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Saturday, March 10, 2007

Not by my own strength alone

Perhaps it's the 2-days-a-week school schedule, but Jury 2 seems to sneak up on all of us, and yet it seems like school had only started yesterday. The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. As much as I want to complete whatever I have to prepare for Jury 2 (which is basically everything), I cannot bring myself to sit down and do it. Creative thinking is one of the toughest processes. It is mentally and physically draining. Once inspiration hits, it provides much needed motivation and momentum, but right now, I've reached a sort of plateau where nothing seems to inspire me and I've basically run dry of ideas, and at the most critical stage in the semester. On my way home just now, Casting Crowns was playing on my mp3, and this particular song reminded me how often I try to do things on my own strength. Whenever major presentations or submissions come around, I neglect the most important person in my life in the midst of the overwhelming busyness. How often we forget that by running on our own strength alone is not sufficient. I want to run this race holding the hand of the One who unconditionally loves me and who will always be carrying me every step of the way, even though I often fail to recognise His hands. Life is a battlefield. We fight battles on it everyday. To fear is to take our eyes off Jesus. May this be my anthem to carry me through to a victorious and glorious end.

In Me - Casting Crowns

If You ask me to leap

Out of my boat on the crashing waves

If You ask me to go

Preach to a lost world that Jesus saves

I'll go, but I cannot go alone

'Cause I know I'm nothing on my own

But the power of Christ in me makes me strong

Makes me strong

'Cause when I'm weak, You make me strong

When I'm blind, You shine Your light on me

'Cause I'll never get by living on my own ability

How refreshing to know You don't need me

How amazing to find that You want me

So I'll stand on Your truth, and I'll fight with Your strength

Until You bring the victory, by the power of Christ in me

If You ask me to run

And carry your light into foreign land

If You ask me to fight

Deliver Your people from satan's hand

I'll go, but I cannot go alone
'Cause I know I'm nothing on my own
But the power of Christ in me makes me strong
Makes me strong

'Cause when I'm weak, You make me strong
When I'm blind, You shine Your light on me
'Cause I'll never get by living on my own ability
How refreshing to know You don't need me
How amazing to find that You want me
So I'll stand on Your truth, and I'll fight with Your strength
Until You bring the victory, by the power of Christ in me

To reach out with Your hands

To learn through Your eyes

To love with the love of a savior

To feel with Your heart

And to think with Your mind

I'd give my last breath for Your glory

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