I Cast All My Cares Upon You ...

This post was originally uploaded in July 2008. This morning I woke up with a heavy heart. In my mind I was praying "Lord, I do not know what to do, please help me". When I logged on to my computer and I saw that Sean left a comment on this post yesterday (see in the comment section). "Thank you Sean for your comment. It's was a real blessing to me today." Sean's comment reminded me of what I ought to do "Cast My Cares Upon Jesus". And so I decided to update this post to today. here it goes:

I found this at Joyful Days blog - just what I needed to hear and do this morning:



Cares Chorus
by Kelly Willard

I cast all my cares upon You,
I lay all of my burdens down at Your feet.
And any time I don't know just what to do,
I will cast all my cares upon You.

I cast all my cares upon You,
I lay all of my burdens down at Your feet.
And any time I don't know just what to do,
I will cast all my cares upon You.
I will cast all my cares upon you

Tough Times ...

Last Friday I went to the State Building to follow up on our permit application at work. I was greeted with this sign on the closed door. I had forgotten that it's Furlough Friday not only for teachers but for all State workers here on Hawaii.

I took a photo of the sign, and as I was texting the photo to my Twitpic account, a lady came up to the door with a perplexed look on her face. I smiled. She smiled back and asked "Is this the office where I can apply for Food Stamp?" I said "Yes, I think so, but it's closed today". She paused, then awkwardly said "this is my first time to apply for a food stamp. I am a teacher and I work so hard all these years...." She went on to tell me some more personal stories. I can tell she was a little embarrassed about having to apply for a food stamp so I told her I understand. Times are tough....

As she was telling me her story, tears fell down her eyes. "There's just no work out there" she said. She used to tutor and she used to turn down offers because she has so many. Now, no one is hiring....

She apologized for telling me too much. I told her she didn't need to apologize. I am glad she told me and that she was able to get that load out of her heart even by just talking about it. I was there to listen.

I gave her the name of the tutoring organization where my son used to go. I told her to call and see if they have any opening. Unfortunately, most likely there is none.

The above is just one example of a "tough times" we have. There are more within our midst. Just last week, we found out that our friend has cancer and prognosis was not good. We are praying and trusting God for a miracle. Then there's the earthquake in Haiti. That was horrible....

Times are tough ... we need to hang on ... we need to hold on to our faith...

I Will Never Be The Same Again - Song, Lyrics and Video by Hillsong

I Will Never Be the Same Again
by Darlene Zshech

I will never be the same again,
I can never return, I've closed the door.
I will walk apart, I'll run the race
And I will never be the same again.

I will never be the same again,
I can never return, I've closed the door.
I will walk apart, I'll run the race
And I will never be the same again.

Fall like fire, soak like rain,
Flow like mighty waters, again and again.
Sweep away the darkness
, burn away the chaff,
And let a flame burn to glorify Your name.

There are higher heights, there are deeper seas,
Whatever you need to do, Lord do in me.
The Glory of God fills my life,
And I will never be the same again.

Fall like fire, soak like rain,
Flow like mighty waters, again and again.
Sweep aways the darkness, burn away the chaff
And let a flame burn to glorify Your name.

Fall like fire, soak like rain,
Flow like mighty waters, again and again.
Sweep away the darkness, burn away the chaff,
And let a flame burn to glorify Your name.

I will never be the same again,
I can never return, I've closed the door.
I will walk the path, I will run the race
And I will never be the same again.
And I will never be the same again.
And I will never be the same again.

* Thank you Joyful Days for reminding me of this song :)

Happy New Year!