MAAAAJESTYYYYYY (could be either of 2 songs.. haha)
Oh, I had almost forgotten how much I love retreats.
This morning, we sung the best "Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee" I have ever experienced. I don't know why. I felt so... energized and moved and I just felt God in me and around me as I sang the lyrics. And I had been waiting to hear John sing "Marvelous Light" ever since I got the Passion '05 CD, and I finally got to dance and shout and experience it this weekend and it was MARVELOUS (har har har..) I love the part with spinning. And I also loved singing "Here Is Our King" and I'm sooo excited to go see David Crowder November 6th. AHHHHH. haha
When I was presented with the calendar by Miss Fabulous Suzy Spressert, I felt sort of overwhelmed. It was as though.. looking at all those dates didn't feel as exciting because I felt they were actual things that took up my time. And I think it's because of stupid college. Like all of a sudden, I feel like I'm actually aware of how much time I spend doing all the things that I do and how it's a LOT. But now, I'm just super excited when we have 4 weekends in a row with looove looove looove and I'm going to try my best to never miss!
And oh my goodness, singing with Anna on the way home in the van... it was atrociously fantastic! We were so horrifically harmonizing with our eyes closed and doing the same exact accents with no cooperation.. we're amazing. I love her. And everyone else. AND MINA! Who goes to Brookline High! And is a Junior! And she knows so many of the people I know! Except I had never seen her until this weekend! It's so amazing! (haha, Revolutionary Love... oh man.)
So Rob spoke this morning about our actions and how sometimes we do them just to fit in or because we think other people will approve. He told us that there are so many people out there now in their middle ages who have no idea who they are because for so long they were just striving to be someone that stripped their personalities and identities away. And it just reminded me that so often, we become blinded by the material and earthly things in our lives. Or I know I do, at least. I get caught up with all those little things, and most of them are about what other people think of me, or what I'm doing, or what other people have in their lives that I don't. And it just reminded me that when I pause and change my mindset to be a God-centered mindset, everything seems so much more clear and less complicated and confusing and stressful. It helps to remind me that the truly important things in my life are involve my faith and trust in Him.
So this is why I hate Saved: because many times when I sing and move around during these retreats, I feel like those stupid people in that movie and how they were making fun of them like putting their hands in the air and I HATE IT. I want to erase that movie from my mind so I can praise God in peace. Haha. Not that it really prevents me, but it's like an obstruction in my mind and I don't like or appreciate it.
Oh well, it was wonderful and I'm very happy. Yaaaay happiness!
This morning, we sung the best "Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee" I have ever experienced. I don't know why. I felt so... energized and moved and I just felt God in me and around me as I sang the lyrics. And I had been waiting to hear John sing "Marvelous Light" ever since I got the Passion '05 CD, and I finally got to dance and shout and experience it this weekend and it was MARVELOUS (har har har..) I love the part with spinning. And I also loved singing "Here Is Our King" and I'm sooo excited to go see David Crowder November 6th. AHHHHH. haha
When I was presented with the calendar by Miss Fabulous Suzy Spressert, I felt sort of overwhelmed. It was as though.. looking at all those dates didn't feel as exciting because I felt they were actual things that took up my time. And I think it's because of stupid college. Like all of a sudden, I feel like I'm actually aware of how much time I spend doing all the things that I do and how it's a LOT. But now, I'm just super excited when we have 4 weekends in a row with looove looove looove and I'm going to try my best to never miss!
And oh my goodness, singing with Anna on the way home in the van... it was atrociously fantastic! We were so horrifically harmonizing with our eyes closed and doing the same exact accents with no cooperation.. we're amazing. I love her. And everyone else. AND MINA! Who goes to Brookline High! And is a Junior! And she knows so many of the people I know! Except I had never seen her until this weekend! It's so amazing! (haha, Revolutionary Love... oh man.)
So Rob spoke this morning about our actions and how sometimes we do them just to fit in or because we think other people will approve. He told us that there are so many people out there now in their middle ages who have no idea who they are because for so long they were just striving to be someone that stripped their personalities and identities away. And it just reminded me that so often, we become blinded by the material and earthly things in our lives. Or I know I do, at least. I get caught up with all those little things, and most of them are about what other people think of me, or what I'm doing, or what other people have in their lives that I don't. And it just reminded me that when I pause and change my mindset to be a God-centered mindset, everything seems so much more clear and less complicated and confusing and stressful. It helps to remind me that the truly important things in my life are involve my faith and trust in Him.
So this is why I hate Saved: because many times when I sing and move around during these retreats, I feel like those stupid people in that movie and how they were making fun of them like putting their hands in the air and I HATE IT. I want to erase that movie from my mind so I can praise God in peace. Haha. Not that it really prevents me, but it's like an obstruction in my mind and I don't like or appreciate it.
Oh well, it was wonderful and I'm very happy. Yaaaay happiness!