why should I let the pressures of life bother me when I can take courage knowing that Jesus has overcome the world and its problems (John 16:33)?
Hi there, I felt compelled to just reach out and tell you that you're not alone. I moved to the Gold Coast from Malaysia and was depressed through much of the initial years. It is really hard immigrating. I blamed the place at first, but now I realise it's just the difference in culture and the lacking sense of belonging and community, which does come with time. I'll pray for you. I wish you all the best.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jan :)
ReplyDeleteI'm getting better all the time, I guess the first few months of transition is the hardest.