Just took a shower... a cold one. Leaving the dimension of consciousness and entering the domain of the Zzz monster felt inevitable. My eyes were heavy, the words on the page I was reading felt like a mirage... hazy; there one minute, not there the next. Doesn't help as well that a fair bit of my body's resources are channeled to my stomach because lunch was just devoured(still one of the best ways to a man's heart :p)
I wanna take a poll--- hands up all those who agree with me that the 1-2+ pm timeslot (or the post-lunch period) in the day is when the Zzz monster strikes the most!
And now that I'm more awake (a cold shower always does the trick!), I'm reminded of Mark 13 and the warning given to us in vs 36. Even as we await the coming of our Bridegroom(Christ), I often think that it is inevitable that we'll grow weary and sleepy. That's why our gathering as a church to encourage one another is so important :) We need to pinch each other to stay awake :p
While thinking about this, I'm directed to 1 Thess 4-5 and these words encouraged me, hope they'll encourage you too :)
"[13]Brothers, we do not want you to be ignorant about those who fall asleep, or to grieve like the rest of men, who have no hope. [14]We believe that Jesus died and rose again and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him. [15]According to the Lord's own word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left till the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep. [16]For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. [17]After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. [18]Therefore encourage each other with these words."
1 Thess 4:13-18
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