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I do not want to be like King Saul.

I want to be like King David and Prime Minister Daniel.

But it's hard.

Anyway, today as I was driving to German class in the morning and listening to Lite FM (I didn't know Lite FM has good music without much commercials on Sat morning!) and reflecting on my week, this song played on the radio - Tie the yellow ribbon on the old oak tree, if you still want me...

When I was young, I remember every Friday night I would tag my parents for koinos at Andrew's house. While the adults have Bible study downstairs, we children would have a gala time upstairs playing LIFE board games, UNO, watching tv shows, playing treasure hunt and what not. Sometimes koinos would drag on till 12am (ok, most of the time) because parents would end up singing karaoke after supper downstairs. This song is one of the top 5 song.

I remember Uncle Yong telling me the history of this song on how a prisoner was released and allowed to return to his hometown but out of guilt, he wasn't sure if his family and friends would still accept him or not. Hence, he wrote a letter to them. If they were to welcome him back, just tie a yellow ribbon at the old oak tree. On the day of his release and upon returning to his village, he was surprised to see hundreds of yellow ribbons on the old oak tree. How heartwarming and loved he must have felt!

This song struck me today and spoke to me so clearly. No matter how I must have felt about myself, how sucky or yucky I feel about myself these days, my dear Jesus has tied a big yellow ribbon, waiting for me to believe His love that endures forever! The yellow ribbon is there, it has always been there but I need to choose to take a step of faith to run back and be received by the One who has tied the yellow ribbon.

I believe, help me in my unbelief!

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