I'm back:)...

Well I'm back from my very long week in Anderson. I wasn't very excited about going.. but I am so glad that I went. It was such an amazing experience. Before I went I had so much on my heart and had so many trapped emotions about everything and when I went I confronted all of it. I even bonded with some people that I usually am not that close to. The theme of camp this year was "The Attitude of Christ".

*Remember the height of which you fall*....If you once had an amazing relationship with God than you still have a chance to grab what you had.

*It's all about your choices* ..... Ultimately if you sow good things (knowing the word..etc..) it will pay off spiritually later.

*There are two sides you can be on* ..... Doing well? -What the world thinks of success.
Well doing? - Obedience to what God has planned for you.

I think that so many christians walk around thinking that being a christian is a part of your life. Like that it's one of you categories that makes you who you are. But in all reality being a christian is your life. You should base everything you do around Christ. Because your purpose is not to just believe and walk around repenting all the time. You need to wake up and do something for God. My camp pastor made a really good point one night at worship. He said everyone says that we(teenagers) are the future of the church. We are not the future, we are the church also. We don't need to wait till we are eighteen and start doing things for God. We can do them right now because that is what are purpose is. None of the things that we do right now for ourselves is going to matter. One night I was laying in my bed getting ready to read my bible and I had no idea what I should read. So I prayed and just asked God to lead me to wherever it is that he wants me to go. I flipped open my bible and right in front of my eyes was 1 Timothy 4:12-16.


"Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity. Till I come, give attention to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the eldership. Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to them, that your progress may be evident to all. Take heed to yourself and to the doctrine. continue in them, for in doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you."

That right there tells us that we as teenagers can make a difference. We can be passionate now so that later we can save ourselves and others.

I learned so much more than this but this was just a little bit I could think of right now. So if you want to know anymore about my trip.. just leave me a comment and ask:)