the triune God

I trust in a triune God.

I trust the Father, believing that He has chosen me from before the foundations of the world; I trust Him to provide for me in providence, to teach me, to guide me, to correct me if need be, and to bring me home to His own house where there are many rooms.

I trust the Son. He is very God of very God--the man Christ Jesus. I trust in Him to take away all my sins by His own sacrifice and to clothe me with His perfect righteousness. I trust Him to be my Intercessor, to present my prayers and desires before His Father's throne, and I trust Him to be my Advocate at the last great day, to plead my cause, and to justify me.

I trust the Holy Spirit--He has begun to save me from my inbred sins; I trust Him to drive them all out; I trust Him to curb my temper, to subdue my will, to enlighten my understanding, to check my passions, to comfort my despondency, to help my weakness, to illuminate my darkness. I trust Him to dwell in me as my life, to reign in me as my King, to sanctify me completely, spirit, soul, and body, and then to take me up to dwell with the saints in light forever.

~Charles Spurgeon

tony

Tony is my first visually-impaired student.

I remember seeing him a couple years ago waiting in the music building for his class to begin. I had very little contact with him then because he's not enrolled in my class. He's my student this quarter. Today's the second session, which met in the library. Tony was a little late; it probably took him some time to feel his way with the walking stick from the music building to the library. Someone had to help him to find our room. When he arrived, another student sitting by the entrance quietly and courteously moved away to give Tony the seat.

After class Tony came up to ask me about the assignment due next week. Because of my lack of experience with disabled students, I might be more nervous answering him than he was asking me. But after 5 minutes of chatting, I was completely disarmed; Tony's no different than other bright students.

He's funny too. He sort of needed help to exit the room and the library. I learned from TV program that it's best to let the visually-impaired person hold your arm, and Tony asked if it's OK to hold mine. I said yes but also admitted quite frankly of my cluelessness how to do a good job. On the way back to the music building, I asked him how he could manage his classes (and I had in mind how he could manage my research techniques class that requires a lot of reading). He told me that his computer reads to him, and he wittily joked, "Don't worry. You'll get your homework!"

enjoying nature

It's rare that I am free on a Saturday, but I was today since I had cancelled my weekend work for a boat trip that I ended up not able to go. So there I went, Long Beach. It was not too long ago that I went there, but it was very long ago that I let my bare feet feel the sea.

大步laam過

Whew, mom's apartment manager is proceeding with our application of a live-in aide. The application process was interrupted as the manager claimed another violation of regulation by the caregiver was caught. The manager informed me to expect a letter and I understood it could be the letter of eviction of the caregiver. An inspector (sent by the manager) went to check out mom's unit and living environment, met both mom and the caregiver, then called my sister. Sister explained. Building inspector said he'll come to inspect on a monthly basis.

We take it as a good sign that the caregiver will not be kicked out immediately. I've put her on RED alert.

Thank God.

fervent no more

Fervent no more? It may not be a bad thing. 熱誠不再，不一定是壞事。

There are times that we are so full of zeal to start something but enthusiam gets zapped along the way. Obstacles could come from many fronts. The experience of serving in a church group seems no different, as the path is not guaranteed any smoother.

Dave Harvey in Rescuing Ambition notes that, "There are certain kinds of entrenched pride that only failure uproots."

Goals may be great esteem boosters and even solid guideposts, but they also tell us something about ourselves: they reflect desires. Sometimes goals revea a heart that understands God's Word and is ambitiously reaching for ways to glorify God. At other times, goals are a monument to an exaggerated self-assessment.

Harvey also acknowledges that failure could be due to other factors like misjudging something, stupidity, or other forms.

Fervent no more? Perhaps the zeal has been transformed.

fasting involving my iPad

On Mondays no checking email until 3pm.

On other days no checking email until after quiet time with the Lord.


[I'm really not sure if I can do it ....]

random thoughts

感冒病，咳得有D厲害, 要快D好番, 否則下周 boat trip 大家都受罪。

Mom's manager is having a problem with mom's caregiver, and she threatens to kick her out of the building. I'm trying to see what God wants us to do in the situation.

9／27第一堂課，2 units, that should be ok.

總之都喺要跟從主

Mom's caretaker told me that one time after mom woke up from her sleep, she said she had an inspiration. (Actually, caretaker said mom often says she has inspirations.) Mom couldn't remember the detail of the inspiration but she said,"總之都喺要跟從主" (I need to follow the Lord.)

Awesome.

感謝

曾經有個小兄弟提醒我過生日可以 say thanks to my parents. 今年早有預備、付諸行動，感謝在我出生的那一天努力的媽咪！

正 中 下 懷

。。。的 禮 物。。。 讚！