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In case you think I'm going nuts, I just used "Caesar Cipher" to encrypt my title for fun. :)

Was reading on my way to office in the morning and in the chapter I was reading, the author said that,

"If we give up biblical principles for quick results or what seems to be an easy way out of problems, we lose the security of being anchored to the Word. This loss of security is, I believe, a primary cause for burnout in the ministry..."

The author urged the readers to never, Never, NEVER, neglect their own PERSONAL time with God. And the reason is simple, the Word is the only infallible thing in this world. And because it is reliable, it gives us the security that we need in this world. Ministry cannot be my primary source of security. If it is, I am bound for burnout when the going gets tough. God is soOoOooOoo wise, because He knows that I need to hear this.

To watch my own life
I was just talking to 2 different individuals over the past 2 days on the need for them to individually spend time reading God's Word consistently if they want to see certain breakthroughs in their lives and the Lord is now reminding me to watch my own personal time with Him and not neglect it. It would be extremely hypocritical if I tell others to do it while I don't.

To see that His Word really provides comfort and strength
And as I was having my quiet time today on 2 Thess 3:1-13, the verse that stood out was in verse 13, "As for you, brothers, do not grow weary in doing good." It has been very challenging, when I have to handle the different situations and problems that my students/volunteers were having. And I am practically thinking about how to solve those issues. The easy way out is to let that person be and give up on them. But what does God say? Do not grow weary in doing good! It is one thing to hear fellow colleagues comforting and suggesting ways to handle the issues but it is another to hear from the living God Himself that He is faithful and therefore I should not lose heart in doing what is right!

God is soOoOOooooOO timely. And He is, all the time, just that I may not be opening my eyes big enough to see His wonderful work in my life.