Regeneration 06 - Spiritual Disciplines.

A. Silence

This was the day when I had to look after Valarie. She was running a temp of 39 degrees and was so weak after taking the medication that totally *KOngz her out. My heart ached as I saw her even having difficulties when attempting to clean herself. But thank God she is once again healthy and able to jump and praise the Lord. :) As I was constantly worried about how she was, inevitably, I found it difficult trying to be silent. The issue wasn't the physical 'silence' - i.e Just shut up and stop talking. Rather, the challenge was getting my heart to "be still", "be quiet" before the Lord and to hear His voice.

So, i decided to leave her alone for a while and went back to my room to get some rest. While sleeping, the Lord encountered me. While my mind was totally as rest and not being worried about Val, He showed me a vision, a vision of the ministry. I was very conscious as I woke up tearing and felt that heavy burden upon my heart. I prayed to the Lord and questioned if what I saw was truly the condition of the ministry. It was tough for me to reconcile the fact that yes, r-age is not as 'healthy' as I thought it to be.

The service followed on was beyond my imagination. Cos it seemed like the Lord was performing a 'surgery' in our hearts. He was taking out the rotten and the contaminated to return to us a strengthened and healthy body. I am not contented with what has happened in the retreat. I believe the Lord is going to do so much more in our lives as we allow Him to.
I am excited about what the Lord is doing and is going to do in R-age.
Truly, Let's live up to our name, R-age, Lets Redeem a Generation for Eternity. :)