I have taken the decision not to use this blog for the purpose of updates on my work among children any longer. It's a decision taken over a period of time, with prayer as well, and I think its the right thing to do.
I'll still put other things on here though, so watch out for them.
God bless us all!
Here goes:
My little fish hates it when I change its water once very week. It swims frantically round and round the fishbowl trying to escape capture. This process of changing the water involves using a ladle to transfer Flipper the fish into a smaller pail while I pour out the old, murky water, clean the bowl and fill it up with fresh water once again. You’d think it would have learnt to trust me by now! Sometimes I feel sorry for it, but the thing is, I only want it to stay healthy.
Scripture talks about another time when some waters were stirred. Read the story in John 5:1-10. The stirring of the waters symbolised a struggle. However, it also symbolised a time of healing. A struggle because everyone wanted to get into the water first, and healing because whoever did get in first was rewarded with their healing.
When the waters of our lives are being stirred, it mostly isn’t a pleasant experience at all. It is a bewildering and unsettling time in our lives. However, the stirring of the waters in our lives often symbolises good things. Like my fish which got healthy, clean water through the stirring of the waters, an extra tough time at the workplace may come just before a promotion, or a feverish baby may simply be cutting a tooth. What is the stirring of the waters going to produce in your life? God knows. Time will tell! Keep your eyes on Jesus, the Author and Finisher of your faith, and know that the victory is nigh! Amen!
