Good morning/afternoon/evening girls!!!
Most all of you girls attended "Summit Lake" (Fall Retreat) this past weekend. Our theme was "Awaken," and Lane did a wonderful job speaking about the idols in our lives that we need to get rid of in order to allow Christ to work in our lives.
I am so encouraged by reading all of your "notes" on facebook, seeing pictures from the weekend, and uplifting comments to one another. These very things are called fellowship with other believers! Isn't is wonderful to know you can trust your Christian friends to pray for you, listen, and encourage you?
Something I want to encourage you all in quickly, is not to lose this excitement of what the Lord spoke to you about this past weekend! Many of you were sad the weekend was over because of the amazing things God spoke to you about and how He worked in your lives . . .but see, this is where you put what you learned to action. I know many of you are facing difficult times right now; hard times in school, difficult family situations, acceptance of friends, self-acceptance, and so forth. Take what you learned this weekend, and apply it today! As you walk into the halls of your school, remember how evident the Lord was to you this weekend.
What idols in your life did you do away with? Were you able to recognize them? I want to encourage you today to be the light of Christ to your fellow students at school today who may not know the God we know. I am praying for you each by name.
Here is a scripture passage for you to read: 1 John 1: 5-10
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Hey, Staci! Thank you so much for posting here - I totally agree that going back to school was difficult, because I wanted to keep that inspired feeling even in the midst of what we face everyday.
ReplyDeleteI've been going back, reading my journal entries/notes on Lane's sermons and listening to the songs that were especially close to me, and I'm trying to keep that feeling strong. The encouragement here is a welcome help :]
I read the verses. I especially love how it states that we are liars if we claim that we live in Christ and follow him, but our actions are evident to the fact that we walk in the darkness. I love how truthfully convicting this is. I pray that we can all keep this in our minds as we go about the school day, and consider if how we live goes against who we say we live for.
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