Momentum
This weekend after much apprehension, I decided to go on the MILL retreat. The MILL is the college group at my church with around 1200 kids in weekly attendance. There was like 800 kids going and I was not thrilled about the idea of all those people. However, just as my church does, they definitely did it right.
Most places really don't care about people. I seriously think that people, say, who designed Disney World had never encountered another human being before and never had any intentions of actually going to the park. You know most places, people cut in lines, people are just jerks and inconsiderate for the most part.
Well, this weekend was AMAZING. We went up to Crooked Creek way up in the mountains to a resort with a 70 person hot tub and a huge facility. We all had bunk beds and shared bathrooms, but I never waited in line for a shower or to use the outlet to blow dry my hair. Even the prissy girls were nice. I met TONS of people. Even if you were just standing there someone would come up and introduce themselves. I felt like I was in my own little utopia or something. The dinners were fantastic, prepared with excellence. We didn't wait in a long cafeteria line. No. Twentyfourseven (woot. woot.) served us all of our meals.
We also had a hoedown, smores by the fire, and we got the first snow of the season. It was gorgeous.
Most of all, though, I really encountered God this weekend. I encountered him in a whole new way. He led me into His prescence and I worshiped, not by emotion, but by the overflow of my heart. There were a lot of people there looking to meet girls and boys. I had a few guys trying to mac on me, but honestly, I wasn't interested at all. I actually said to them, "I'm not on the marriage track, sorry." But, you know, I believe that when you are in the prescence of the Almighty God, everything pales in comparission. Everything, your desires, your food, colors, surroundings, everything seems dead and lifeless. I don't think this was just like a youth camp type of experience. God was starting this in me before I went on this retreat. I went this weekend and truly felt like I gained a family, a community, but most importantly, I've gained a new perspective on God.
"Your name is a strong and mighty tower
Your name is a shelter like no other
Your name let the nations sing it louder
Because nothing has the power to save
Like Your name"
Most places really don't care about people. I seriously think that people, say, who designed Disney World had never encountered another human being before and never had any intentions of actually going to the park. You know most places, people cut in lines, people are just jerks and inconsiderate for the most part.
Well, this weekend was AMAZING. We went up to Crooked Creek way up in the mountains to a resort with a 70 person hot tub and a huge facility. We all had bunk beds and shared bathrooms, but I never waited in line for a shower or to use the outlet to blow dry my hair. Even the prissy girls were nice. I met TONS of people. Even if you were just standing there someone would come up and introduce themselves. I felt like I was in my own little utopia or something. The dinners were fantastic, prepared with excellence. We didn't wait in a long cafeteria line. No. Twentyfourseven (woot. woot.) served us all of our meals.
We also had a hoedown, smores by the fire, and we got the first snow of the season. It was gorgeous.
Most of all, though, I really encountered God this weekend. I encountered him in a whole new way. He led me into His prescence and I worshiped, not by emotion, but by the overflow of my heart. There were a lot of people there looking to meet girls and boys. I had a few guys trying to mac on me, but honestly, I wasn't interested at all. I actually said to them, "I'm not on the marriage track, sorry." But, you know, I believe that when you are in the prescence of the Almighty God, everything pales in comparission. Everything, your desires, your food, colors, surroundings, everything seems dead and lifeless. I don't think this was just like a youth camp type of experience. God was starting this in me before I went on this retreat. I went this weekend and truly felt like I gained a family, a community, but most importantly, I've gained a new perspective on God.
"Your name is a strong and mighty tower
Your name is a shelter like no other
Your name let the nations sing it louder
Because nothing has the power to save
Like Your name"