Decking and discernment

This week I have been mostly painting our decking by hand, with treatment oil.

The above was Monday's effort. Then with yesterday's work, I'm really nearly there. Huge sense of achievement (although I smelt of decking oil!)

And the crazy thing is that yesterday as I painted, God started to speak to me through what I was doing. Not audibly - and no the paint fumes weren't going to my head (to my knowledge) - but He left me in no doubt by day's end that it was none other than His still, small voice. More on that another time perhaps.