The.Point
This past weekend, I participated in a Disciple Now weekend with the students at my church.
We split into groups, stayed in host homes, did service projects, played relay games, and gathered for worship and Bible study.
I always look forward to these weekends. Even though I’m exhausted at the end, it’s totally worth it. This kind of exhaustion comes when you have poured yourself out into the lives of others.
Those “lives” in question are 6th and 7th grade guys.
People think I’m a brave soul to try to teach them, but I am constantly blown away by the ways that God reminds me that I have an impact on their lives.
When we were having a time of group prayer, to have my group surround me and pray for me was incredible.
And when one of my former students that I lost touch with came and prayed for me, I about broke down. To know that I had a lasting impact on this individual blows me away.
Weekends like these remind me that I don’t deserve to be doing what I’m doing, but through God’s grace alone, I am able to.
I was also reminded that impacting the lives of students is what makes my heart beat out of my chest. I would give anything for them to know the love of Jesus that I have experienced, and I pray that I get to do it until I die.
God also showed me that I am right where I need to be, surrounded by the people that He wants to walk alongside me. The guys I got to lead with this weekend are great men of God, and it was a privilege to serve with them.
And about “The Point”. The theme for the weekend focused on the point of worship, and that only God was deserving and worthy of our worship. Man oh man was I convicted to the core about what I worship in my life. I look forward to replacing them with God as the focus of my life and devotion.
This is just a taste of what the last weekend did to my heart, but I wanted to share it with you. Thanks for reading.
Grace & Peace
