Contributed by Darren Lim • May 5, 2026

It is 10:30pm. I find myself pondering on the sermon with my heavy head resting in the stillness of the darkness. Jemima said something that struck a chord: “Our strength may be finite, but to those who have no might, He increases their strength”.

Those words, echoing Isaiah 40: 28-29, felt like a salve to my soul and spoke into my present situation. My boss is scheduled to undergo an operation on Monday and it is with dread in my heart that I stare into the darkness of night as the dawn of tomorrow inches ever so closer. While I continue to pray for his speedy recovery and we are all hopeful that he will be up and about in a week’s time, it is more likely that I will need to stand-in for much longer.

There are several critical items looming around the corner and pending for my decision as his delegate. The irreversible nature of these decisions feels like a mountain I cannot climb. But I am learning that I don’t have to carry the weight of the summit while I am still in the valley.

As the dawn of tomorrow inches closer, I choose to rest in the truth that the outcome does not rest solely on my shoulders but in the hands of the One who holds the stars and the details of my office alike. I will step into tomorrow knowing that His grace is sufficient for every decision. God has placed me here for His purpose. He is near, He will never leave nor forsake me.

I look toward Monday not with a self-assured confidence in my own expertise but with a quiet trust in the perfect plans of Jesus. I can draw from Jesus His perfect peace that surpasses all understanding. His power is made perfect in my weakness and His peace is the final word.

“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.” (John 14:27)