Give or Take!

I’ve been wanting to write a blog for a while, but what about? So much has been going on. I got home from training and went back to camp. I left camp early for my brother’s wedding. I got home from my brother’s wedding and baby sat for a week. It’s been crazy, yet so amazing. There are so many uncertainties in my life, yet I am at peace about where I am.

 

God has been moving. High School week was powerful. To be honest, I was burnt out within 24hours of the start of camp…I literally made it through the week on God’s strength. He gave me the energy I needed for every day. I have never been so drained, yet alive at the same time. The campers were amazing, yet so needy. They were hurting so much!  I was trying to make it on my own and do the impossible…but there’s only ONE OF ME! I could not do it all. A friend of mine asked me how I was doing and I broke down and told him…and all he said was “they’re not yours.”

 

Gulp…how true is that!? My campers were entrusted to me for the week, but they are not mine! I can love them. I can pray with them and for them. I can hug them. I can hurt for them. But they are not mine. He went on to say “they are God’s! Give them to Him.”

 

How true is that. Give it to God. We often ask God to take things…but how often do we give things to Him!? Can we take what isn’t given to us!? When I gave my campers to God, a huge weight came off my shoulders. God was in control of every situation. He knew every campers heart. He knew my heart. By giving something up to God rather than asking Him to take it, it’s a sign of surrender. It’s a letting go of control. Releasing what is “mine” and handing it over to Him, someone who knows best.

 

Surrendering does not come easy. Sometimes it needs to be pried away from us, but the feeling that comes over us when we do release control and surrender to Him is amazing. Is there something you need to give up to God? Don’t ask Him to take it, but willingly GIVE IT over to Him. It’s freeing. It’s worth it.