Summer Staff

Wow. What an incredible experience! I recently got to spend 3 weeks in Buena Vista, Colorado, tucked away in a mountain. Pristine everything. Frontier Ranch knows how to reflect God in every little thing. As was said to us, everything speaks. I went into the experience expecting to make friends that would last a lifetime, and that I did. But what I didn't expect was to be pulled in by God's arms into a tight embrace only to hear the words, "Live life with me fully." You know, I was before this whole experience... but boy did I learn the power of prayer and the joy that comes from diving into the word. I really never knew... in high school my young life leader always told us to read the bible, read the bible, get in the word, its all there, just read the stinkin bible. I just wanted to read books ABOUT the bible. One afternoon at Frontier I just sat down, underlined some things that stood out to be in the bible, and just prayed about them. I don't know that i'd ever felt so filled up by the holy spirit than at that moment. God really just tapped on my shoulder and asked me to get closer. Being at home is scary because it's not so obvious that I need to be in the word more. Life seems to be going well. I have new clothes, new stuff for my new room, my brother is coming into town, I am going on a very big vacation next week- I feel fairly independent. Exactly what I feared and what I just don't think God wants. I left from camp wanting nothing to do with a "camp high", I just wanted to come back closer to the Lord. I have a hard time being home and carving out me and God time. There's so much going on inside... and the humidity is stifling outside, I just make excuses. I think that's all I have for now... no new revelations since I've been home, just trying to love well... and to be so close to God that I have no choice but to love well.

That is all.