Training camp rocked my world. The past 10 days have been a whirlwind
of emotions from excitement, fear, anticipation, nervousness, and then
joy. It’s hard to put into words what training camp was like, however
I will do my best to describe it. In short terms, I now have 42 new
best friends that will surely last a lifetime. Ones who will be
authentic with me, laugh with me and cry with me. So much so that it’s
been about 2 weeks since training camp and I’ve been in tears multiple
times just thinking about how much I miss them. We group chat and
FaceTime all the time.
During training camp God showed me His power.
On the second or third night of training camp I experience spiritual
warfare like I never have before. We were all together worshipping and
I simply couldn’t get into the music and wasn’t feeling the Holy
Spirit. I felt dark and alone and apart from everyone else around me.
Then I said a short prayer asking God to let me feel his presence and
for him to reveal himself to me. Boy was I in for a surprise. I was
standing and singing the song lyrics half heartedly when all of a
sudden I could feel and see hundreds of dark shapes attached to me and
holding on to me. I heard Jesus whispering to me to be still and to
lift up my arms. Being obedient I lifted my arms out and the image of
a strong, bright light shining out of my chest appeared in my mind.
While I was doing this the Holy Spirit was removing the darkness from
me and bringing me into His glorious light. I could physically feel
tugging on my body where darkness was being lifted off of me. It was a
beautiful experience that I will never forget. Jesus removed all of my
demons and set me free to walk in the light. Ever since that day I
have felt lighter than air and happier than I have ever been. Our God
is so powerful it amazes me. This is just one of the many spiritual
experiences I had at training camp.
Xoxoxo,
Liz
