I feel like I am getting so repetitive; always writing about how my team and I had such a good week of camp, but it is, without a doubt, completely, one-hundred percent true--we have had so many good weeks, and this just happened to be another one of those good weeks. It was another week that I saw God working and moving in student's lives. It was another week with great speakers, powerful worship, fantastic students, a cool dean, and other fun faculty. It was just another week that God provided me with cup-overflowing joy.
This week was what is known as a "Deeper Life" week. It is a second High School week where students come expecting to go deeper; knowing that they are going to be pushed to really dig in and study. The great part about this week was that it was a huge learning experience for me. Because it was going a little bit deeper than the other camps, I was not only pouring into the lives of the students, but I was being poured into too. There was a lot of solid teaching that we could all get a lot out of. Even just talking to the students and answering the student's questions really made me think and would spark interest in certain topics.
Looking over my little journal full of scribbles and thoughts and scripture references from the past two weeks, I have noticed a theme of trust reoccurring in the teachings from the NACC and this week of camp. Trust has always been a tough thing for me, I tend to want to do everything on my own, so I'm glad God keeps bringing this topic to the table. One verse that was presented this week was Deuteronomy 6:5, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength." We talked about how love is a choice and how we need to choose to trust God and give him everything. Trust is just one of the many ways to show Christ our love. We talked about trading in aspects of our life in order to bring glory to God; to remove any part of our life that wouldn't please God and instead, choose to be completely devoted to him. This stuck. I need to remember to trust God above anything else, including myself. Sometimes I want to do it on my own; plan my future and what not. But I am constantly reminded that EVERYTHING of mine belongs to Christ. There is nothing good about me without him; of course I should trust him with my life. I am incapable of doing it without him. I need to stop saying that I am living for him, but then continue on, trying to do it in my own strength. I need to submit. Give it all to God. "Abba, I belong to you."
This week was a lot to take in. I know I am going to be reading my notes from the week for a long time, just trying to digest it all. Overall, I am so thankful for the students. I am thankful for them speaking up and sharing their personal stories and asking questions. I am excited to see how they take everything they have learned and apply it to their lives. Their excitement and spirit brings me SO much joy. God is so good. The students were so fantastic. The lake was fun. It was just another one of those good weeks!
