I’m sorry I’ve been away. To be honest with everyone I had everything going on quite smoothly, with a routine set up for the entire week, and I was looking forward to Thursday in particular, because I saw that was the time I was going to get some serious writing in, beyond the daily stuff.
Unfortunately, that morning I think I went a little too hard in my daily workout, and I spent the rest of the entire day – meaning the whole afternoon that I assumed I was going to spend writing – lying down and recovering.
It started off with just the body pains and a fever coming on, and I thought I had things handled by way of taking in natural Vitamin C (or, just blended lemons) and a pill of Bioflu… but the feeling of being exhausted persisted, and even worsened, as that night I had trouble sleeping, going to the bathroom, oh, every hour or so until I finally got what I was assuming was some serious sleep just before sunrise.
I thought I would be able to bounce back yesterday (Friday), but it didn’t help that my sleep was broken. So I went out and did my obligations for that day, and rushed home as soon as I was free, if only to get some more rest.
Today I’m on my third day of recovery and, well, I am feeling better enough to work on the computer.
I’m sharing all of this not to give an excuse of why I’ve been away, but just to go ahead and profess of the goodness of God, even during these times. See, here I was thinking that I wasted one day, and then another, and quite possibly even this day, but I didn’t shy away from the thought of resting, only because I knew that the Creator of Time is so close to me that I can call Him my Father.
By the grace of God and by the power of the Holy Spirit, I know that what I thought was lost would be worked for the good of those who love Him and are called according to His purpose.
I’m in no position to see exactly how this works for each and every circumstance in my life… and to be honest with you, I’m just thankful that it’s the first set of thoughts we’re now programmed to have in Christ.
With so many obligations placed upon us and responsibilities we place upon ourselves, taking time to rest is downright taboo… but to know that somehow, some way, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords makes it all work out? Well, it gives me peace.
And I’ll be honest, it does sound like a cop-out, but in this… escalated world, we’d have to think twice before thinking so dismissively.
Besides, we say, as we’ve always been saying; “For the Scripture says, “Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.”” (Romans 10:11)
To be honest, I wanted to keep on going with the verses following Romans 10:11, but I ended up seeing that it’ll take a monster of an article to cover my thoughts on that Paul said after that. Instead, for the sake of today, and to make up for the days I’ve fallen short, I’ll pull up verses from today’s Psalm:
I call upon you, for you will answer me, O God; incline your ear to me; hear my words.
Wondrously show your steadfast love, O Savior of those who seek refuge from their adversaries at your right hand.
Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings, from the wicked who do me violence, my deadly enemies who surround me.
Psalms 17:6-9
As a response to all I’m feeling today, I’m not about to personify all that afflicts me and call them ‘the wicked’ collectively; Instead, I shall glory in the Truth that David shares:
When I call upon Him, He answers me. The same God who we always say is always thinking about us (1 Peter 5:7) inclines His ear to us, to hear our words.
Even in my affliction, I am thankful, for through the power of the Holy Spirit I still see our Father wondrously showing His steadfast love for me.
Because of Christ, and because of His finished work, I am bold to say and proclaim to the world, that I am the apple of His eye, and that He hides me from the shadow of His wings.
In all this, friends, I am reminded of the Truth of God’s everlasting love for us – In that He is THIS faithful to us, no matter how faithless we can get (1 Timothy 2:13).
What a sweet Truth to partake of, and what a great Truth to take in. Today’s world and today’s reality would have us raising productivity up as a false god of sorts, and we see just how much we ‘worship’ this idol by way of how we (I) beat ourselves (myself) up whenever we let a day slide, or worse, two days.
But what’s beautiful about all of it is that we DO see the Lord making it all work for the good of those who love Him, at the very least by way of reminding us, in our unproductivity, that He is the One who is productive – the very same way He’s just as faithful to us, even when we are faithless.
So if you’re feeling the same way I do, might we just take some more time in rest, in order to revel in the Truth of the goodness of our God:
For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities.
For when I am weak, then I am strong.
2 Corinthians 12:10
That’s all I’ll share for today. May the Lord continue to bless us all.
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