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Dear Diary, Finished reading Battlefield Of The Mind * tonight. Couple of things stuck though. 1. Patience is not the ability to wait but to have a good attitude while waiting. 2. Pride vs. Humility: Pride says, “I’m ready now. I don’t need to wait any more. Why is it taking so long?” Humility says, “God truly knows best and I’ll trust Him to bring it to pass in His time. He is never late.” Which just goes to show how way off the mark I was! But lessons learnt are always a good thing – however late in the day! * Battlefield Of The Mind by Joyce Meyer

So many times I’ve questioned certain circumstances And things I could not understand Many times in trials, weakness blurs my vision Then my frustration gets so out of hand Its then I am reminded I've never been forsaken I've never had to stand one test alone That's when I look at all the victories And the spirit rises up in me And its through the fire my weakness is made strong He never promised that the cross would not get heavy And the hill would not be hard to climb He never offered our victories without fighting But He said help would always come in time Just remember when you’re standing in the valley of decision And the adversary says give in Just hold on, our Lord will show up And He will take you through the fire again I know within myself that I would surely perish But if I trust the mighty hand of God, He'll shield the flames again - Gerald Crabb

I prayed for endurance; I received a pride of roaring regal felines! And again, I am ready to turn tail and run in the opposite direction. Yet, He’s holding me firm and pushing me inexorably towards the den, while I feel like digging my heels in and refusing to budge. “Lord, You are a good God,” I cry. “Then how can You make me face this? How can You give me this as my lot in life? Lord, I know these lions can’t be from You. Why are You making me endure this?” And suddenly I remembered the story of Daniel and his own particular set of wild cats. So I went and read it again and found several amazing truths. Firstly, when Daniel realised that he would inevitably be thrown in the den, he didn’t change his habits and practises. He continued to pray three times a day. As far as I know he didn’t sit and weep about his imminent death, neither did he go into depression. Well, that’s something I need to get a grip on. Secondly, the king told Daniel, “Your God whom you serve continually,