Refreshing Weekend

This weekend was simply amazing.  We had our Young Life North Coast Regional Weekend at Saw Mill in Sandusky.  I will be honest and say I was not too excited about this weekend going into it.  I always love them but for whatever reason I had a bad attitude all last week and was bitter about the price and about some things going on in my personal ministry of wyld life.  But from the moment I arrived things changed quickly.

   The first thing we did was watch a video about Young Life Capernaum which is YL for kids with disabilities.  Anyone who knows me knows that this is a passion of mine.  I am a spec. ed :moderate to sever major because I have the passion and hunger to serve this demographic of kids.  Capernaum has always been on my heart and I have been praying for a chance to get more involved for more than 4 years now.  So this video got me fired up right away, to see a ministry that I care for so much be given some attention in our region was amazing. 

   As the weekend went on I continued to just feel the spirit of God all around and get my attitude straight.  I had some great conversations with friends and met some new people as well.  The sessions and seminars were all great and I learned a lot.  But the biggest thing I took away was to have faith.  And that the only thing that matters is if we are personally desperate for Jesus Christ.  Of course I know this and have known this since excepting him in HS but I often lose sight of that.  I get carried away with life and forget why I do what I do.

   It was a nice reminder.  I slowed things down and realized that things are happening, they are happening all around.  Toledo YL, the region, a Capernaum ministry may be growing.  What the future holds nobody knows but I do know that I trust in the Lord and know that he will continue to work in my life and work through me.  This weekend just helped remind me of that.