17^th July

Yesterday I was suffering from altitude sickness which caused me to have diarrhea and easily fatigued. It was also a day before the food tasting session Jars of Clay was going to hold today. So everyone was on their toes getting stuff and preparing. Was super tired when I got back, but still managed to cook baked chicken and fry long beans for dinner.

This morning “po chai yin” did the trick for my fluid bowel movements. I really thank God for how He is sustaining me even through the food tasting session.

Gopal Sebastian, one of the 4 partners of Jars of Clay, gave me a lift back on his scooter after the food tasting session, and he was telling me about how an ‘M’ was deported after being betrayed by a local co-worker of 8 years. GS was also rationalizing the amount of work needed to go into JC for it to be running. JC is not their main priority here as “Ms”, therefore starting up JC is not going to be easy. A solution for their business visa gives rise to more problems.

However I was reminded of 2cor12:8-10. When Paul was pleading for his torn to be taken, the Lord said that His grace is sufficient for him. In rom8:28-29, God promises to work for the good of those who love him, and has called him according to His purpose. So I learnt that it is important to first know where the Lord is calling you. And in that calling, God takes care of things. It could be worry of back stabbing, disloyal employees who turn their back on you after 8 years or whether the business is going to make profits. The Lord says in Eph 1:11 that when we are in Him, He works out everything in conformity of His will. So it’s irrational not to worry and to sit back and be in the peace of our Lord Jesus Christ, but His ways are simply illogical to the world! But that’s how it is about the grace of God. We din deserve anything in the first place, but He still choose to make things right for us. Being rooted in Christ and upon grace is the key to developing fruits of the spirit.