What I would give to be back at camp, for one more day. One more day of waking up before the sun, drinking crappy coffee, wearing Nike shorts, big YL shirts & Chacos. One more day of morning rides, team meetings in the zip-shed/ cart-shed, eating meals together, dressing up like it’s 1890, watching fireworks, and dancing because the night never ends. Some people looked at me like I was crazy for giving up that much of my summer to work 12 hours a day, everyday of the week and to come home with empty pockets. But I came home with a heart filled with love, joy, grace, and an abundance of friendships – which in my opinion, is so much better. I spent two of the best months of my life working at a summer camp for no money whatsoever, and I would do it all again if I could. I would drop everything and jet off to CPT right now if it meant I could be filled with the joy that I experienced this summer, the joy that comes with serving the Lord. So I guess I finally understand why it was so easy for the Jesus’ disciples to give up their lives to follow Him, to drop everything and go live life with Him. When you are given something you’ve never had before, something nothing this world can give you, something so sweet, it’s really easy to say yes. And this summer God taught me that He can give me that sweet indescribable thing, and all I have to do is follow Him. That’s the really cool thing about God; He wants to give us things. He wants to see us extremely happy, living life to the full and loving people the way He loves us. Everyday He offers us new things, new chances to experience Him and new happiness. He is ready to give us more than we could ever ask for whether its what we are expecting or not. He is ready to give us life to full. We just have to say, “YES, I am all in.” All my life I had heard that following Jesus was something I should do and that I had to do because I called myself a Christian, but it wasn’t until this summer that I really understood that it was my choice to follow Jesus and that following Him came with some amazing gifts. Now, it’s not that I didn’t have a relationship with Christ before this summer, because I did, I just didn’t think that it could get any better than it was then. I didn’t know that I was just at the beginning of life with Christ and that Jesus was ready to give me so much more than I could imagine. He was ready to give me a joy that only comes from spirit that I have invited into my life, a feeling of security of knowing I am never alone while living life with Christ, and overwhelming peace that God is in control. He called me to serve on summer staff and I was smart enough to just listen to Him. He gave me an amazing group of people to serve along side of, people who I can call some of my best friends, and He gave a beautiful place to serve at. (Seriously though, CPT is a little slice of heaven.) I was given so much. I was given a super rad team, I was given unbelievable interns, and I was given one of the coolest jobs on camp – working the zip line. I was also given the option to stay a month longer in the place I had just fallen in love with. I was given another month of joy that comes directly from the Lord, another month of serving crazy high schoolers, another month on another cool job (racing go karts), another month with another stunning group of people and another month of growth in Christ. This summer God gave me so much more than I deserved. He gave me a few of my favorite things: Love Does, quite times, sunsets, North Carolina, rain, coffee, friends, Nike shorts, big YL shorts, & Chacos. And I am SO glad He did, and I am SO glad I just said yes. Remember God is ready and waiting for you, He wants to give you some pretty cool stuff too.
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