Before the year comes to an end, it seems quite many people are going through worries and stress before they hit the shopping malls to enjoy the pre-Christmas ‘lepak’ or festivities. For teenagers having their GCE ‘O’ and ‘A’ level exams, the great examination stress is almost coming to an end by now while the university and polytechnic students have just begun theirs.
Some of the university students have gone through almost a year of studies which were not of their preference and now hoping that their appeal for a change of course from next year will be successful. And lastly, the prolonged stress our twelve year olds as well as their parents are having as they now await anxiously for the release of the PSLE results to be followed by the choosing and then the posting of schools.
In times of great stress and sort of suffering what do we do? What do we do when the stress is over things which we cannot really change much now? People cope with stress and suffering in different ways. Some take up activities which only add more unnecessary sufferings to their lives. Some smoke, others drink, some eat or sleep more while others have sleepless nights.
In Psalms 57, we discover that the psalmist in his day of distress especially over his enemy, sought not on revenge or even self-pity but on refuge in the Lord. He recalled that his God was faithful and had always been his help. This God will save him even if his soul lies down among lions.
Perhaps in times of distress, we need to ask ourselves if our hearts are ready to trust our Lord Jesus while we do our best. Then instead of worrying we can spend some time praising our Lord and remembering his great love for us. God created us out of love and surely he did not create us merely to sit for examinations. Yes, take refuge in the Lord while we just do our very best.
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Stay tuned for the next post by Bro Gregory Chan on 23th Nov 2009.
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