Tuesday

Had problems sleeping last night. Went to school with really swollen eyes today O.o Thankfully they subsided after a while.

God spoke to me (for the 3rd time this week - about abiding in Him, as the branches are in the Vine - read John 15) in chapel service today. While I was in chapel listening to the sermon, Rachel texted me a prayer - with the same words in it! The preacher also spoke of God's discipline in the strengthening of our characters - so that we will bear more fruit for Him.

Perhaps the pruning is starting to make more sense now. After all, the Vineyard keeper prunes the leafy branches off the grape tree - because it is not the green leaves that he's interested in cultivating - no matter how green... but the GRAPES. If a branch is full of green leaves, but bears no grapes, it is still not enough. And if a branch has borne a few fruits, he prunes it so that it would bear even more fruits.

Pruning hurts. It is often unwanted and it can be overwhelming at times - but we need to know that God can be trusted to prune just the right stuff off - so that we will bear just the best fruit - for His glory.

Anyway...

OT Survey II class under Dr. Vincent Ooi started today.

I really like it. Clear-cut, easy-to-follow, precise and yet substantial teaching. Plus he keeps classes so interesting that you won't fall asleep if you were really listening. Perfecto. What more could I ask for?

The weather's all cool and lovely today. Hopefully this means that the season is changing...

I've got a LOT of things on my to-do-list today. This is all I will blog about for now.