https://odb.org/MY/2023/03/31/rest-assured
I recalled just a few weeks back I was down with a serious cold, had a bad sore throat, and was running a temperature up to 38.5 degrees Celsius. With the fever, I only wanted to sleep. Didn’t want to do anything. I had no appetite to eat. I only ate to take my medicine. But as I lay down on the bed, I wanted to sleep only but couldn’t. Not only in the daytime but at night as well. In the night, I was drifting in and out of sleep. Didn’t really rest. Didn’t have any dreams in my sleep, which to me indicated a restless sleep.
Now that I have recovered. I sleep early and wake up early. But in my sleep, I have dreams, and although I can’t remember the details well, I knew I had slept well.
Sometimes, in life, our awake times mimic our sleep time. Although we are not sick, we are restless. We are very busy at work chasing deadlines, clearing one document after another. There are just so many tasks to attend to. Now it’s the end of March approaching April. In Malaysia, this is the tax filing period for individuals. So we are busy compiling our EA forms, looking for our receipts for tax deductions. In the midst of all that, some of us may be facing a family crisis. Or we may be moving house. Or we may be in between jobs or are retiring from a full-time job. Or someone in the family is facing a health emergency or is hospitalised.
In the midst of all this turmoil, it is good to have God in our lives. Why? Because we know that despite the bleak outlook in the economic situation and the turmoil we are facing, we have Romans 8:28 that we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose. In other words, even if something devastating happens like the passing of someone dear in the family, the ending will still be good. Like King Hezekiah during Isaiah’s time, we need to put our trust in the Lord and find our peace in Him amidst all this turmoil and whirlwind of happenings.
Do pause in the midst of our busy schedules and pray. Seek out God that He gives us an understanding and some meaning to the things we are going through. Even if we feel we are so alone in a new environment, a new city, a new neighbourhood, or a new workplace, God is with us. Jesus Christ is in our lives, in our midst. Seek Him out for our rest, our peace in the midst of turmoil. Trust him that He will give us rest!
Ronnie's Thoughts 