Disciple Now...was Awesome!

    For those who may read this down the road and do not know what Disciple Now is let me explain. It is a weekend that students pay (or most likely their parents pay) to spend their weekend at someone's home and really dive in to God's word and understand what He is commanding us. During the weekend, the students have to step out of the comfort zone and do some ministry work in some way.
   
    This year was my last year to be a student, but I have been out of youth group for so long that it felt a little weird to go back for a weekend. God had greater plans in store!

    Maybe you remember me telling you about Goodnight Saturday (btw I'm listening to them as I write...just sayin). I use to be in that band, but God told me to leave so I could pursue my own dreams. Goodnight Saturday would have performed at DNow and I would not have been able to do what God had planned for me.

    So hopefully, I have hyped you up enough to the point that you just want me to spill the beans, but I don't know if I am ready to tell you yet........Okay I am now.
 
    God used me to lead middle school girls during this weekend. I have wanted to make a difference in this world and teaching God's word to middle school and high school is one the top of the "TO CHANGE THE WORLD" List. When God told me to chase my dreams, I didn't think he was going to mean just a couple months later. I was expecting this in about a year, but my awesome youth pastor and his awesome wife were obedient to God and asked me to lead. It was such an honor I was flabbergasted. I couldn't believe it. God took me a little out of my comfort zone, but I trusted Him to make a difference. I have to face it, anything I said was babble, but God is able to take my weakness and show His power through it. Recently I had to take a personality test for a class. One of the least likely jobs I would enjoy or be good at was a "religious" teacher. Just shows you God wanted to show off that weekend. :)

    So far I have talked all about me, but I had two awesome girls for the weekend who stuck in their with me as I babbled. I really hope they will take what God implanted in their hearts that weekend and apply it to their life. I saw them think through some hard concepts Christians ask themselves. I saw them break the doors down on their comfort zones and talk to strangers who were years older than them. I know it is hard to talk to a stranger, but when that stranger is forty or fifty years older than you the nerves can take over. But I saw a bunch of middle school and high school students knock the doors down on not only their comfort zones but also the comfort zones of the recovering homeless veterans. So much so that the kids are planning to go back and the vets are planning to come to our church.

    Tomorrow I have to go to a meeting to explain the weekend to my youth pastor. The good, the bad, and the awesome stuff God got to do. I can't wait to share. Sorry for no pictures. I had my camera and I still didn't get pictures. If I am going to be a blogger, I am going to have to get better at taking pictures I suppose. When some get posted on Facebook, hopefully I will transfer some over to here.