A busy, tiring end of week it has been. From thursday till now, have had a youth retreat, PAF retreat, and worship prac today. Though the turnouts for the retreats weren't too big...it makes the difference when you realise the effort that each fellow bro/sis in Christ took to come, and it was the meeting together WITH God that mattered.
Elijah was afraid and fled for his life, going to Beer-sheba of Judah. He left his servant there and went a day's journey into the desert, until he came to a broom tree and sat beneath it. He prayed for death: "This is enough, O LORD! Take my life, for I am no better than my fathers."
He lay down and fell asleep under the broom tree, but then an angel touched him and ordered him to get up and eat. He looked and there at his head was a hearth cake and a jug of water. After he ate and drank, he lay down again, but the angel of the LORD came back a second time, touched him, and ordered, "Get up and eat, else the journey will be too long for you!" He got up, ate and drank; then strengthened by that food, he walked forty days and forty nights to the mountain of God, Horeb.
1 Kings 19:3-8
These particular verses have been speaking to me ever since preparing it for sunday's youth bs.
For what seems like really normal, bland details of our lives such as food and sleep, He is mindful of them and cares enough to meet them. It just paints such a real, practical and intimate picture of our Father to me.
Really thank God for the peaceful rest and sleep that I've managed to have for these past few days. It was something that I really needed and have been lacking for some weeks, with all the things and thoughts that were going on around and within me. As I lay there on my bed, I really sense this deep sensation of peace, my body relaxed...that I am at rest...in Him.
Guess it seems to be more or less permenant work for me now as I move on, as much as I'd like to study. But my mind seems to be more inclined towards the church ministry. Hmm...is this pointing towards full time ministry? I don't know...let's see where He leads me to.
You drew near while I was still far off...and have ever been so faithful. I'm really grateful to You. For a God who cares to meet the minute details of my life, I think I can trust You...with my all.
When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place, what is man that You are mindful of him, the song of man that You care for him?
Psalm 8:3-4
