Secured Objective; Day223

2Ti 1:12  And for which I undergo these things: but I have no feeling of shame. For I have knowledge of him in whom I have faith, and I am certain that he is able to keep that which I have given into his care till that day.

2Ti 1:12  And this is why I am suffering as I do. Still I am not ashamed, for I know (perceive, have knowledge of, and am acquainted with) Him Whom I have believed (adhered to and trusted in and relied on), and I am [positively] persuaded that He is able to guard and keep that which has been entrusted to me and which I have committed [to Him] until that day.

When we go to war, our government has precise objective of what needs to happen.  Military leaders are well aware of the objective before they even send the first soldier into the battlefield.  We all know that whenever we engage ourselves into a war, winning is not assured.  No one is telling us that we are going to win and come out victorious.  In the Kingdom of God, it does not matter.  When we receive our marching orders and we are engaging in the enemy territory, we need not worry about how we are going to win the war.  Why?  Because the war was already won.  How? Christ already went to the cross and died for us and then rose again from the dead.  So many things happened when Jesus went to the cross and one relevance is we do not have to fight our battle.  He already did it for us.  So when we are in the midst of trouble, we need not worry about the certainty if we are going to make it through or not.  Our battlefield objective is secured.  We are already declared as winner.  Apostle Paul knows more about this.  When he wrote to Timothy, he knows that his sufferings were just temporary and even when it looks like he was defeated, he knows by heart that the things (his responsibilities) he was assigned to are going to get done.  So true with us.  When God gave us a special assignment, it is just a matter of executing the action plan.  We need not worry if we will succeed or not.  Why?  Because the Bible told us that He is the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end and when He start something, He will finish it.  What a promise!  For those who are reading this journal, God started a project on you.  Open your eyes and look around .. what signs you have around you.  Happy beginning and welcome to the Kingdom of God here on earth.  Such a pleasure to know that we do not have to wait for the end of our life to experience the benefits of the Kingdom.

It is 0827 in the morning here in Texas.  Our team is expected to leave Round Rock by 10am.  The clothes are still not packed.  Britta is still sleeping and the kids are still in bed.  Oh well, so much for the planning.  I calculated that if we leave by 10am, we will be in Florida by 6am Wednesday.  I will forget my calculation for now.  I don’t really care if we leave on time or not.  I have no precise objective other than testing my “away from home survival function” meaning “can I accomplish things away from home and live a normal life—meaning, can I still study the Bible, can I still write about what I’m reading, can I still pray for my friends, can I still ride my bike.  The rest of the things does not matter.

MIT (Most Important Task)
1. Depart for Florida
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0000,
0100,
0200,
0300, Sleep
0400, Sleep
0500, Sleep
0600, Sleep
0700, Breakfast; journal;
0800, Pack-Final
0900, Pre-Flight check
1000, Depart for Florida
1100, Driving
1200, Driving
1300, Driving
1400, Switch driver
1500, Rest
1600, Rest
1700, Rest
1800, Driving
1900, Driving
2000, Driving
2100, Rest
2200, Rest
2300, Rest
2400, Rest