Matthew 6:31-34 (MSG)
What I'm trying to do here is to get you to relax, to not be so preoccupied with getting, so you can respond to God's giving. People who don't know God and the way he works fuss over these things, but you know both God and how he works. Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. Don't worry about missing out. You'll find all your everyday human concerns will be met. Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don't get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes.
JLTA 2010 is over. With it comes a great opportunity for lives to encounter God and for me to be a part of a very tiring but rewarding camp (as you age, it truly takes its toll on the body). This year was particularly taxing because it not only rained excessively, the trainees were so slow that everything ended so late. Even our night service started at 10:30pm, which was the planned sleeping hour.
This verses above in the MSG edition is really apt in expressing God's amazing provision in my work life, especially when I take my leave to serve him.
How often it is when we look at the situation ahead of us and everything seems mired in difficulties and problems. I may have run a Jr survivor camp before, but that really does not guarantee that everything can be run like clockwork. With a different job, different campsite and the global weather going cukoo, there's really no guarantee that anything wrong would not take place.
As I eagerly anticipated the arrival of the JLTA, before me was a pile of work problems and tasks which never seemed to end. It really does not help that nowadays everyone expects you to be 24/7 and responding to issues via emails or mobile. Moreover, only before my leave somehow, there is always a barrage of urgent matters which need my attention to resolv. Even though I have this 'heck-care' attitude with work when it comes to me being on personal leave, somehow when I have this crazed, hot-tempered big boss that makes me worry that all the issues would just explode in my absence.
Faith is easy to talk about, trusting God is an action, but let's be honest. At times where our reputation and rice bowl is at stake, it's really beyond trusting God. However, this is where the promises of God is just so good. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes.
blessings,
M.
