Weekly Update #8
Teen 4 was a GREAT week! It was so good to see God work in the hearts of these campers! Aaron C. directed our prayer for these campers in a unique way. His challenge for us as we prayed was to pray that God would hallow His name in there lives this week! I’ve never thought about praying for people like that. Praying that God would glorify His name in my life and in others lives was something new. I mean I’ve always kinda known that that was what was happening, but I usually pray that His name would be glorified as if I was the one that had to live a life that would glorify Him. When in actuality God is the one who glorifies His name in me! It was one of those “Well Duh, Q why not pray like that since that’s what really is happening! Live your theology Q!” moments. God is so good to show me areas in my life where my thinking isn’t quite right. He does with love and patience, because I’ve already caught myself praying that God’s name would be glorified rather than that God would glorify His name.
Last week also good because the Red team won last week! The first time all summer! God was so kind to let us win and it was well orchestrated on His part, like it always is, because my counselors needed to His greatness! The week was a real turn around when on Wednesday, I read from Job 38-40. It was then that I was reminded by God that I’m small! This is not of my doing, I have no power, I’m weak, I’m finite, and I need God. I don’t deserve this opportunity that God has given me this summer! I’ve been blessed in all areas of my life and so many times I take it for granted or I start thinking I deserve these blessings. This of course is anything but truth. Truth speaks of eternal separation from God and eternal punishment, but God commended His love toward me and saved me from the lies of sin and its judgment. God’s goodness is everywhere and I have truely tasted and seen that the Lord is good!
This week is the last of teen camp for this summer! I’m really excited about it and pumped to see how God changes campers and how He is going to change me! I have mixed emotions about this week because some of me wants it to not end and another part is really anticipating this next weekend! But I will not let the hope of rest get in the way of serving God today and right now! Please pray that the Red team would love like they’ve never loved before and that God would hallow His name in all our hearts this week!
