As my week continues to be rather quiet work-wise, it has forced me to think quite a lot about how badly I’ve handled the (relative) inactivity at times, and also about the way the Lord sometimes answers our prayers in unexpected ways. When I’m really busy, I spare a thought now and again for whether I’m just getting caught up in the activity, or whether I am striving to promote the Lord’s glory in everything I’m doing, and worry that I easily shift my focus from the truly important to the mundane. And so I pray that the Lord will help me focus on His glory. Just wondering now how I think He intends to answer this prayer – whether I too easily become dissatisfied when I don’t feel “useful” enough, instead of thinking that maybe the most important thing I can do at that moment is to think and pray and meditate about the ministry we’re in, or have an extra time of Bible reading, or work on Portuguese, or visit a friend – that perhaps by drawing me nearer to Himself now the Lord can better equip for my next task.
Had a blessed time at the Bible study I attend with Clemilda last night. As always, at times the Portuguese just flew over my head, but the message that was shared was good and timely, about our willingness to trust the Lord even when our way seems to be leading to suffering and pain. The evening was also a reminder that getting to know people and really building significant friendships takes a long time, and that I’m not going to necessarily see my work having any kind of impact on any individual Mozambican for a long time, but I can only try and do what I came here to do…
