Opportunities of a Lifetime Conference

Well, I just got back, a couple hours ago, from the first ever Northeast Opportunities of a Lifetime conference in Hartford, CT. Really, it was a weekend of seeking God and His wisdom, and discerning where He wants us. We learned about faith, hope, and love, and they're part in a Christian's life.

Abraham's story was a real big influence on me this weekend, how he trusted God in everything, and it was credited to him as righteousness. He knew God as "God Almighty" or "El-Shadai" which basically translates as the all-powerful provider. It was amazing to see Abraham's faith and really study it, how he trusted God for the unseen, even that He would resurrect Isaac from the dead after he would be sacrificed, all because many years before God had promised to make Abraham a great nation through Isaac. He trusted in God that much. Abraham's hope was what God had promised him, that his descendants would be many, and that he would be a great nation. His faith was his certainty about his hope.

We also spoke about love, the love of God, how we experience it, and how we can love others. If we truly love God and are experiencing His love in our lives, it will overflow to others, and if it is overflowing to others then we will be sharing the gospel with others out of love for them and for God. If we are living for God, then our love for Him will just spill from our lips. Imagine when you find a new favorite restaurant, you tell everyone about it, right? How much more should we spread the news about the Savior of our souls? It is our duty, our burden, but most importantly, our joy, to proclaim Jesus as Lord. If this is so, let's get to work!

My two questions from the weekend: (1) would I be willing to raise support to work at any other company? NO. (2) If Crusade cut me a check and offered me a salary to work for them, would I do it? YES!

So, folks, as long as I am accepted, I will be interning for Campus Crusade for Christ this year. This is the desire of my heart, and I feel that God is really pulling me to do this. Please pray for me as I start this process, that my application would be accepted, that I would find people to join my support team,and that I would just continue to grow in the Lord. God Bless.