I am currently in the sticks of Gainesville, not sure I could EVER find this place without a map and have found a family of love and grace. I am in training for The World Race and I really didnt know what to expect….and I am glad I didnt because it would have blown them out of the water. We have not been given a schedule all week, so we have no idea what is going on. On Monday, they told us we were going on a retreat, like we werent already on one. During those two days of camping, we were given a log and told to write what the Lord spoke to us we needed to give to Him. I felt a few things that were laid upon my heart immediately. We were then led in prayer and told to follow a path in the woods in complete silence. After about two hours of walking in complete silence and dripping of sweat with this log in my hand. Finally, we came to staff who asked if we were ready to lay it at the cross or not and if not, we had to keep walking. I said yes but as I sat praying, God laid it on my heart to keep walking, that there was something else that I needed to lay down. So, I did and began walking again….and God revealed that last thing, my identity. How powerful it was to finally to be able to lay that down and put it at the cross. After the log was laid down, walking was so much easier without the burden of carrying the log. The Lord wants to lift that weight from our shoulders. He is our Dad who wants us to open our hearts to Him! How exciting!
