If i could say three things about yesterday; i would say- Amazing, Life Altering and WOW. Yesterday four fellow members of STATIC (students taking action together in Christ) and i packed tightly in a car and left Chesterfield around 7 am, to make our journey to Port Huron.
While there, we attended three seminars of our choosing. The three i chose were: Missing one mom/ missing one dad, your story with a purpose and speak out for God in school. The missing a mom one, was amazing. It really showed me that I am NOT alone, and that we all face challenges that we can't deal with alone. This conference was the BEST one i have gone to in my life. It allowed me to open my heart up and talk to some very close people about my God story. I've never really thought about my, "God Story", but in one of my classes, Dirk Case gave us an outline. One to fill out on our own time so we would truly know our God Story. I am in the process of writing mine, and i most definitely will post it on here when it is finished. My other Class i took was about God in School. It was taught by Tim Keller, who is a teacher in Port Huron. This class was also fun because it taught me, my rights of a student, in a public school.
From this Summit, i gained so much more faith, so much more understanding of God and the Bible. The most important thing i learned yesterday was the 15, 10, 5, and 1 method. This method from Kent Fishel, states that i will spend a minimum of 15 minutes per day soaking up God's word, A minimum of 10 minutes a day praying, a minimum of 5 minutes a day, dissecting God's word, and learning what it means and how it implies in our life, and a minimum of 1 kind this to do for someone.
No matter where we are in life, God is always going to be there. No matter how hard life gets, God will always have a reason why, no mater what people say about you, none of it matters; because only HE is going to chose your eternal fate.
I want to expand on the most important lesson i learned yesterday; YOU'RE NEVER ALONE! (: I am not alone, nor have i or will i ever be. I have so many amazing people in my life, that i wouldn't normally think about. I have my grandma- who loves me and has replaced my mom, who has taught me the true meaning of faith ,I have twin cousins; Nicole and Cheri, who are always there for me, sometimes nicer than the other, but both out of love. I have a cousin from Maryland who i visit once or twice a year, who is one of my best friends; who loves nature as much as i do, I have another cousin from Arizona- who dwells in my the love of Christ, only at the age of 19, she holds the morals i want to have as an adult. I have my pastor- who is there to answer questions, and to pray for me when i need it most. I have the Robinson's- the three people who have made the biggest impact in my life, allowing me to do things that normal teenagers could not do, for always being there for a shoulder to cry on, to support me in every decision i make. I have friends who make me laugh, and make me feel better when I'm having a bad day. Another person i have, is one of the most extraordinary people i know, she will most likely be reading this since she reads most of my blogs, she is always there whether it is 6:30 am or 2:30 pm, i don't think she realizes the impact she's made in my life just by being there, and allowing her words to help inspire me keep my head up. So if you're reading this; Thank you, because i may not be able to speak my gratitude; but i can surely type it- as well as say it in Spanish: (Muchas Gracias Senora! ).
So tonight, i am not only going to bed happy, because i get an extra hour of sleep, but feeling blessed due to all of the amazing people i have in my life. I'm not only going to go in bed praying for myself and my family; i am going to bed praying for ALL the people that are there for me. Thank you to everyone, i love my life, and i wouldn't change it- because it is defining me as the faithful person i crave to be.
De nada. You're changing me too. :)
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