First post! Woo-hoo! So I'm not so sure if I'm going to like this or not. I'm not even sure what I'll be blogging about. Any suggestions? I am just glad that after weeks of trying, I've finally figured it all out. Yea! Okay I know what I'll start with. My winter camp story.
So, I was just at Winter camp with my youth group. We were supposed to go skiing, but we didn't. This was really upsetting to me at first. It was all I thought about and I was just an absolute mess. I couldn't get over the fact that they had promised us skiing and now we weren't going. So my attitude was sour. We had worship the first night then went to bed. The next day, we went tubing and ate the nasty camp food and just hung out in general. That night was incredible... or it was for everyone else anyways. I was still sour and just kind of stood back. Brittany has been having on and off stomach pains for a while now, and they came back that night, but super intense. These weren't just stomach pains, they had put her in the hospital. This nighgt they were so excrutiating (sp?) that she had been screaming during worship and had been oppressed. The leaders drug her out and prayed over her. Before long, she came in laughing with the joy of the lord. It was amazing how God came through. The next day I spent most of the day with Laura, Ashley Townsley, and Emily making a testimony book for the winter retreat. It was super fun and I really enjoyed their company. That night we went to service again. At the begininng I was till pretty sour. I just stood there and sung the songs like I had before. Lauren Agee began to have the same stomach pains Brittany had the night before. An attack from the devil? Quite probable. Laura told me to grab Elisabeth, so I did. Then, Todd came up and told us that the devil was looking to attack those weak in faith and we needed to get right with God. At that instance I realized something I hadn't realized earlier, I wasn't right with God. Not only was this sour "no skiing" attitude hanging over me, but I had a lot of other junk in my life, too. I hadn't picked up my bible in weeks, I had been listening to the wrong type of music, watching the wrong t.v. shows, and texting the wrong people. I had even started playing this video game, Zombies, which wasn't bad in itself, but I was becoming adictted. All in all, I wasn't where I was supposed to be. I asked Todd to pray for me. After he finished, I saw an image of God and his arms were wide open as if waiting for a hug. Then it was like I ran into them full speed. I immediately felt freedom and forgiveness rush over me. It was absolutely amazing. The rest of the night I spent just worshipping and thanking God. It's going to be a struggle, and I know I'm going to stumble, but I'm commited to keeping my life in the right spot this time.
That's my story! Other than that wonderful experience, I've had lots going on. I baby-sat on tuesday night for a precious baby girl and then for most of the day on Wednesday for 4 absolutely adorable kiddos. My Grandpa has been here since Monday. Actually, right after 3 hours in the car on the way home from camp, I spent another 2-3 to pick him up from Denver. Now, I'm working on an 8 page paper. More on that and the rest of my Spring break later.
