verses read: Acts 24, Proverbs 10:20
prayer: 20 minutes
Paul is put on trial by the Governor Felix. He's really corrupted. Paul defends himself against the charges and personally, he isn't guilty. The governor sees that too, but keeps Paul under guard for 2 years hoping to receive a bribe. 2 years! Sometimes, or rather, most of the time, the concept of time is lost when we just read the Bible and glance through it. 2 years! Wonder how long I will have to be on trial.
God closed the door last night. But He said my feelings won't go away. He wants me to have hope and trust in Him. He has some other plan that I cannot see. I guess that when we start seeking the Lord with all our heart, we will realise our own will no longer means anything. And all we want to do is His will. Only then will we ask the Lord for His favour. And He wants us to knock, so that the door will be opened. But if the door isn't closed in the first place, then how can we knock on it so that it may be opened? That's what the Lord told me about 10 minutes ago.
The Lord's ways are so mysterious. More mysterious than my philosophy readings! Human mind cannot comprehend; it's only after we've gone pass through the trial, passed through the purification process will we understand.
Today marks one month since things went awry and the Lord is still telling me not to give up. The next seven months will be interesting and rewarding. So I'm not giving up. Just going to place my hope and trust and my feelings in God. All this is for His glory.
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked is of little value. - Proverbs 10:20
