Hey peepz.

can't stand that word - peepz. hahaha. peepz peepz peepz peepz peepz.

I finished army today! what a day, to go to camp without needing to report to anyone. no need to fall in with the rest. no need to do training, no work, no need to eat cookhouse food cos can eat outside, haha. no need to change into uniform, can wear outside clothes. no need to tuck in shirt. the sense of freedom was surreal. i still don't feel like i'm completely out. still sinking in. haha.

but there's no better freedom than the freedom found in God. when i surrender myself, all my wants and wishes and desires to a God who knows better, the joy from God is the sweetest ever. God rocks.

anyway i'm very glad to see david tan join us again yesterday. and si li coming for the first time. i hope they had a meaningful time, let's welcome them with open oak arms. oapen arms. oakpen arms. we're a big oak family.

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My aspiration. when i was in sec 1 i wanted to be a gymnast. hey. stop laughing.

when i was sec 2 to sec 3 i wanted to be a soccer player.

i have really grand aspirations as you can see.


now i'm gonna study economics at NUS. so going into finance and all that. not that i really like it, but i want to get into the real world, where businesses and money are, and shine God's light there. i want people to know there's something bigger than money and riches and losses. i want to understand people's biggest concerns, so i can relate God's truth to them better. and most people are concerned about money. you would be concerned too, when you leave school.

maybe that sounds like i think i can be some Jesus. i just felt convicted that, sometimes people think that the darkest place on earth is some remote place in africa, some poor people, some tribe. that's true. but there are equally dark places where money is plentiful. the devil knows well how to use money to get a hold on people. he has been using it since judas the iscariot. remember how he betrayed Jesus out of his love for money?

when God's light shines, suddenly the materially poor feel rich, the materially rich feel poor. suddenly money becomes the least important thing. my heart was warmed when glenn lim shared that day about how he gave up a 5-figure job offer because he knew it wasn't God's will. when you love God so much, it's difficult for the devil to move you. but man, the devil comes in harder. i don't know if i'd be able to resist a 5-figure if God says no.


the devil never takes a break in trying to defeat me
i will not take a break in loving and serving the God who died for me


Ryan