Life Is Good

It's 4.50am, Saturday morning and I have just finished my sermon for Sunday. I am preaching at the two services in Hebron Chinese Alliance Church. I will sleep for four hours and then wake up to go to music rehearsal. Then I will have my music team over for lunch. Immediately after, I will be going to my good friend's 21st birthday party. The party will end close to midnight. Then I will go home and sleep for seven hours before waking up to preach at back-to-back services. After preaching, I will go to FCG leader's meeting, followed by music rehearsal, followed by Burwood at 5 service. After service is church dinner, followed by one final meeting for the Study Lounge. In total, I will have eleven hours of rest between now and the end of Sunday.

This year, I have worked harder than I have ever worked before and I have been more exhausted than I have ever been at any time in my life. This weekend is probably going to be the hardest I've had this year, but there have been a few similar to it.

But in all of this, I have experienced more joy in my life and in what I'm doing than I have ever experienced at any point in my life ever. I have loved every single minute of my life and I have considered that which I am working towards to be of more worth than any other pursuit I have ever endeavored.

I made a mistake this week with my time management and I'm paying for it, but I'm still so thankful for this moment.

I would like to declare that I've done more meaningful living this year than I've done at any point in my entire life.

Earlier this evening (I cannot believe it was almost eight hours ago), I shared with my Bible study group that to the degree that you throw yourself without abandon into a mission or goal that you consider of supreme worth, you will experience infinitely increasing joy. I testify with my life that this fact is true.