So far it’s been hard but really good. It’s amazing how 55 people, (complete strangers) can come together and be good friends in 5 days. I have been truly blessed to be around so many people with such a great passion to serve the Lord. It makes me even more excited about going out next year. I’m glad God has chosen such people to be on this team.
One of the things we did this week was a Cross walk. They asked us to sit and pray; Asking God to show us anything that would be in the way of us being effective next year. They gave us a log and a sharpie and told us to write on it what God brought to mind. God reminded me of my fear and how it’s kept me from doing so many things so I started writing out all my fears. After a little while God started showing me that the reason for my fear was my sense of control. I wrote all this down and was just praying that God would help me overcome this. After we were done writing someone would come and pray for us and we were released to go. We started with our coaches praying for us and then we walked a trail along a lake. After that we Climbed a steep hill and when we got to the top one of the leaders was there to ask us if we were ready to give up what it was holding us back and they would pray for us again. Then we climbed an even steeper hill which at the top was a cross and we each laid our logs (which represented so much) at the foot of the cross (this is why it was called a cross walk).
This was so good for me. Even through I know fear will still raise it’s ugly head up in the future I know God will be there right beside me helping me to push through.
