A Perfect Day

6/13/2024

I didn't realize that today is The Perfect Day until I was in the middle of the lunch with my friend A. A and I tried to get together since my birthday last year. We past her birthday and entered a new year... finally, on our dear friend Harry's birthday in 2024, we got together for lunch. A surprised me by paying my lunch and encouraging me for my recent struggles. God used her to encouraged me greatly. This lunch made me realize that this is one of those perfect days and it is probably "the perfect day" since the very beginning! I am just so thankful for God's amazing encouragements to me today!! I want to record today.

7:00 Waking up and all the daily routines

i woke up a little past 6 but I didn't get up right away. In recent months, I stayed on the bed talking to God after I woke up almost every morning. I laid down on the bed for quite some time until I was satisfied with my conversations with the triune God. I asked for healing, thoughts for different tasks ahead... I realized that today is Harry's birthday here and I almost passed the right time.

One significant thing about my daily routine was that my internal / visceral fat remains 3.0 for the second day today. This is significant because it has been so hard for me to get down to 3.0 since the COVID...

Harry's birthday - isn't it the perfect day to have all these realizations about sin, flesh, and Your redemption, my Father in Heaven!

7:35

The online conversations with B started at this time. B started to talk to me again because of the coming court appointment. This morning I realized why God allowed us to be in the heat waiting for more than 4.5 hours last Friday (6/7/2024).  I said to B:

I just read the book of Job and I have similar questions for God. Even Michelle told me - it's not fair. Yes, what happened to Job was really not fair. However, God generously restored him in the end. God allowed me to be in that dangerous situation for His good reason - is really from God or from us? Yes, that's exactly right - we are the ones who put ourselves in the dangerous situation, but God is the one who allowed it to happen. Why? That's exactly because He loves us. For my situation, He allowed it to happen so that I can understand His word better. Really? Is it worthy? Yes, it's totally worth it. I have been in this disciple training for almost a month in the Chinese church and the 3rd talk about sin and flesh is hard for me to have a deep understanding. I think that I am self-righteous and don't see a lot of sin nor flesh stuff in my own life. God just wants to show me that it's not the case. It's his grace and love help me through this tough and even dangerous bus-waiting condition.

His grace was indeed sufficient for me.

This bus-waiting situation was the metaphor God gave me.

8:21

Friend C texted the group that she got the cultural pass - 

8:29

Friend D texted me that she was looking into book a flight to Tucson and asked me about my schedule in the fall.

8:30 -11:00

11:20 - 2:00 pm lunch

2:30 pm Costco

4:45 pm picking up Michelle at Kidco

Ending of the day