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read between the lines
god uses tired people too it's been the most exhausting and tiring week in terms of returning home, all because of one man and one really effective country (only in terms of damage control). i also experienced my longest commute home ever on tuesday: three and a half hours -- i even took a taxi back halfway and walked for an hour with a split (not just cracked) heel so it could've been four and a half. and i thought last week's two hours and three quarters was bad.to top that, the daily trip in has gotten worse in terms of people overflowing out of the entry point (the thumbprint access area at the checkpoint) on the other side. my toes literally got stepped on, someone used rockson tan's vocabulary and i got pushed and shoved roughly a number of times -- my biggest fear related to having to travel in and out. i was late for work the first two days, and although i was on time for the remaining three that i woke up earlier for, it was still not early enough to curb the uncouth men pushing me real hard just so they could get deeper in. on top of that i was sleeping an average of four to five hours a night yet managing to stay awake during work (except for lunch breaks). i really thank god i was blessed with an extra amount of grace this week because otherwise, i would've just given up and stopped coming for work, in between intermittent breakouts of swearing (which has happened before). the inner peace that calmed my heart, even when all the above calamities happened around me, was incredible, rare and something i hope will increase in future. a lot of grace and power was bestowed upon me as well as i learnt to deal, second week on, with one of my fears -- although i confess that consuming chocolate ice-cream pies and hot tea daily is now a must, haha. i was also given an opportunity to minister to someone and bump into two familiar faces this week, without even having to lift a finger...how cool is that? today also marks one of the rare days in my calendar that i didn't actually have to wake up early and go down (past the checkpoint), so i'm really glad for that too. here's to being faithful in continuing this journey of knowing God more and seeing Him at work, next week. |
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