John 14:27 -'peace i leave with you; my peace i give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your heart be troubled and do not be afraid'

many a times when we have things piling up in our lives, these things actually seemed to form a barrier between us and the free, blue sky. And if we're covered by this barrier long enough, we'll gradually forget that there is this sky above us, and choose to just cower and mourn under the barrier, groaning and complaining about the fact that we are under a lot of pressure.
we need to remember that we just have to choose to stand up and push aside these things that form the barrier, and we'll see the sky again. the first step starts from us.
as the prelims approach, let is not be bothered about how fast it is going to reach us, nor be afraid of whether we have enough time to study or not, but to actually just take the first step into getting into the momentum of studying, of running this study race until the end of the year.
instead of just cowering at the starting line and thinking you do not have the energy to finish running the race. if you do not try, you will not know.
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as i start this study race and even continue running a longer race ahead, i am really thankful that God has given His Holy Spirit to us. my comforter and counsellor, i truly need Him with me these days.