A God Who Protects the Weak

It's something we don't like to admit...but we are weak. We're all weak. We all break down at some point, some more than others. We break down in different ways. Some with tears. Some with anger. Some with silence. And some with trembling. We all need a hug from our mother. A hug from our father. A hug from our best friend. A hug from our pet. Sometimes all we need is an encouraging word.
But sometimes it doesn't work. Sometimes we're stuck with the tears, the anger, the silence, or the trembling. Sometimes we can't see past the dark cloud looming over us that threatens to strike us down with its pelting rain and thundering lightning. Sometimes we just have to sit down and pray.
Now I know a lot of you are clicking the 'x' button or the new window button...but if the Lord leads you to continue on then so be it. I can't change your minds and I know some of you are gagging or rolling your eyes at my Jesus talk. But I can't help it. And I'm not apologizing for it.
I've been talking to a few friends lately who seem to have that looming over their heads bringing them lower then I can help with. So I've turned to the Lord in prayer in hopes he'll open their hearts and they'll seek him for assistance with their gloominess. After all he is a God who protects the weak.

What's been happening with my mundane life? Well....not too much to tell you the truth. I'm 90% sure of going on the trip to Russia in the summer and will know the finer details this coming Tuesday...expect an excited post when I do get the info. Not only do I get awesome info about Russia...I also get to skip my most boring class, political science.
Classes themselves are going well. I hate political science, but the other three are wonderful and I enjoy going to them despite having to wake up at 6:30 every day. I've also started working out at the gym with a friend from the prairies. It's going well, though I'm unable to work on my arms as I've torn something in my shoulder. Expect interesting posts about physio as I've already had one appointment and determined my phsio therapist is....very abrupt and almost rude. Hopefully I'll only need to go the next two weeks and be free of her and pain.
The weather in St. John's has been quite interesting since I've come back. We were snowed in one day with a blizzard, the street literally disappeared and our close became a meadow of snow. The snow was wet and heavy and I'm pretty sure I gained ten pounds of muscle shoveling it. Lately we've had freezing temperatures and more snow. Hoping the warmth will return.
Can't say much else about life though. Just working hard on school, working on getting closer to God, and enjoying life. Trying to find a job...which is going unsuccessfully...but all in good time.

When the storm is raging all around me
You are the peace that calms
My troubled sea.
And when the cares of this world
Darken my day
You are the light that shines
And shows me the way

Oh, the beauty of Your majesty
On the cross You showed Your love for me!

Beautiful Lord
Awesome and Mighty
I'm captured by this love I see
Beautiful Lord
Tender and holy
Your mercy brings me to my knees
It's Your mercy that has made me free
Beautiful Lord

When my sin is all that I can see
Your grace remains the shelter that I seek
And when my weakness is all I can give
Your gentle Spirit gives me strength again
And oh, the beauty of Your majesty
On the cross You showed Your love for me

And I'm lifted by Your love to sing!
It's Your mercy that has made me free!

You're beautiful, my Lord.
You're beautiful, my Lord.

-Beautiful Lord, Leeland