August 23 - 9:35am
Sometimes I wish I could record my thoughts. When you have a great interaction with God and break down in tears and pray from the depths of a contrite heart, hiding nothing and being so much more real than ever. But then after you might not be able to write it down and the moment is lost.
A lot of the context of the songs we just sang in session were about how Jesus is enough, I'm going to give up my life, take me where you'd have me, all I have is yours. Songs like these provoke my soul because they are so difficult to say sincerely sometimes. If you are not all in, these words are so painful to say. How can you say "I love you" and then not care at all about God and the desires He has expressed to you? When hypocrisy is pointed out to you by a Spirit conviction, it is painful. So I was led to pray; for myself and all the others in the room as we think of faith barriers to break and trust God with more. May He truly be blessed by them. May the lyrics o those songs truly be prayers of our hearts; a reflection true and pure of our lives found in Christ alone.
Anyway, I say that after a great last session. KM reminding us of the greatness of Christ and our call to be on mission with Him and others; to be on commission. And a story of a challenge to share with each of your classmates leading to the life of a guyhere being born into a Christ-loving family. And a rebuke of how so many others are living lives sold out to such weak causes; 55000$ Potato salad yo. This all after a crazy day.
Outdoor showers are refreshing.
Discipleship is key.
You cannot solve inner spiritual issues by external means.
Renegade team = BEAST MODE!
Cheetos + Shaving cream win
Events are complex
Catching snakes + toads; AMAZING.
Canoeing + sunscreen = not as much sunburn.
Archery -- Everything I ever dreamed. Finally.
Summit is a blast. Truly lifelong friendships right here. It's a little odd being distant though. I like it because there's no responsability. I don't need to stay in each of their lives, but the negative is I can't even if I tried. I like making new friends with Christians. We are a family and the unity in the Spirit is actually awesome.
Also, I think I just got a crush on a girl, but we'll see if God brings us together again. I read an article once; I shouldn't get her heart involved in some thing I'm not going to seriously pursue right now.
Anyways again, #Colossiansfordays. Worldly principles, include religion? 2v16-23 seems to say so. Jewish laws, a shadow. Christ, substance. Growth comes from God. Regulations--human precepts and teachings--appear wise, but have no value in stopping the indulgence of the flesh, again seems like chapter 3 of OS+T. Only by the Spirit can we truly live and overcome sin and temptation, and only in Christ are we truly free.
But secondly, even if elemental spirits of the world include my wrong belief thoughts, in Christ I died to them, or should have, or now can. Freed in Christ to live out faith in love, to love by faith.
Idk what I'm gonna do tonight, well, stars, but otherwise. I don't belong here. Haha
May Christ continue to sanctify me and circumcise flesh from my heart; may I be always in the Spirit and in full accord with my brothers and sisters in Christ; may He be fully glorified and I delighting in Him.
Amen
D.Fa
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