Varied feelings and emotions for this.
To start off with there is just this slight disappointment as my parents will not be able to make it for this parade. (Going China to visit relatives)
Although its kinda fast how these 9 weeks has passed, there is still this sense of accomplishment that I would like to share with my family and friends.
No doubt there is surely a growth in mental and physically strength, I still see myself drawing my strength from God for quite a number of occasions. Army is a time I really spend "quiet time" with God every night.
Looking back, I think I could have suffered very badly inside army with my ill-discipline and lack of perseverance. To me that is somewhat mentally weak, the desire to just fall out and sloth off when the going gets tough comes too easily.
Yet from the very start, with God leading me, I have tried my best as often as possible, failing only on the issue of alertness and vigilance.
Happy in a sense for the short break coming ahead. Sometimes the restriction of freedom and the military lifestyle really makes me disorientated and disjointed from the people and life outside.
The passage from youth to adulthood proves to be a trying time for the Christian walk, that I have come to understand and acknowledged. Even for me I see myself slowly drifting off from people in Church. I personally also know so many Christians stop going to Churches during this transition age. Not that I can understand what may be the cause(s).
Living a Christian life while you are still under the very wings of your parents, compared with living life under God's invisible wings. It takes faith and faith must be built up. Remember Romans 10:17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Practical Christian living or applying God's word in its very essence has to be done, one step at a time. I realized the bible contain such a wealth of information on how to live life on earth that is glorifying and well pleasing to God.
Proverbs 4:23 Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life.
My prayer goes out to many of the people going through this transition age from dependency to self-reliance. Draw strength from God with the assurance from His word.
Ending this, Thank You God for leading me through this quite trying time in army inside palau tekong.
Psalm62:6-7
6 He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be moved. 7 In God is my salvation and my glory; The rock of my strength, And my refuge, is in God.
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