Life is great and interesting and scary!!!! This weekend I'm attending the National Youth Workers Convention. I'm always amazed at Christian gatherings and how most attendees (women generally) try to out-do each other in how Christian they are. "I went to a bible college!" "Really so did I after attending my super Xian High School!" "Yes but I got my doctrine at
You would think with all of that "Christian Education" they might have learned humility, but alas, I know that is not true... I went to Biola. Is that how those people define themselves? Really?
A couple of weeks ago I was giving the devotional to my Jr. High kids (shout out- WOOT!) and I was asking them WHO ARE YOU?!?!?... yeah, you know from Alice and Wonderland? (I know you're all thinking..."leave it to Janel to preach on Disney") I think so often we focus on defining ourselves that we don't see how God defines us.. does that make sense? Well too bad if it doesn't I'm moving on...
Youth Specialties amazes me. I'm here, again and I'm remembering almost exactly what was said that the last one I attended almost 5 or 6 years ago. I'm again remembering how much God works in me at retreats and camps.
I remember going to camps always wanting alone time to talk to God and discern what he is saying in my life. Today at the first session a woman asked us to take a physical posture to reflect what we wanted to ask/speak to God about. I just bowed my head and asked for him to reveal to me what HE has planned for me.
I wish I hadn't. Now I'm scared. Life is weird and God is great! I hope that His desire for me will continually be present this weekend, and for him to provide me with wonderful words of wisdom from those in my life.
That brings me to the part of this blog that I would like to dedicate to Sydney. I love you so VERY VERY MUCH. You are an amazing friend who lets me call you at 12:30am to cry and vent and be completely honest and open with. I pray that everyone in their lives may have someone as half as wonderful as YOU! You are the best friend a girl could ask for! Thank you for your honesty and love. I will never forget it.
Ok well it's officially way too early in the morning to continue this and I have to be up in less than 4 hours for God to speak to me again! :)
Just one more thing.. I can't go without this...
Today at NYWC I ran into a guy I went to HS with!! Yep, no joke! How cool is that!?!?! Ok I've been freaking out all evening because of it.
Well I love you all and I will hopefully write more tomorrow.
XOXO
