Love equals sacrafice

I serve a God who is mighty to save. This past weekend has been one that I will remember forever. Thus past weekend was the triad metro crusade fall retreat. The groups there were UNCG,HPU,Guilford Tech,Wake Forest, and Greensboro College. It was Greta to meet other people that are apart from our cru here at uncg. I would not trade anything for this past weekend. One thing that spoke to me this past weekend was the time I had with the Lord during my quiet time. I was reading out of the book of Deuteronomy. In the 8th chapter, it talks about the isralities and how God never left or forsake them. God was always there,He wanted them to show humility and focus on him. Verse 3 of that chapter hit me. My God is a God that provides. Everything that I have belongs to Him. If it wasn't for his sacrifice on the cross my soul would be in the pits of Hell and live there for all eternity. When my God hung on that cross he died for mankind so that we may holy and blameless in His sight. He has overcome the world and we can too with his help. God makes sure that i have the food to eat and the clothes on my back are his. I am nothing without his grace. Then God lead me to psalm 16. It talks about having the confidence in Christ that we need. Like the first meeting of cru we discussed that same topic. Protect me O God, for I take refuge in you. You hold my future. I keep you in mind always because you are at my right hand. I will not be shaken.you reveal the path of life to me. O God you are worthy of it all!

The speaker Tom talked about prayer. He said that the psalms could be used as an example to praise him. He also talked abbot the model prayer which is found in Matthew 6. That's an easy way to start praying. Last night he spoke of the kingdom of Heaven. He stressed that the kingdom is going on now but also later. See we as Christians are a called out to take the message of Christ to foreign places not even there in our on backyard. We are called to be different in all aspects of our lives. Yesterday morning we discussed being honest with our maker that's something that I need work on. I need to call out to him and he will answer my prayer. Wow what a God we serve. While we wait on him to answer our prayers we are called to worship him.

This weekend was a way of God saying that I needed to get back to the basics with him. I am renewing my life and this time I am turning some things around. Gods worthy and I don't need to be doing those things, without the God of the universe on my side I'm hopeless. He reigns forever and ever and I will be co heirs with him. It is my prayer that you will also grow closer with the lord as you progress through life.

One Love
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Aka mattey c for kids in cru because there is so many matt's