that God would make me completely pick up my beautifully detailed schedule (written in INK in my planner) and trash it to dive head first into something that would make me so uncomfortable. And do it gladly.
Thinking about it, I'm even a little shocked about the last part. I was just caught up in the moment. I got a text just days before this past weekend began about being a part of a retreat that people have been registered and mentally prepared for for MONTHS. They were asking ME to come. -- God turns the tables on me like that from time to time. Like you sign up for retreat/workshops, you don't get texts basically saying "Hey you've been paid for so.." .. like, is there an out to that? I guess in some cases, possibly, but not in mine. So after a drawn out practice at Strutters filming promos for our spring show (APRIL 12th&13th put it on your calendars now!) me and two of my teammates drove about 4 hours to Glen Rose to meet up with our school's FCA at FCA's College Advance Weekend. About 30 universities from Texas met up in one place and got crunk for Jesus. The second I got there I was like "Crap, I'm not athletic." I've been in FCA since I got to this school and other dancers are in it, it's just like whatever really. You don't have to be a labeled athlete to be in a room and talk about Jesus with us. But this was the first time I was made well aware that there were a lot of athletes in FCA.. who knew. I was in for a fun weekend. Day two of advance we had huddle games. all. day. it was a competition. I sucked. It was hilarious. My poor teammates were so patient with me and encouraged me when I would faceplant or miss getting the basketball in the hoop or whatever else we were doing. That whole day we learned how to honor God in our extra curriculars and it was awesome and is really a renewal of the mind. It's so easy to slip back into old habits. Aside from learning that life tactic, I think God brought me there for relationship.
Each person got placed into a huddle with people from other schools so you don't know anyone. There was one girl in my huddle from San Antonio that I met, she was super sweet. Then the last night new believers prayed the prayer of salvation, you know the usual, and then the new believers stood up. I turned around to look and there was the girl from my huddle. I started bawling. Here we are at a retreat for fellowship of CHRISTIAN athletes. If you're stupid like me you kind of just assume, hey everyone who comes here is a christian. WRONG. Aside from the girl in my huddle there was about 40 people there that night that stood up. I was so taken back by all of my new beautiful brothers and sisters! 3 girls in my huddle accepted Christ and I was just crying happy tears every time I looked at them. God is so good.
That night my school's FCA met up after all of our group stuff and we stayed up late getting to know eachother. I was there with some wonderful people.
Retreat was great, it ended then we drove back home. Where I barely had any down time and I was off to my first leadership training for Young Life!!!!!
It was amazing and God is doing new things already. I'm going to be in a new small group and I have a new LTG on top of that. I had dinner with my LTG last night and I am so excited to continue to train with these people.
Monday night I had the privilege of leading worship for FCA's G.L.O.W with my talented friend Garrett. It was a blast. The Lord is so good to me.
Hope you have a blessed rest of the week friends!
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