What a time it has been since I have written my last blog. The resit of my internship cost me so much energy and focus that I couldn’t find the time to sit and write in peace. I had a goal and set my complete focus on it, and fortunately with success. During this time I felt so blessed with the phenomenal weather of the past weeks. It gave me and millions of others a great time and energy boost, sometimes much needed. After my first internship eastern came and brought some much appreciated free days. The sun was at his best and family and friends made it a great time. Then I shifted to a new internship at a secondary school. The first week went very fast and had some rare moments in it. One of them was a stunt of the pupils that graduate this year, as they turned the school upside down into a major disco and preformed a very Dutch bollonese, trying to break the national record (without succeeding). It was a good way of ending the season both for them as for all the others that have a one week vacation.
The last week before going to Sweden is always a strange week for me, as my soul burns with excitement but my spirit leads in a controlled mode of waiting. This mixture causes my focuses to be a little out of balance sometime, resulting in the lack of power and motivation to perform at the best of my abilities. I am just grateful that God leads and forms me through all these things, being patient with me as I walk the way. He always gives me so much peace through which me spirit keeps in control over feelings, reminding me that His burden is easy, His yoke light and He will never give too much to carry and supplies all that is needed to walk the way.
Today I read these beautiful words in 1 Kings about the splendor and wisdom of Solomon.
1 Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with hard questions. 2 She came to Jerusalem with a very great retinue, with camels that bore spices, very much gold, and precious stones; and when she came to Solomon, she spoke with him about all that was in her heart. 3 So Solomon answered all her questions; there was nothing so difficult for the king that he could not explain it to her. 4 And when the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built, 5 the food on his table, the seating of his servants, the service of his waiters and their apparel, his cupbearers, and his entryway by which he went up to the house of the LORD, there was no more spirit in her. 6 Then she said to the king: “It was a true report which I heard in my own land about your words and your wisdom. 7 However I did not believe the words until I came and saw with my own eyes; and indeed the half was not told me. Your wisdom and prosperity exceed the fame of which I heard. 8 Happy are your men and happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom! 9 Blessed be the LORD your God, who delighted in you, setting you on the throne of Israel! Because the LORD has loved Israel forever, therefore He made you king, to do justice and righteousness.”
I find this an amazing story! And how amazing it must have been! It shows again the exceeding blessings that Wisdom brings. But in the story one sentence really captured my attention, as queen Sheba talks about the men and servants of Solomon: 8 Happy are your men and happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom!
It took me, and captured my heart as I thought about the joy we have as servants of Christ Jesus, being given the right to stand before Him and hear His wisdom. Truly this is a thing to be happy about! And there is much more to say about this, but I just wanted to share the thought, and hopefully it gives you the same excitement and joy as it gave me!
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