Where to start….
Before I came to camp, I started the book “Eat, Pray, Love.”
Yes, it’s a secular book. BUT, before you jump to your own conclusions, please
know that I do not endorse this book for any other purpose than as to compare
it to my own life. If you haven’t read it, sorry, but I may spoil it. I have
NOT finished yet, but have some time flying home in which to do so.
The basic premise of the book is that the main character
goes to Italy to Eat or indulge in life. She then goes to India to Pray and to
learn and grow through discipline. Then, she finally goes to Indonesia to Love
or fully experience life. The way that I relate this to my life is this way. I
went to Maui to “eat” and learn about life and have fun. I went to Missouri to
“pray” and learn a lot about God, to learn discipleship… I grew leaps and
bounds there. AND now, I’m leaving on the World Race to “love.” God HAS called
me to love the nations. He has called me to serve the poor. He has called me to
heal (more about this later). This may be a stretch for some of you, but know
that I’ve thought a lot about this. God has worked everything out in my life,
has taken care of me, to grow me so that I may live for his glory and do the
things he has called me to.
Here is my favorite quote from the book so far. “Faith is a
way of saying ‘yes, I pre-accept the terms of the universe and I embrace in
advance what I am presently incapable of understanding'”.
Back to the matter at hand.
The first couple of days of camp were filled with “me”
focused activities and hearing from the Lord. One of the days, we spent time in
groups of three, basically prophesying over them, asking what God wanted to say
to them/us. I want to share with you what I heard. From one I heard that I was
a bright shining star, bringing light to the dark places of the earth. My
thoughts on this are, maybe God has given me this supernatural love of stars (I
have lots of stars in my life, mainly tattoos), for a purpose and reason. The
other thing I heard was that I am obedient and God will bless that, and that I
am following his will for my life. And my thoughts on this one are, HOW COOL is
God, that he would tell me this. Seriously, this is only the beginning. During
worship that same day, I felt God confirming that I was absolutely in the exact
place that he wanted me. I knew that God’s plan for my life was coming to be.
It was exciting because sometimes I feel as though that’s hard to discern.
I have had MORE faith this week than I have for a long time,
and that IS EXCITING. I’ve seen God show up, but its going to happen now and
this year more than ever.
More to come soon!
