A Pleasant Trip

My travel to Chennai two weeks ago was a very pleasant trip. According to my plan it should have been next month. But the Lord knew the best and I was "forced" to travel. Though initially very reluctant, but I gave circumstances the chance to proof if I should travel at all. The chances were, firstly, if I could get a confirmed train ticket. Surprisingly, within a three weeks time, I got confirmed tickets. And secondly, this travel should not coincide with any spiritual event. While going through my schedules and church calendar, everything fell in line. The two conditions were met. And it was thus planned.

Though it was summer season and my train was a SL Class(non-AC), nature cooperated with the itinerary. On the night I left New Delhi for Chennai, the weather was so pleasant and the path of the train journey had all experienced a cool rainfall. Physically, it was such a pleasant trip. Similar was the case on my return journey. In fact, I was sent off with a well wishing downpour from above.

Throughout the whole train journey, I enjoyed spending time with the Lord in prayer, a good physical rest too and much more, some solid time of pursuing the ministry books.  In fact, I had been longing for this for months as I was always busy at home and in the office. While on the journey back, apart from solid time spent with the Lord in prayer, I was on the same berth with a PhD IITian, a devout religious scholar. The Lord gave me wonderful opportunity to witness to him about the true and living God, the Lord Jesus Christ. I preached the gospel with my life changing testimony. And committed him to the Lord for the further follow up. At least, the seed was sown, only God will now have to cause the growth. Later, he was added into my special personal prayer list. To me, by faith, he is already my brother and a believer. Time will confirm; how, when and where, only God knows.

Besides accomplishing all the main objectives and beyond for the very purposes I visited Chennai, the Lord graced me to experience and enjoy Him in a very special way all throughout the journey. It was such a pleasant trip indeed, both in the physical realm and also in the spiritual realm.

God's plan and sovereign arrangements are always the best. No matter how odd and untimely it may seem to be in mere mortal eyes, His ways are always the best. And following Him as He leads the way is a pleasant life journey. 

Where Jesus is, there is joy and pleasure! A pleasant trip is a trip ordained and led by the Lord Jesus Christ!