That’s how long it took for me to queue for a car licence renewal at Fish Hoek traffic department today. I bravely went off with the renewal notice and my ID. I did not take with me proof of address as I verified that with the traffic department last year. When I had been in the queue for 20 minutes, my courage began to wane! I called Mike who sent me a photo of the rates. I’m not sure if that would have worked. I got to the counter after about 48 minutes and the official looked me up on their system and there I was, in black and white, officially on their system. Four minutes later I walked out, licence disc in my hand!
Another sunny day in Cape Town. It drizzled a little for a few minutes this morning, but now the sun is shining and there are only a few grey clouds breaking up the expanse of blue sky. How badly we need rain. There’s nothing to see in the week ahead…
On the work front, today has actually been quite quiet. Monday, I got the major documentation complete and today finished off with the last one. I have only worked for 2 hours and 22 minutes. 🙂 Apart from the 52 minutes I spent at the traffic department, I walked with Riana for an hour and I spent some time cleaning my space. I sorted my clothes cupboard, cleaned my desk, did some shredding and recycling and now am feeling more organised.
Mike went to the driving range and on his return, we sat and chatted. Part of our conversation centered around seeing the bigger picture, which we so often miss. Time has to pass and as hindsight is 20-20, it’s easier to see God’s greater plan as we look back. One day we are going to die and we will enter a heavenly eternity where the landscape, the colour, nature, people and entire environment will be beyond anything we have every seen. The difference will like comparing life in the womb to living on earth. While in the womb, we had no idea of what life would be like when we got out.
Imagine no fear.
Imagine perfect love.
Imagine perfect peace.
Imagine perfect joy.
Imagine complete happiness.
Imagine perfection of everything that is around you.
Perfect relationships.
Perfect people.
Perfect comfort.
No decay.
No sadness.
No death.
And encompassing it all is the Person of the Lord Jesus Christ, Himself.
We can’t imagine how that will be.
But we know it will be glorious. Everything good and lovely and pure that we have experienced here magnified many times over into a realm far beyond our current understanding or comprehension.
We will also have new understanding. All the questions we may have here on earth will be answered.
No confusion. No pain. No conflict. No tears. No anxiety. No depression. No sickness. No suffering.
It’s gonna be good!
1 Corinthians 2:9
However, as it is written: “What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived” — the things God has prepared for those who love Him-–
Inconceivable. I’m journeying through this life with that destination in mind.
Back on earth, I’m thankful for spaghetti bolognaise for dinner.
#295 of my 1000 thanks is that Mike is cooking it!
These are the days!
Keep the smile going.
God bless you!
In His Grip,
Helga xx 🙂