The first night, Pastor Daniel preached on "the now." He asked us one question that really hit me hard, "What are you waiting for to get serious about your call from God?" Serious about my call...well you see, I have work, and school, clubs, oh and did I forget to mention that I'm only 16?
"Do not let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith, and in purity." -1 Timothy 4:12
Excuses, excuses, excuses. Jesus does not say that He will wait to use us till we get a bit older, or a bit taller, no Jesus wants to use us, and He wasn't to use us...NOW! As humans, we are stuck in this thing called time, but Jesus, He is outside of time, He already knows!
While some may focus on the things I've done in my past, the gossiping, the alcohol, the cussing, the smoking, the lying...Jesus sees MORE! "You are altogether beautiful my darling, there is no flaw in you." -Songs of Songs 4:7 Will I choose to listen to the voice of my critics, or the voice of my creator?
Worship like there is no one around you! It's just you and God! It's all about Him! Don't worry about what your situation may be from day to day because God has the final word. It's easy to praise God for what He has done, and what He is doing. It's not easy to praise Him for what He is going to do. Do it anyways! Praise Him for what he is going to do through faith!
I wrote this in my journal during prayer one night at Encounter, "...I've never jumped; I've never prayed; I've never screamed as hard and as loud tonight as I ever have before. Crying out to my Heavenly Father means for much more to me now! I have to get real with my faith! I felt the Holy Spirit tonight. I felt Him holding me tight, telling me its all going to be okay because it ALREADY IS! God is not going to set me free, HE ALREADY HAS! I have to be faithful, NOW! If I'm not faithful NOW, where He has me, how will I be faithful where He has me going! TAKE MY EYES OFF OF MYSELF LORD, PUT THEM ON YOU!!!"
They challenged us to go to a deeper place. To move away from being a Christian in the shallow waters & become a disciple in the deep waters. To not just be hearers of God's word but to be doers. Want to do things for God!
"You have a false sense of security it you think the edge of the water with God is the safest. No, your at your safest when you are in the deep waters leaning on God's understanding & taking the risk!" -Pastor Daniel
Let go,
Release,
Go deep!
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