Isn't it obvious?

Luke 12:55-56

And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It’s going to be hot,’ and it is. Hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky. How is it that you don’t know how to interpret this present time?

The hot, muggy weather is sapping everyone's energy. People are hoping for rain to fall, so we can get some respite from the heat. However, when you stare at the clear blue sky, it obviously looks like the rain is not going to come any sooner. But, before we wane from the heat, the torential downpours hits and Singapore is inundated with flood waters.

Some things are very obvious and we don't need to spend a lot of time discussing or deliberating to know the result. The countries that I've been visiting all have been experiencing abnormal weather. Instead of sunny summer, I encounter cold, wet typhoons. Traditionally wet  weeks are instead dry and scorching.

It isn't even surprising anymore to hear everyone that I speak to mention that such unpredictabilty is the sign of things going haywire. Some mention global warming, others mention some form of forthcoming apopcalpyse. No one is in denial that things are not as normal as usual and something is in the air as we witness global weather changes.

We truly are in the eleven hour. Yet, what scares me is how we still live life as per status quo and trying to maximise our life's future. I'm really unsure if we should stop what we are doing and do something different because the signs are pointing towards the need for us to be alert and wise up to the end times.

I,myself, am in this fix. I'm trying to maximise my time to travel before I restart my corporate career. Yet, I recognise the signs of the end times and am partially anxious that I don't do enough to redeem the times. It is a real struggle to figure out what to really do and not be complacent, lest I miss the boat and waste the time awarded to me.

Lord, teach us what to do and how you want to use the time given to us, so we can redeem the time before you return! Do all you can to remove the stupor of my spirit.

M.  

Be careful what you wish for

Hebrews 12:2

keep your eyes on your master or you’ll get distracted.  

Gosh it has been a long while. Can't believe that in the 2 months of freedom, I am actually busier with full appointments, meetings, holidays and activities that is making me financially poorer and more tired than when I've full time working responsibilities. Thus, the lack of time and discipline to reflect on the things of God. 

It's really terrible that the lack of structured daily timing that results in me spending any time listening to God's word on Podcast or even proper prayer time. All this 'exciting' extra time of holiday has sadly resulted in a degeneration of my life as I look back at the 6 weeks that has quickly transpired and despite the packed schedule I had, little was developed for significant eternal value.

I can't help but sit in the room, cable TV on, and realised that I've been distracted by the bonus time given to me. How easy it is to focus on the pleasures and desires of our life and make it through every exciting day without the need to have God in the picture. How ironic it also is when I am taxed, tormented and stressed by work that I keep my eyes on God because He's my only help.

2 more weeks left, I better buck up and make up for lost time to return to a discipline of finding God in my daily life.

M.