Somewhere over the Rainbow

Oh i forgot about this. This morning, we saw a rainbow.. me mum and dad... and we were all marvelling at how beautiful it was from the car. It was somewhere near the Singapore Flyer.

And then today upon reading the TGIF daily devotional for today, the words below really made sense to me:

You may say to yourself, "My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me." But remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms His covenant, which He swore to your forefathers, as it is today (Deuteronomy 8:17-18). Acknowledge the Lord as the provider of every need you have today. He is a faithful provider.

I'd been thinking and kinda "mulling" over the fact that I don't seem to be heading anywhere... especially in terms of wealth. While people are all keen to make loads of money, i'm sitting here like a duck enjoying life... I'd been worried that I was not good enough, and lacked many things. But this verse just confirms that God is really still there, listening to all my needs. Now then, I just feel a bit ashamed for not trusting Him even more.

The RAINBOW Is a sign of God's covenant to His People. This verse above, which says "it is He who gives you ability to produce wealth, and so confirms His Covenant" really just tells me that God is really the source of my survival. If I wanted to, I could find the strength and motivation - IN HIM. If not, I will survive on my own - which is being not very self-motivated lor.

So then... I think of this song... one of my favourite songs when I was a kid:

Somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high
There's a land that I heard of
Once in a lullaby
Somewhere over the rainbow
Skies are blue
And the dreams that you dare to dreamReally
do come true
Some day I'll wish upon a star
And wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where troubles melt like lemondrops
Away above the chimney tops
That's where you'll find me

Somewhere over the rainbow
Bluebirds fly
Birds fly over the rainbow
Why then, oh why can't I?
Some day I'll wish upon a star
And wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where troubles melt like lemondrops
Away above the chimney tops
That's where you'll find me

Somewhere over the rainbow
Bluebirds fly
Birds fly over the rainbow
Why then, oh why can't I?

If happy little bluebirds fly
Beyond the rainbow
Why, oh why can't I?