So it’s been 2 weeks since training camp and I’m just now writing a blog. I think this is for a couple reasons.
- I am the best procrastinator out there!
- The idea of sharing my whole life story on the internet makes my heart race and my thoughts jumble.
However, neither of these reasons are an excuse not to blog. God has taught me that being uncomfortable can be a way of helping us grow and a great way to be dependent on Him. As much as I might hate being uncomfortable, I’d rather trust God.
On that note, it’s been 2 weeks since one of the most memorable and amazing weeks of my life. Training camp was crazy and awesome. I learned a lot about the Holy Spirit that I had never learned before. I experienced the Holy Spirit like I never have before. This was especially the case one evening when we were challenged to let Him speak to us. He certainly spoke to me!
All my life I have struggled with not feeling loved, or at least not enough. I knew my family loved me and I knew God loved me. However, I never really believed I was loved in my heart. I just always felt like I needed to please people and make people like me. Well at training camp the Holy Spirit showed me the truth. I could feel the love of God and it was an amazing thing.
The word “beloved” just kept going through my mind. Not only that, but someone came up to me and told me that I was “beloved”. God showed me how much he loves me!
The funny thing is my name, Amy, means “beloved”. Again I always knew I was loved but didn’t believe it in my heart. I’ve known for awhile the meaning of my name, but I never really felt connected to it. It never felt real to me. God gave me my name back! My name is “beloved” and I am loved by God! The Scriptures became true in this moment. Nothing can separate me from the love of Christ!
Do you know that God loves you? You are beloved!
More to come about training camp in my next blog…
