Diary~♥

yet another analogy from God.

Saturday, May 02, 2009 |5:58 PM

It was a short day for me last tuesday. got off work around 6+ and reached home at 7. After being "stuck" in the office for 3 whole weeks slogging till the wee hours of the day trying to finish my 20 conso packs and making numerous changes, it felt really bad physically. Due to the work load, for the 3 whole weeks i haven't been exercising and it felt unhealthy. The tiredness also made my temper worst and it affected me both physically,mentally and spiritually.

I knew i needed to do something about it. On the journey home, i was procratinating - whether to just have dinner and rest or jog, have dinner then rest?? But i am so glad i chose the latter.Immediately upon reaching home, i changed into my running attire and went for a slow jog. For those who know, usually when i exercise, i like to be alone. Reason - its the only time i can really spend time with the Lord. While i was jogging this time, my mind was thinking of the shepherding session that is to happen on thursday.

To side track a little, i haven't been meeting my sheep for some time. I felt something was not right in her life and i really wanted to speak into her life to encourage her, but how? While i was running, it felt real tiring and difficult. Just a mere 3 weeks not exercising = no stamina! It was at this point, God spoke.

"He likened not doing our quiet time regularly to not exercising regularly. When we don't exercise regularly and suddenly start exercising, it feels tiring. Short of breath, limbs hurting, wanting to just give up. But when we do it on a regular basis, it just gets easier. Stamina increase, no aching and its good for health. Doing our quiet time, reading the word of God is similar. After a long time of not spending time with God, to start all over again its difficult. Many times it requires sacrifices which means less sleep, less tv. But when we start doing it regularly, it just gets much easier + its beneficial for the soul."

So just last thursday during the shepherding, i shared the above analogy with my sheep and i dot hope it did encourage her. Right now, i hope to encourage those who haven't been doing their quiet time regularly -start your engines!