I do realize that most temptations come in the morning, right after I wake up...so I guess there's an even more urgent need to connect with God immediately after waking up, eh? I've been quite sloppy and keep delaying devotional time...so maybe I should get it back to the morning. Today, finally finished studying Psalm 20, and I absolutely love this verse:

Some trust in chariots, some in horses;
But we will remember the name of the Lord our God.

Interesting day it was. I did no work on the research the past week, kept delaying it and delaying it, just didn't want to do it. Still, I pray to God for His help, and even though I was lazy, He still came through. Once at school at around 9, I reluctantly started the research work, and started to realize something that I glanced over in the past. This led to a minor error which has made progress done in the past month or so meaningless. On one hand, that's disappointing; but on the other hand, I found something to talk about in the supervisor meeting. So yeah, there it is. Matroid class was boring as usual. Went to Costco with Li Zhen in the afternoon. We hit a minor traffic jam, but I was really calm, and thanking God that He really gave me patience. When we return, however, we see that the other side of the highway was jammed like crazy because of an accident. Then I was thanking God for the impeccable timing that avoided this huge jam. Also thankful that He didn't put me through this test of extreme patience. The evening was spent on puzzles and sleep...didn't really want to do any work, despite the looming assignment and project deadlines...

I'm grateful to God for...

• saving me from a possibly disasterous supervisor meeting despite my extreme procrastination;
• the timing of the trip to Costco that avoided a massive traffic jam;
• a good friend in Li Zhen;
• being such a personal King, One who answers us, defends us, helps us, strengthens us, remembers us, and accepts us; and
• humbling me in realizing that so many brothers and sisters are praying for me.