Friday, June 20, 2008
Anticipation!!!!!
It is now 12:34 pm on Friday, June 20th, 2008. In 24 hours I, along with 11 amazing students and 3 other adult leaders, will be in San Salvador, El Salvador. How cool is that. I am so PUMPED!!! Be in prayer for our team. I know that God is going to do something amazing in the lives of our teenagers. Heck, I know that God is going to do something incredible in the lives of the adult leaders, as well (that's me included). UNITE has just been so blessed! I know that God has some awesome things in store for us this summer. Lets keep moving forward!
Thursday, June 12, 2008
That Moment!
This past Sunday, one of our graduating students brought a message to the group about worship. What a fantastic job, Elissa.
What was that key moment that let you know that God was speaking to us as a group? It was "that moment"! This is the moment when the message goes from food for thought to a tug on your heart for change. After Elissa spoke on worship and how God blesses us when we continually worship Him whether we feel like it or not, Tamar led the group in one more worship song. That moment for me was just after the song as I was about to pray a blessing over the group and wrap up the evening, I was just in awe of how God showed up. It wasn't about people rising up and walking that had been lame, or mouths being opened that had been mute. It was truly about God speaking to hearts, drawing His children closer to Himself. God cares about our smallest needs and desires. God knows about our deepest worries and fears. We don't need to wait until a retreat or missions trip to come expecting God to show up. God wants us to walk with Him. We need to realize that in everything we do we should try our best to worship God in it. Will we ever be perfect enough to get it right all of the time? Heck NO! But God knows when we are going to Him with our whole heart, or when we just come with a bunch of excuses. I have been in both places, and I must tell you, it's an awesome ride when you run towards God WHOLE heartedly!
What was that key moment that let you know that God was speaking to us as a group? It was "that moment"! This is the moment when the message goes from food for thought to a tug on your heart for change. After Elissa spoke on worship and how God blesses us when we continually worship Him whether we feel like it or not, Tamar led the group in one more worship song. That moment for me was just after the song as I was about to pray a blessing over the group and wrap up the evening, I was just in awe of how God showed up. It wasn't about people rising up and walking that had been lame, or mouths being opened that had been mute. It was truly about God speaking to hearts, drawing His children closer to Himself. God cares about our smallest needs and desires. God knows about our deepest worries and fears. We don't need to wait until a retreat or missions trip to come expecting God to show up. God wants us to walk with Him. We need to realize that in everything we do we should try our best to worship God in it. Will we ever be perfect enough to get it right all of the time? Heck NO! But God knows when we are going to Him with our whole heart, or when we just come with a bunch of excuses. I have been in both places, and I must tell you, it's an awesome ride when you run towards God WHOLE heartedly!
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