I know it has been a few weeks since training camp and as I reflect back…I am still trying to grasp the whole week and take in everything that God taught me. There is SO much I could write about and so many stories and experiences that I could share. BUT this is something that has been on my heart and just one of the many blessings I received while at training camp…..
I had the most incredible, interesting, and unique birthday EVER! I am almost positive that no one has ever had a birthday like it before….
First of all….my birthday was during training camp..it cant get much better than that!
Second of all….Let’s just say that I spent the night before my birthday and the morning of…crammed on a school bus with 57 strangers/soon to be family members, we slept three to a seat…although I am not sure I would consider this sleep, we found out we were going camping away from our “home base” and got lost, my birthday cake was a marshmallow…but OH how grateful I was for that marshmallow, AND I slept in the freezing cold on a tarp by a daddy long leg infested lake to wrap up the night!
Though to some, this might sound like an awful birthday experience…to me, it was a day that I will cherish for the rest of my life. I received the best birthday present ever…the love of Jesus Christ.
Training Camp was one of the best gifts I have ever received. I was healed and best of all…the Holy Spirit entered my heart and he is there to stay forever and ever!
Through the midst of these challenges throughout the week and on my birthday, I was touched by the Lord. I have never been surrounded by so many enlightening and uplifting people in my life. The love from each and every one of my teammates was so comforting and I felt like I was exactly where I needed to be. I know the Lord was speaking through them and giving me so many happy thoughts and encouraging words on my birthday and throughout the week. I have never felt so much joy with people that I have only known for a few days..it felt like I had known them for a life time! I truly felt Gods presence and was freed from my past, my struggles, and my pain. The Lord truly gave me the BEST birthday present ever!
God has so many great things planned for my life that I cannot even imagine and that is why I love him so very much. Even though times can be rough and hard..it is so comforting to know I am loved and he is there in the darkest of times. He is always surprising me and filling my life with challenges and experiences that are so valuable and rewarding.
What an incredible birthday…thank you God for such an amazing gift…the gift of friendship, healing & everlasting love through your son.
God is SO Good.
“Maybe birthday candles were invented to remind us not of age, but of the light that shines through us more and more as we let the Lord fill our life with his love.”
On the bus….I was NOT lying….Me giving my birthday speech…& the daddy long legged infested lake we camped at!
