God-time

So last mon-wed i find myself in Glory Place, Mantin seeking Him, fasting and praying for those 2 days 2 nights, with just water, bible, books, journal and guitar.

As normal in the previous personal retreats i have chucked myself into, it always ends up being refreshing and refilling. this is of course after successfully getting through the second night (which is always the worst in terms of hunger). This time round, i was dreaming of food! ohhh it was bad. char siu fan... anything u name it i probably dreamt about it. so my stomach was aching and i couldn't sleep. so everytime i woke up i just sat up and read the bible, slept, woke up, read the bible, slept again :)

This time round, i managed to finish all of the apostle Paul's letters! (from romans to titus), wrote many letters, journal entries and read parts of a couple of books, composed a chorus which i think i forgot :p, and prayed heaps

Main thing i got this time round was direction regarding the future, with various verses hitting me time and time again as i read the bible during my stay, such as 1 Tim 5:16, 2 Thess 3:8-10, 1 Thess 2:9, Eph 4:28b, Col 1:10 and so forth. So yes, my next season in life after YWAM would be to work!

I also got phil 2:4 regarding living my life for the interests of others, not only for my own. and to love the one that He has given to me :)

Certain other things i was seeking Him for was for direction on which church to call home. silent response so far, so i guess i'll be waiting for now.

there are times and seasons when we need a break, and i've learnt that taking time off to seek the Father is crucial. i've also learnt that there is really no end to ministry, not while He's still got work to be done through us. but in that continuous ministry of ours, to always take time to come back to the Father, in fasting and solitude, receiving from Him so to be able to continuously pour our lives out.

I will be away for the next two weeks, am off to JB tomorrow to help out parents at a kids camp, and to Melbourne from friday night till the 7th dec. After that i'll be home for a month before flying off to Sabah in Jan for the next 6 months. So. if you wanna catch me catch me soon! :)

japh