This has been one the most life-changing weeks in so many different ways! First off, God has blessed me with such a great team of extraordinary girls. I have been so excited to get to know them, and God has already used us to speak words of encouragement over each other.
Last night was probably one of my favorite nights. We had our last session of the day, in which we talked about prophesying over each other, or allowing God to speak through us to lift one another up! We prayed that God would silence any other voice but his own and speak through us. You wouldn't believe how many of the things said hit right on target for the person hearing it.
For me the most incredible thing I heard was from a girl going on another trip. She had her eyes closed so she couldn't see who she was talking to. She started to talk about a picture she saw. I will try and explain it as well as she did. She saw an ocean and all of the sand surrounding the ocean. She said that all of the grains of sand represented how many people there are in this world and how it can be easy to feel lost, being only one of those grains of sand. God was telling me not to feel like he has forgotten about me or that I don't matter. She also talked about not worrying about other peoples relationships with God, because he wants a personal relationship with just me and him!
I was taken back by what she said. It was something that I had felt and been praying about for a long time, but had never really talked about. I wondered why or if God really cared specifically about me and if I was really important to him. When I heard that, I felt so peaceful. I understood that the way I felt about myself had everything to do with how God felt about me. My identity is in Christ. Not anything else. Another girl told me that God called me a treasure. It is so crazy to me that the God of the universe thinks of me in that way. Simply knowing that he feels so strongly for me, makes me want to give everything for him.
We serve a beautiful, loving, and gracious God. He not only wants to love on us and have an intimate relationship with us, but he is fighting for our hearts and fighting to show us what we truly are. The encouraging words I heard and was able to give, made me realize that this is how church and christians should be. We should open our hearts and allow God to speak through us to lift each other up and challenge each other. God has so much to say and it's time for us to listen!
Hannah 🙂
