verses read: Daniel 4:19-37, Proverbs 11:6
prayer: 30 minutes
Daniel goes on to interpret the dream for King Nebuchadnezzar; and says that the tree represents the king. And God will cause the king to lose (basically) his mental faculties. He will wander the land like a wild animal but after 7 years, he will be restored. All that happens; and King Nebuchadnezzar is restored when he acknowledges the King of Heaven over himself.
Yesterday was a very mixed day. When you are faced with temptations it is very difficult to overcome; on one hand you feel very satisfied; but you lay 2 bricks by that very same measure. But on the complete reverse side, managed to get a whole lot of administrative stuff done, including a 16-page document for TOFU; printed out 213 A5 pages of a new songbook and 20 pages of the hardcopy version of this online journal. On top of that, managed to tie down more stuff for AnnTiC.
Today, well, going to Sentosa, gate crashing the Sunday School camp! Actually, going there to take the pictures that I wanted to take last week. It's raining now, but I have faith that God will provide nice hot sunshine later. I think after that I will go down to city music; I might as well just get the XT Live, call it giving into temptation again! But this one burns a hole in your pocket instead, but then again I know I won't be happy till I get it, so just get it!
But the day so far have been very sombre. I know this post is posted at 9.15am, but that doesn't mean I didn't get up at 6am. I did, way earlier in fact. To answer the call of nature; but then again, maybe it wasn't nature. Didn't feel like getting out of bed despite the pain in my stomach, but God said loud and clear, "Go! I got something to tell you." So I went. And while sitting down in the toilet, God said He will give me a dream. I've not dreamt in days. But I went back to bed (at exactly 6am) and I did indeed dreamt of something.
I saw an alternate present; a present which is the result me giving in to temptation two and a half months ago. It was quite scary, even though the circumstance was supposed to be full of joy. I don't know what it means, but I will pray for wisdom to understand it. I pray it is not another message that I've to give to someone else, I don't think I can go through that again. But well, like what king Nebuchadnezzar said:
All the peoples of the earth are regarded as nothing. He does as he pleases with the powers of heaven and the peoples of the earth. No one can hold back his hand or say to him: "What have you done?" - Daniel 4:35
I cannot claim to understand the ways to God. All I know is that His ways are higher than mine. Once again, the following proverb makes full sense even for the situation I'm in now. Quite amazing, since everything I've been reading them almost in order.
The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires. - Proverbs 11:6
