'The Life and Diary of David Brainerd' by Jonathan Edwards...am just embarking on my journey through this book which i managed to borrow from Favian when a group of us went to surprise him at his place on his 28th birthday =).

Favian told me that this book has inspired many Christians to dedicate their lives to the Lord and serve Him in the mission field. It is no wonder because from David Brainerd's writings i can gather that he is one who has truly lived a selfless life of prayer and devotion. i have simply no doubt at all about him being a truly courageous preacher and faithful missionary to the American Indians..one who really walked with God and also mourned when the light of God's countenance was dimmed or absent in his life. How inspirational his life was..how wonderful to know that someone was so focused on walking as how our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ walked! You can know a person's heartbeat through his writings..thank God i can truly feel the heartbeat of this dear missionary as i read his biography and diary. How i wish i can just have a fraction of his zeal and passion in life and service to God! When i take a glimpse at my awfully cold and empty heart within myself, i just feel utterly ashamed. i really wonder if i can ever have such immense power in my witness and victory in my testimony and spiritual life as this dear missionary did. i dare say that i have had enough of living a life of spiritual defeat and mediocrity. Am praying that God Himself would touch my heart and move His Holy Spirit within me to start a great unquenchable revival in my life..i really desire to feel His presence in my life..so strongly and amazingly like never before. May He daily purge me completely of self and sin as He leads me on. Dearest God, one holy passion to fill my frame..please make my heart the altar and Your love the flame..

Farewell, vain world; my soul bid Adieu:
My Saviour's taught me to abandon you.
Your charms may gratify a sensual mind;
Not please a soul wholly for God designed.
Forbear to entice, cease then my soul to call:
'Tis fixed through grace; my God shall be my ALL.
While He thus lets me heavenly glories view,
Your beauties fade, my heart's no room for you..

Lord, I'm a stranger here alone;
Earth no true comforts can afford:
Yet, absent from my dearest one,
My soul delights to cry, My Lord!

Jesus, my Lord, my only love,
Possess my soul, nor thence depart:
Grant me kind visits, heavenly Dove;
My God shall then have all my heart..

~David Brainerd

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

~ Hebrews 12:1,2