hey there! hope you guys got a good night's sleep. apparently i didn't. and what better way to counter insomnia than communing with the Lord. (well..i'm not sure if i had insomnia. i blame my irregular sleeping patterns).
a friend of mine from youth had to return to the States permanently and his flight was on the following day. so a bunch of us threw him a farewell dinner. it was fun. i talked to this friend of mine about covering a song and he suggested what i thought was a wonderful piece. he said that it was about the song writer being at the lowest point of his/her life. (i can't recall the gender of the artist by the way). it was based on the book of Ecclesiastes that tells us of how there is a time for everything. a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance. (Ecc 3:4).
when i got home and jumped into bed, i spent the first God-knows-how-many-hours tossing and turning. you see, i didn't know this friend of mine long but he has been around long enough to earn a place in my heart together with all my other close friends that i would not be keen on loosing any time soon. you get the point. so i asked God: "why give me a friend when you are going to take him/her away?". call me anti-social but i've always been apprehensive to get close with people i know aren't gonna be around for long. so i often clam up and withdraw myself. anyway, back to God. haha. when i was softly conversing away with God, He (i mean God) reminded me of that song my friend was talking about. the one based on the book of Ecclesisates. God reminded me that He has made everything beautiful in it's time and there is a season for everything that happens under heaven. despite the fact that i may not comprehend what He has installed for me at that particular point of time, i can be assured of the fact that He is faithful and will cause everything to happen for the good of His people. i guess God has a special purpose for everyone. His definition of good may not be in line with what we have in mind, but as His children, we ought to trust in Him and aline our thoughts with His plans and promises instead. so help us o Lord, to rest in You and know that You are good. strengthen us that we may set our eyes upon You in all things. Your goodness is the greatest there ever is and i trust that, Lord. You have a season for everything to happen under heaven. but there are things that remain out of season Lord and that is your love and right to be praised.
Ecclesiastes 3:11 "He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end."
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