True Friend

(This is my Note in tough time)

There’s a statement about friendship : “True friend is like a shadow which follow you when you are under the light.” Do you agree with this statement? I don’t ! Because when the light goes out, the shadow is not exist anymore. A true friend should be exist in the light and in the darkness as well.

Many friends want to be with you when you are walking under the sunshine, but who wants to be with you in the dark cold stormy nights? Only a true friend who wants to be with you in the very low point of your life (when you fail; when you have no money; when you are ill; when you are nothing and there’s no one want to stand beside you).

The only one who wants to share in the sunshine and in the darkness is only Jesus. He is the true friend.

 ♥

Nova Tobing

Beside You

(Note in tough time)

My feet trembled

My heart cries out so deep

I bend on my knees and my face to the ground

My tears fall, ask for your mercy

My hope is still on you

Like a dull donkey I am beside you, yet I am still beside you Lord

Nova

Time to Learn

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(Note in tough time)

My memory goes back to the time when I was a student. All the students used to bring along many books in their bags for there’s no locker at school. Some students sometimes complained to take the heavy bags in their back. They didn’t realized that they were in the process of learning. They didn’t see the benefits at that time. But now, when they are grown up and have a good carier plus a good position, they can see and feel the benefits of carrying many books in their bags.

In life, the perfect time to learn is when we have burden in our back. Maybe, we feel uncomfortable at first. We feel the burden is too heavy so we want to put down and walk without burden. If we want to put down the burden, we will lose chance to learn.

When I have many problems, I feel like I have a burden in my back. It made me weak. Then, I remember the sentence “take the yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.(matthew 11: 29 – 30).

Nova

There’s a power in a worship

(Note in tough time)

It is about 3 a.m . Suddenly I woke up and found my heart beated so fast (out of the normal beat). I had never experienced it before. It feels like my heart wanted to jump out of me. It was a fast and hard beat.

I said to God, “God, if it is the end of my life, let me sing for you for the last time. Then I sat on the floor, raised up my two hands, and started to sing. When I was singing, I didn’t focused on my heart which still beated so fast, but I focused on the worship. Suddenly, my heart beat was back to the normal.

I believe there’s a power in a worship. When we raise up our hand, our faith is raise up as well. On that time, we have the intimacy with God and the intimacy gives us a peace; a peace which this world can’t give. The peace heal our soul and makes us stronger.

Although I am not a singer or a worship leader, but I want to be loyal to worship God. If I can stand till now, that’s because of Jesus who gives me strength.

Nova