Ahh... God is so so loving. :)
Woke up about 5ish in pain; my stomach was hurting and it's the kind that bites your inner upper abdomen - gastric. I hadn't had it for 2 years now, it used to be a chronic problem and everytime I skipped a meal the post-meal effects would be horrendous. Ever since I started fasting (for reasons not related to gastric problems) God took the problem away.. and it was really quite miraculous because I'd fast from 12am to 5pm without any problems. So anyway, I woke up today with pain.. and hoped it would go away. Tossed and turned, still in pain, got out of bed at 730am to take pu3 ji4 wan2. Tried to sleep, but it was really superficial, and then I got out of bed proper at about 10. My first thoughts were, "wow, thank You Father, I said I needed time to do my work and now I've got so much time since I'm too ill to go for my appointments in the day!" but it kinda got worse and soon I was cringing quite a bit at the pain.
You know at times like this you really miss home...
Had no idea what I could eat - felt like retching all the time and I really had no appetite for anything although I could sense hunger pangs. Cooked myself some porridge and waited for dear Ailin to bring my Marmite back. So my first meal was about 2ish, during which mommy!! called and asked how I was doing. Uncanny! We hav some weird telepathy that rests in God... she always calls when I'm feeling unwell when I don't have to tell her anything. Thank you God :) So we talked abit, and prayed a while... was encouraged. Resumed eating after that. The porridge gave me a bit of a sugar boost, which wore off quite quickly and at about 4 I started to feel colder and weaker. My head just weighed a ton, and the monster in my stomach was still biting away. Earlier in the day I was just hoping for juice, because I thought it would provide the sugar I need, and it's easily digested. When I was just moping about in front of my readings (which I obviously had no heart to read!), Heng Chin came into my room with a warm cup of barley and a bag containing an orange, muffin and a lil carton of apple juice! Ahh!! How sweet is that!! Perfectly, perfectly God's timing. It's incredible how He always does these things... awww, God, You're so lovely. :) Heng Chin's so wonderfully lovely too! Ah.. so blessed..
Yes, still learning a lesson (I learn slow) of TAKING CARE OF MYSELF. Bwah... always, always, whenever I fall sick the things I have to miss would be church camps, bible studies, prayer meetings, MINISTRY. I never learn! I never learn that I've to take care of myself for the sake of God's work, and I always think myself invincible when I'm far from healthy. God humble and teach me...
Oh wells. 'Behold how good and pleasant it is, for SISTERS to dwell together". :) Literally!
