I remember during the family trip that I wrote down something like, "so many things can be accomplished in just one day..." And yet, I did so little today... Woke up late, did laundry, sleep, invite Chen Jie over for games and dinner, evening Bible study, and that's about it... Meanwhile, a ton of work is left to do... No, doing puzzles shouldn't be considered work...

Random notes...

• I'm starting to wonder about the merits of having a spiritually-related event to go to every single evening of the week. On one hand, I get tired very quickly. On the other hand, it keeps my mind off the useless or sinful stuffs...sort of...
• There was a mysterious phone call from Mutao this morning...and really, I have no idea what to say.
• I'm rethinking the lessons that God taught me just this year...things about denying myself, be thankful in everything, trust, faith, living sacrifice, and much more...and I'm feeling really empty right now, having put almost none of these into practice these days. Sigh..."But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was." Yup, that sounds just like me...
• Yes, I do play the same 20 worship songs in the car and in the mPod at home over and over again, always in shuffle mode, of course. Somehow, I haven't gotten tired of them yet...and I have no desire to listen to other things, which is kind of strange.
• I'm also thinking about the subject of joy. I studied the origin of the phrase "the joy of the Lord is your strength" before. But now, I'm thinking about Paul's command to "rejoice always," which seems to be in an apparent contradiction with the Biblical teaching to mourn for our sins, and "rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep." I'm confused. I'm definitely a person with very little joy in my life, though...

I'm grateful to God for...

• helping me answer Graeme's email questions;
• the time spent with Chen Jie to alleviate the emptyness of the day;
• the Bible study this evening which challenges me to rethink about a life of devotion to God;
• Harry, who apparently decided to commit his life to Christ on Saturday; and
• giving me some time to think over these spiritual questions...