Thursday, November 3, 2011
Get up.
This spiritual emphasis week was more than just words. Most of the time it doesn't really affect me very much. I take what they say and try to apply it, but I really don't go anywhere with it. This week affected me. Brent was not only straight-forward, but funny. He was different from most of our leaders. I don't know what it was, but it impacted me. Today's subject was about getting up. Are people ready to get up and drop everything to follow Christ wholeheartedly? That's what he focused on. Brent preaches in a interesting way. It's worldly, but Christian at the same time, and I think that's why it appeals to teenagers more. There's not someone up there telling you do this and don't do this or this is bad and that is good. He's not super peppy about God either to where it makes you wonder if the person is being serious or not. Brent's really been in those low places and can really tell about them. That makes it more real and impacting to me. Most teenagers are in an in-between stage. They are stuck between what they want to do and what they need to do. Since Brent's been there, it says more. I am more affected when someone talks about their past and their current life, rather than someone up there reading scripture pausing every now and then for effect expecting teenagers to appreciate what they're saying. Examples and how that scripture applies to when it was written and now coupled with worldly experiences affect me more. All of the past spiritual emphasis weeks, I've felt like it was scheduled for me to grow with God. That's what they're scheduled for I guess, but that doesn't seem like something you can schedule. Last year, when they told us to go pray by ourselves and take this time to be with God, I didn't know what to do. It's like, oh okay it's time to talk to God now. I didn't feel that this week. I felt that I was really learning and taking in things that will help me in my relationship with Jesus. I didn't feel forced to feel anything that wasn't there.
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