This summer has been filled with more blessings from the Lord than I saw coming. It is such a privilege to serve our God and this August I got to serve with the High School youth group that the Lord saved me in. How wonderful it was to be there with high school girls ministering to their hearts and souls. It was not too long ago that I was there in their shoes with the battle of trying to fit in, yet seeing that God had a greater calling for my life. Being there with the girls was a good reminder of how on fire I was for the Lord as a teenager, and this reminder made me all the more thankful for the suffering and trial I went through during that time that caused me to want to live my whole life for Jesus and no one else. Praise the Lord for His faithfulness to increase our perseverance!
The theme of camp was being a doer of His Word, not just a hearer. Kill apathy, it is such a waste to hear and have it go in one ear and out the other. My prayer for the kids was that what would go in their ears this weekend would penetrate their hearts and turn their faith into action.
Session 1: Where am I building my house? On a rock? Or on sand? If it is on a rock the foundation is strong and the house shall stand, but if it is on the sand, then it will crumble to the ground. Trust in God and I am building my house on the rock, but if I trust in man, I am building my house on the sand.
Session 2: Don’t just audit! We are saved by grace through faith, but works is a demonstration of that faith. Performing works does not save, but it glorifies our Father in Heaven.
Session 3: Do not be ashamed of the Gospel, stand firm, and be a light in the world!
Girls Devotion Time: Spending time with the Lord is like filling up the cup and our service to God is an outpour of that time spent with the Lord in His Word. Without that time in God’s word and with the strength in our flesh, it will be difficult to serve the Lord, or if we do, it can be in vain, in our own strength, or to impress man and appear to be spiritual. The perquisite to being a doer: making sure that you are nurturing your personal relationship with the Lord and that can be done by: reading His Word, praying, meditating on His Word, and Memorizing His Word. Write God’s Word on your heart, because it is the lamp unto our feet and the light unto our path.
Overall, the weekend went well. We had much time at the beach to play on the sand, in the water, and under the sun. We got to go bowling, we got to play music, sing songs, throw footballs, eat together, sleep in tents, and encourage each other!
Personal Lesson: One of the nights in our tent, we were talking about versus in the New Testament commanding us to love others as Christ loves us. I got to thinking about the fact that Christ died for us, and I should be willing to die for others. We were informed that the camper next to our site housed a pedophile. We were encouraged to move our site, since we had many teenagers, but we did not want to frighten the kids, so we spent some time praying for God’s protection and we decided to stay on our site. At night after our discussion when all of us girls laid our heads down to sleep I started to think about the situation. If our tent had a threat from an intruder, would I be willing to put myself before all the girls in harms way out of love? Do I love these girls in a way that I would be willing to die for them? Throughout the night when I would hear foot steps or noises, versus that command us to love others more than ourselves came to mind. It turned out that God protected us over the weekend. The foot steps that I would hear outside our tent turned out to be the boys playing a practical joke; Zip Tying our tents so we couldn’t get out. I laugh at the reality that was really happening! I am glad that it was just the boys, but I do not want to forget about the questions that came to mind that night. Do I love others so much, that I would be willing to die for them?
I hope to make being a part of this camp a tradition!
The theme of camp was being a doer of His Word, not just a hearer. Kill apathy, it is such a waste to hear and have it go in one ear and out the other. My prayer for the kids was that what would go in their ears this weekend would penetrate their hearts and turn their faith into action.
Session 1: Where am I building my house? On a rock? Or on sand? If it is on a rock the foundation is strong and the house shall stand, but if it is on the sand, then it will crumble to the ground. Trust in God and I am building my house on the rock, but if I trust in man, I am building my house on the sand.
Session 2: Don’t just audit! We are saved by grace through faith, but works is a demonstration of that faith. Performing works does not save, but it glorifies our Father in Heaven.
Session 3: Do not be ashamed of the Gospel, stand firm, and be a light in the world!
Girls Devotion Time: Spending time with the Lord is like filling up the cup and our service to God is an outpour of that time spent with the Lord in His Word. Without that time in God’s word and with the strength in our flesh, it will be difficult to serve the Lord, or if we do, it can be in vain, in our own strength, or to impress man and appear to be spiritual. The perquisite to being a doer: making sure that you are nurturing your personal relationship with the Lord and that can be done by: reading His Word, praying, meditating on His Word, and Memorizing His Word. Write God’s Word on your heart, because it is the lamp unto our feet and the light unto our path.
Overall, the weekend went well. We had much time at the beach to play on the sand, in the water, and under the sun. We got to go bowling, we got to play music, sing songs, throw footballs, eat together, sleep in tents, and encourage each other!
Personal Lesson: One of the nights in our tent, we were talking about versus in the New Testament commanding us to love others as Christ loves us. I got to thinking about the fact that Christ died for us, and I should be willing to die for others. We were informed that the camper next to our site housed a pedophile. We were encouraged to move our site, since we had many teenagers, but we did not want to frighten the kids, so we spent some time praying for God’s protection and we decided to stay on our site. At night after our discussion when all of us girls laid our heads down to sleep I started to think about the situation. If our tent had a threat from an intruder, would I be willing to put myself before all the girls in harms way out of love? Do I love these girls in a way that I would be willing to die for them? Throughout the night when I would hear foot steps or noises, versus that command us to love others more than ourselves came to mind. It turned out that God protected us over the weekend. The foot steps that I would hear outside our tent turned out to be the boys playing a practical joke; Zip Tying our tents so we couldn’t get out. I laugh at the reality that was really happening! I am glad that it was just the boys, but I do not want to forget about the questions that came to mind that night. Do I love others so much, that I would be willing to die for them?
I hope to make being a part of this camp a tradition!
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