"The most important thing in life is to stop saying "I wish" and start saying "I will". Consider nothing impossible, then treat possibilities as probabilities." Is this one for the people? Or is this one for the Lord?
Or do I simply serenade for the things I must afford?
You can jumble them together, my conflict still remains.
Holiness is calling in the midsts of courting fame.
(Cause' I see the trust in their eyes)
Though the sky is falling
(They need Your love in their lives)
Compromise is calling.
What if I stumble? What if I fall?
What if I loose my step and I make fools of us all?
Will the love continue, when the walk becomes a crawl?
What if I stumble, and what if I fall?
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Early week for camp was last week. I loved it a lot. I had some incredible campers, who not only impressed me with their selflessness but as well as their spiritual maturity and eagerness to seek God's will for their lives. In the last few weeks God's taught me a lot about myself, and the person He created me to be. I've learned certain strengths of myself as well as certain weaknesses. He's also given me the courage to face those
weaknesses and through Him become stronger in them. The
feeling I have in Christ is becoming more indescribable everyday. I'm excited to be learning more about His love, and falling more in love with Him every single day.
Here are some highlight from early week--
--The waterfront
--Organic healthy handfuls
--The Miracle
--Nathan Liggitt during staff meeting
--Apple dapples
--CIT's & Co-counselors
--Bon qui qui impressions @ snack shack.
--Mr. Dave's speaking & coolio tricks.
--Juggle boy
I was blessed with some great memories, to say the least.
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"As the water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the person."
--Psalm 27:19
This week has been our staff orientation week. Today I found out the jobs I'll have during thus summer, as well as my co-counselor and cabin assignments. So needless to say, I am pretty much very excited about this summer and the jobs I'll be doing; the people I'll be surrounded with. It's going to be incredible, and I can't wait till it gets started.
As I start off this summer, I really want my heart to be humbled through Christ & the work I'll be doing this summer. It's so much easier said than done.
"Humility is strength under control."
It's really easy to give so much of yourself and want something in return. It's also easy to think "I've given so much, that I am an incredible person for doing so" in the bible it says,
"Let another praise you, and not your own mouth--
a stranger, and not your own lips." Psalms 27:2
For me, I get in the groove that I'll give and give and give, and expect others to praise me for the good jobs I've done, and when I don't get the praise/encouragement, it's easy for me to get down on myself and think I'm not doing good enough for them. It's in this point where I have to look at who it is I am serving, and who it is I must be adequate enough for. Who is it that the work I do is for? It's not for the staff I work with, my co-counselor, or my campers necessarily... But my God in heaven who called me to serve for Him and serve others through Him with the gifts and talents He's given to me. I'm called to give Him the glory. It's in these areas I need to become 100% more selfless & humble. Humility is a characteristic I will be striving for this summer.
"... And what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?" Micah 6:8
ahh well, orientation lasts 4 more days. Then I'll leave for Blue Ridge Leaders School, and Be back to camp for the rest of my summer.
until next time, (which you never know with me)
--Aly
"In worship, we aren't responding to circumstances
and situations in the church or in the world... rather
our response is to God--God the Father, God the Son,
and God the holy spirit."
~Robert Webber
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