It's been a while between blog posts, of course. I've never been very regular with journals or blogs. I do enjoy writing them, but I always feel like I have other things that I need to do, so I end up pushing it to the end of my list of "to-do's." I will be attempting to update this more regularly, though.
So much has happened since my last post. I had a great and very difficult summer of camp. I got to see several students either return to Christ or begin to follow Him. I was so blessed by this time and I really saw the Lord using me. It's always encouraging to see the Lord working as you just take steps in faith. At times when I least expected to be ministering to a student, ministry just happened. One time, we just got out of worship and I had planned (haha... my plans...) to lead my church group to their room, pray for them and encourage them like we do every night. The Lord completely changed that plan.
Right after worship, there was a student who had all of these questions and one of the adults in his group was having a hard time answering them. I don't know what happened or how, but the Lord used me to speak truth to this student. This student had been heavily influenced by another faith and was trying to somehow figure out what he believed. He would not back down from a question until he got an answer that he was satisfied with. By satisfied, I mean that he felt like the answer made sense. I think the Spirit was working on his heart. We ended our conversation after an hour and I asked, "Can I pray for you?" He said, "Yeah, no one has ever prayed for me before." I was heart-broken. I wanted so much for this student to know Christ and to know the freedom of being a slave to Him (this may seem like an oxymoron, but His yoke is easy, and His burden is light. He is a perfect master). I found out the next morning that Christ had done a work in this student's life and that he was now following the Lord. PRAISE THE LORD! There is so much more background information about this student, but that's his story to share now and I hope he is proclaiming it!
Stories like these made the summer worth it. I have several more to share, but I'll save those for conversation pieces. I had a difficult summer overall, but a very blessed one still. I'm not sure if I'm cut out for camp, but I know that the Lord is doing some great things through it. If a fellow Christ-follower is thinking about serving at a camp, I recommend the experience to them. Be willing to allow the Lord to work through you and be ready for every opportunity. Who knows, camp might be something you want to do with your life.
Something else happened at camp this summer too. I got a boyfriend. Not just a boy who is a friend, for he was already that, but a boyfriend. He is a godly man who desires to know the Lord more. I admire his desire to make Christ known to others and to be pure in his faith. He was a good prayer partner for my last two weeks of camp and I saw the Lord answer his prayers for my students. The story above about one of my students is an example of such prayers being answered. I like him a lot and that's all I'll say for now.
As you can tell this was a very blessed summer and I learned a lot. I learned about reliance on the Lord in every moment. When we are sleep-deprived, hungry, sick, weak and ready for alone time, the Lord will still use us. We may not realize it in that moment, but it's interesting to see the Lord work His power through our weaknesses. I'm human, I cannot do it all, but the Lord empowers me and makes me His vessel to carryout His plans.
School begins this week. Probably another opportunity to learn something new about the Lord and about myself. I constantly find myself feeling like I know less and less about the Lord than I ever thought before. Does this make sense? As I learn more about the Lord, His infinite nature becomes more apparent. This may be one of those things that's better explained in person, so I wont waste the space confusing anyone who reads this. Good night!
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