it's 7:36AM and i have been at work for a few minutes already. the work day starts at 9:00AM but this morning i shared a cab with a friend of mine since she needed to go to a hair salon, and i was up for a ride (easier to get up earlier than to face a trip to work in subway)
i love to come to work early. have to admit, it does not happen too often because i am too lazy to get up early every morning, but it feels awesome. the office is empty, the quarells and rush of the previous day temporarily gone from the air. the deadlines aren't dead yet, but they keep their quiet too.
God, the Master, The Holy of Israel, has this solemn counsel: "Your salvation requires you to turn back to me and stop your silly efforts to save yourselves. Your strength will come from settling down in complete dependence on me — The very thing you've been unwilling to do. You've said, 'Nothing doing! We'll rush off on horseback!' You'll rush off, all right! Just not far enough! You've said, 'We'll ride off on fast horses!' Do you think your pursuers ride old nags? Think again: A thousand of you will scatter before one attacker. Before a mere five you'll all run off. There'll be nothing left of you — a flagpole on a hill with no flag, a signpost on a roadside with the sign torn off." (Isaiah 30:15-17, the Message)
the strength comes from settling down in complete dependence on God. *content sigh* it's amazing to know that Someone takes care of you and you don't have to worry. it's hard to let go of the worries sometimes because of the stupid notion that we will somehow fix the problems by worrying about them. yet... once you do let go... it's like you're an air-balloon, floating above the earth.
however, most of the times we still "rush off on horseback." let anyone ask what we have to do and we'll bury them in our day planners and post-it notes (unless of course you don't have a Palm or Blackberry... kidding)... heh...
i don't want to be an empty flagpole.
and therefore, i am off to get myself some tea and breakfast.
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