Training Camp: A look into Acts

 

 

 

Community

It basically blew me away. I came to camp not knowing anyone. At first it was overwhelming and had me taken aback but then surprised me. Every time I looked there was someone there. Someone to lend a hand, to pray with or to let me borrow a scarf. I have never had people so excepting or loving or even understanding. I would often think ‘I am so selfish, I am not giving enough when everyone was giving so much’ because I wasn’t use to this kind of community. And every time I would have a preconceived notion about how a situation in community would go by box was completely shattered. I come home longing for that community again. I come from a community of people who live in there own little box and you can’t ruin that. But at camp there was no box it was love. I was reminded that God calls us to love no matter what. Acts 4:32-35

Freedom in Christ is sometimes a thing you only hear about. But at camp it was a common occurrence. God needed to work in our squad before he would work through us around the world. God asked each of us to lay down things in our lives that were keeping us bonded. For me it was my thinking. I worried, had negative thoughts, and constantly thought I knew people were thinking things about me. God said ‘you just need to let go’…..I couldn’t keep letting satan use his lies to control me. It is a process but I can live with the freedom of knowing what Christ thinks of me. 

 

He was there. He moved. He spoke. And it was amazing. I have never experienced God like I did at training camp. And yes there was prophecy and healing and tongues. Many of you might have your red flags flying when I mention those words because mine were flying. I had to deal with this. I had never experienced any of it. I was angry and confused at times. But like I said before….I experienced an amazing community. They came along side of me to help me through it all. Coming back home has been hard in regards to this subject. I question many aspects of the American version of church. Are we relying on the Holy Spirit’s power as a church? I don’t doubt that he is moving or that our worship isn’t right. I just sometimes wish that the early church in Acts looked more like church now. Read Acts….then you might understand. Acts 2