I drove two couples to two different morning services. Nap in the afternoon. Helped David move his stuffs. Drove mom back. Evening prayer meeting. I'm so tired... Meanwhile, still no progress on research, and the dreaded supervisor meeting is tomorrow...

Random notes...

• I was just writing about the lesson about getting God's approval in serving Him, and I was tested on it a bit harshly today... The basic story is, Laura said that someone in my group thought the Bible study was boring, and she moved him to another group. Initially I felt quite offended and angry, then depressed, and prayed hard about it. Soon afterwards, I was calmed down and realize that I shouldn't be bothered by this kind of stuff because I served God to please God, not to please men (something I remember learning so long ago...). Of course there's a balancing act in there in the sense that I cannot totally ignore what people say, or I would be ineffective...but I shouldn't judge myself based on other people's reactions. Anyway, I now feel ok with the situation, and pray that God will continue to help me in serving Him.
• Another note about yesterday's Bible study...I'm just thankful that God put me in a group of all Christians. Hearing about how the non-Christians in another group raised questions, I realize that I have no ability to handle this kind of situations. They were being put in the right group, a group that had people who are much more passionate and knowledgable and intelligent than me.
• About the prayer meeting...on one hand, it's good to have this time of fellowship with Wilfred; on the other hand, only two people?! I had a choice between watching The Amazing Race and going to the prayer meeting, and it was an easy decision to go to the meeting. But two people?! Alright, so Christ said that if two or three people gather in His name, He will be there. But this lack of interest for the meeting is still quite disheartening...
• I have to say that I'm quite spiritually frustrated... I think I wasn't even remotely close to worshipping God in the two services. I sing the song, but I don't think my heart meant it. I listen to sermons, but they don't sink in. I tried to pray, but didn't know how, even during the prayer meeting. I think part of it was that I was burdened with a lot of earthly things...
• Of the five things that I listed about things to do this weekend two posts ago, I've done two. That's...pretty depressing.

I'm grateful to God for...

• leading me out of the depressing situation;
• time of interaction and fellowship with Wilfred in the prayer meeting;
• the patience He gave me in waiting for David and Betty;
• bringing David Betty Kai Sophie to church today; and
• having mom here to clean and cook.