Hey guys. I was away this weekend (30 Aug - 2 Sep) at a camp which my church was organizing. To be very sincere, I hated the idea initially and didn't want to go; but I was coerced as my dad was one of the organizers of the program.
In fact, when I even arrived at the venue, the physical condition greatly contrasted the comfort I was enjoying only some hours (or so) ago; which made me hate the program the more. And to make matters worse, there was a laid-down rule that we were not to use phones for the 3-day duration. ':o' was my reaction as I had convinced myself few days before that that would be my only consolation for being in attendance. Then the line-up of events even pissed me off the very more.
After I turned in my phone, I just convinced myself that I was 'stuck' there for the next 3 nights and nothing was gonna change about that. It was definitely not easy but I did anyway. I kept to myself for most of the period and only spoke to the very familiar people. It was not until Friday evening when I overheard a somewhat nasty comment that I started thinking about my life and noticed that it was in shambles. I thought I was having a carefree life but I realized that there was no fulfillment in the so-called life.
That evening was so spectacular as I could not hold back my tears and I poured out my heart to my Heavenly Father. And to back that up, we had a Spirit-filled vigil that night where we prayed seriously. And when it was time for the Holy Ghost's manifestation, I was just so arrested and asked him to come upon me afresh and He did. What joy filled my soul as I could not hold back my happy tears. And to crown it all up, I went to bed that night and had God himself speak to me through inspired scriptures. The elation I felt cannot even be explained with words.
I am forever grateful for the experience and my message for you reading this is that God is God. You might be feeling that the 'fun' you're having is the ultimate but search yourself and begin to realize that deep-down, there is a yearning for absolute completeness and that can only be found in the Father's Presence. So as I leave you to think, I trust God that He who moved me will stir up your heart to run back to him and find fulfillment and if you already are in Him, to root you the more.
In fact, when I even arrived at the venue, the physical condition greatly contrasted the comfort I was enjoying only some hours (or so) ago; which made me hate the program the more. And to make matters worse, there was a laid-down rule that we were not to use phones for the 3-day duration. ':o' was my reaction as I had convinced myself few days before that that would be my only consolation for being in attendance. Then the line-up of events even pissed me off the very more.
After I turned in my phone, I just convinced myself that I was 'stuck' there for the next 3 nights and nothing was gonna change about that. It was definitely not easy but I did anyway. I kept to myself for most of the period and only spoke to the very familiar people. It was not until Friday evening when I overheard a somewhat nasty comment that I started thinking about my life and noticed that it was in shambles. I thought I was having a carefree life but I realized that there was no fulfillment in the so-called life.
That evening was so spectacular as I could not hold back my tears and I poured out my heart to my Heavenly Father. And to back that up, we had a Spirit-filled vigil that night where we prayed seriously. And when it was time for the Holy Ghost's manifestation, I was just so arrested and asked him to come upon me afresh and He did. What joy filled my soul as I could not hold back my happy tears. And to crown it all up, I went to bed that night and had God himself speak to me through inspired scriptures. The elation I felt cannot even be explained with words.
I am forever grateful for the experience and my message for you reading this is that God is God. You might be feeling that the 'fun' you're having is the ultimate but search yourself and begin to realize that deep-down, there is a yearning for absolute completeness and that can only be found in the Father's Presence. So as I leave you to think, I trust God that He who moved me will stir up your heart to run back to him and find fulfillment and if you already are in Him, to root you the more.
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