Coming home from camp was probably one of the hardest things that I have ever had to do. If you knew me before I met you at camp, you would have known that I never cry (or at least not in front of other people) but you would have never known that if you were in SOJO session 6! I feel like the last day of camp I was crying the whole day! I let down my guard that day and literally let everything that I was feeling out and I think that was the moment everything changed for me. You wouldn't think that one week at camp could change your life, but trust me, it can! I have never felt so alive and so close to God then I felt in that moment.
I see God in everything I do now and everything I do now, I do for him and it just amazes me how awesome our God is to open up my eyes and show me that I was living my life the wrong way.
When I was younger, I was the "girl next door" who went to church every Wednesday and Sunday and did everything I was told to do. (for the most part anyways!) When I got to high school and freshmen year started, thats when it all changed. That girl next store was braking out of the "good girl" image and was going full speed ahead towards trouble and I wasn't looking back. By that point, if I was having troubles or anything was wrong in my life, I wouldn't turn to God like I should have been. I was drowning myself in self-pity and being so unbelievably selfish. I had hated the person that I had become but I didn't know what to do to change it. And then before I knew it, my life would take a change for the better. The Lord sure does work in mysterious ways and sure enough I got a call that there was an opening for me at sky ranch to do quest. I jumped at that offer and I'm so glad I did! Just being back at sky ranch, I felt the old me creeping back into my skin, I felt like I was that girl I used to know and that girl that I loved. While I was at sky ranch, I fell in love with God and everything that he has done in my life! When it was time to come home, I was so scared because I thought being home again would change me back to that girl who I never want to become again but then I remembered that I have the Lord in my heart and I realized that I am invincible with him by my side. I have been home now for about three days and I feel like a completely different person and I am so thankful for everything that the Lord has done for me. If you are ever in doubt or scared or troubled, don't worry about anything because the Lord is with you and he will ALWAYS be with you. Our God is an awesome God!
"Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you, he will never leave you nor forsake you." Deuteronomy 31:6
This is awesome!! Your testimony is amazing and encouraging. Thanks so much for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThat was really encouraging! Thanks for posting! And don't make this just a camp high...make it a lifestyle :) I know God will give you the strength to keep it up!
ReplyDeleteAnd that verse is my favorite verse ever! Except I found it in Joshua 1:9..."Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go." Isn't it crazy how two totally different authors of the Bible said the exact same thing?! Love it!
I feel like when you come to camp, you become more honest with yourself. Your testimony was super encouraging, and I wanna say thanks for posting!
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