Whoah Ashley is blogging? crazy right? Sorry for being so stubborn and taking forever to write a blog (insert upside down face emoji). So I have read quite a few blogs going over how training camp was and what challenges we went through and how it prepared us physically and mentally, but training camp honestly impacted me in a very big way. Let me give you a little background on what was going on in my life before training camp. Due to past events in my life, I thought of myself as very little. I did not think I had much worth, there for I was not worthy to be in Gods presence let alone speak life into others about God so I built a barrier in faith.
I was not really one to believe in prophecy but one of the camp exercises was to get in a circle with your team and just turn on worship music and listen to what God was telling you and speak it over that person’s life. The people who were getting prophesized over were picked unanimously so we did not who we were speaking over. I happened to be the one who was picked to be prophesized over and the first thing everyone kept saying was a meadow and beauty. I know you guys are probably reading this and thinking ok so what Ashley, anyone can say that. Heres the crazy thing my name biblically means beautiful meadow. Still, think this is nonsense? Well, every time I have been prophesized to that the first thing everyone says, even strangers! So as they went on my team kept saying they felt the barrier that I was within arms reach of God but something was holding me back. This is what blew my mind because I have never told anyone I was struggling with this and I could feel it in my gut that was for me! So that night we had worship and I surrendered everything to God and my life was changed because I felt that closeness with him. I felt so renewed that I got baptized in a kiddy pool. That’s right a kiddy pool!
Since I have been back from training camp I have realized that I am worth something and even on the days that I turn from him he is right behind me calling my name telling me to come back. It’s crazy that the thing we are scared of giving up is something that will not even matter to us later on down the road and it honestly changes your life and leads to the best transformation! I can honestly say that after training camp I have been renewed and I am ready to go out onto the race and pour out onto others!
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