Yes, this is the obligatory post Training Camp blog. I have honestly been dreading writing this because it is somewhat overwhelming trying to put into words what I saw, felt, and experienced. Now, where to begin?
1. Community: I am utterly amazed at the ability of the Holy Spirit to gather 50+ people and gently mold them into the Body of Christ. Everything about the wonderful members of my squad screams “different.” Our accents, likes and dislikes, ages, successes and failures along with our abilities and personalities are beautifully unique. I am completely convinced that God alone could bring us together in such a way that we all know beyond a shadow of a doubt that through thick and thin we are there to lift one another up. I can honestly say that my heart longs for these new brothers and sisters and I cannot wait to do life with them.
2. Let God be God: I so often give intellectual ascent to wanting God to move and work in my life but inwardly I am really only wanting Him to move as long as it is on my terms. Truth be told this robs me of so much! It is rather like the equivalent of refusing to search for a light switch in a dark house because you are afraid of the dark. Even though we know there is more of God that he is willing to reveal to us we continue to sit in the dark because we are comfortable where we are at or are unwilling to wade through the darkness to find the light. God’s greatest desire for us is to be fully alive in Him but we must remember that often times He gently leads us through our hurts and disappointments in order to brings us into intimacy with Him. On more than one occasion I have been guilty of fighting against God on this subject yet He continues to invite me into my hurt and fear in order to experience His incredible healing and peace.
3. Say Yes: I am convinced that there are so many aspects of God’s character that I miss out on because I am unwilling to listen, pay attention or accept that the Holy Spirit does indeed move in ways and motions that I have yet to experience. How vain of me to think that the Lord’s palette of performance is limited to my present understand and past experience. In short, the lesson that I am continuing to learn is that God is unimaginably bigger and works in ways that I have yet to even consider; herein lies the wonder of our God. There is an incredible freedom and at times even a thrill when I choose to trust the Lord’s ability to work in and through me in new and different ways.
Honestly there is so much more and hopefully I can invite you into the process as I continue to mentally unpack but for now I hope this gives you a small insight into an absolutely incredible week.
Until next time…
MB
