God hears and God speaks. The Lord is at hand.

Am feeling troubled at heart. A few things have weighed me down yesterday. It started with a situation in my project group that has really gotten out of hand with something that a difficult charactor in the group has done directed at me. Also, I've got a math lab quiz later. Anything to do with Linear Algebra or Exams for that matter are giving me the jitters now. I feel unprepared. I did not know what to do, but to ask several people to pray for me. (Thank you for your prayers! I felt better and appreciate your concern.)

Praying myself, I began to ask God to answer my cries. I'm lost, troubled in spirit, heavy hearted, worried and afraid. But I don't seem to see God immediately working. Seems almost like He may not have heard my prayer. Then I remembered Phil4:7.

⁴Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! ⁵Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. ⁶Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. ⁷And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

⁸Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. ⁹Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.

~Philippians 4:4-9 (New International Version)

I felt better realising that I could rejoice in the Lord always, coz He is in-charge, the head honcho around this town(called the Universe). And what an amazing verse 5, "The Lord is near(at hand says KJV)"! Yes, He is! He is like a life-guard, except better yet, a life-guard that swims with you. At hand to rescue me. So I made my prayer and petitions with thanksgiving to God and slept well.

Woke up this morning (unduely) worried again. How faithless I am. Yet, God proves faithful again whilst I'm not. Praise God for this mornings QT Psa34:11-22.

¹¹ Come, my children, listen to me;
I will teach you the fear of the LORD.

¹² Whoever of you loves life
and desires to see many good days,

¹³ keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from speaking lies.

¹⁴ Turn from evil and do good;
seek peace and pursue it.

¹⁵ The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous
and his ears are attentive to their cry;

¹⁶ the face of the LORD is against those who do evil,
to cut off the memory of them from the earth.

¹⁷ The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them;
he delivers them from all their troubles.

¹⁸ The LORD is close to the brokenhearted
and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

¹⁹ A righteous man may have many troubles,
but the LORD delivers him from them all;

²⁰ he protects all his bones,
not one of them will be broken.

²¹ Evil will slay the wicked;
the foes of the righteous will be condemned.

²² The LORD redeems his servants;
no one will be condemned who takes refuge in him.

¹⁷ The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles. ¹⁸ The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. ¹⁹ A righteous man may have many troubles, but the LORD delivers him from them all;
Yes, God hears and He is attentive to my cries! Wonderful isn't it? Having God tell u that. Once again reminding me he is close and will deliver me from all my troubles.

I prayed for wisdom, and what was God's will. Now I know.

¹¹ Come, my children, listen to me;
I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
¹² Whoever of you loves life
and desires to see many good days,
¹³ keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from speaking lies.
¹⁴ Turn from evil and do good;
seek peace and pursue it.

I will deal with all things justly. Will not lie in ths situation, will not speak ungodly words, will not do evil but do good and seek peace! So that "my gentleness be evident to all.(because) The Lord is near." AMEN!