Last month, I was at Newday, a Christian youth event held
for about a week every year. It’s a young Christians dream - amazing worship with
thousands of others, seminars packed with information, non-stop entertainment,
plus you have your friends with you. It was a great week. I got a lot out of
the whole Newday experience and God revealed some pretty interesting things to
me. So this blog really is just me sharing with you the things that God showed
me at Newday and what I really learnt during this whole experience and even
some stuff I realised after the whole thing was over.
1.
Am I loved?
So Andrew Wilson did a great talk
at Newday and I managed to get some really good notes, as well as go into some
deep thought. What I came to realise is that all humans need to know the answer
to the question “am I loved?” We all have a burning desire to be loved and to
feel needed. God has purposely created us in a way in which we
all have this deep God void inside of us that can only be filled by… God. Until
then, we will try and try to fill this void with temporary things. Only God can
fill that emptiness deep inside of us and let us know we’re loved. We’re wired
in a way that we need to know someone loves us and cares for us and sometimes –
well, a lot of the time, human love isn’t quite good enough. You see, human
love is conditional. Even with your family or with your closest friends, you’ll
find that if you mess up or hurt that person, they suddenly don’t love you as
much and they won’t always forgive you. You’ll find that even the most loving
human relationships, as wonderful as they are, won’t fill that void deep inside
of you. But God? Well God loves you unconditionally. That means that His
love for you isn’t based on what you do right and do wrong but on His
goodness and His faithfulness. We don’t “gain” salvation. Salvation is a
free gift to anybody who is willing to accept it. That is the beauty of Christ.
We do not have to earn our way into heaven or earn God’s love or approval. But
we can be sure that we are accepted and loved by God! God loves you for who you
are now, who you were before and who you are to become. He doesn’t love you
“only if you change.” He loves you just the way you are yet He loves you too
much to leave you that way. God’s love isn’t like any human love. Only God can
fill that void inside of you permanently and answer that question – Am I loved?
Only God.
Another thing that really made me think from Andrew Wilson’s talk was the concept of Christ on the cross. Now think about it – when you are in pain (and I’m not just talking a little bit of pain), like REALLY in pain, what are you thinking about? You’re not thinking about much else except this pain that is being inflicted upon you and you just want it to stop (I do anyway). Of course you won’t be thinking about someone else. Now imagine if you are in excruciating pain and someone had purposefully caused you to be in this pain. Would you be thinking “God forgive that person” or “arghhhhhhhhhhhh I hate this person!” I know if it was me I certainly would not be thinking about forgiving that person in that moment. I would most likely just be thinking of myself and the pain that I am in. Because when you are in such agony or pain, you do not think about other people but only what you are feeling because it overtakes every part of your being. I remember being very young and getting my thumb shut in a door. The pain was excruciating and all I could do was scream and ignore everyone who was trying to calm me down. But the love of God is such that even when He was dying (and this isn’t just a thumb in a door – this is a zillion times worse), He is looking out for others. As people mourned for Jesus when He was dying on the cross, He said to them “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me.” (Luke 23:28) As He died, He prayed for the very people who had caused Him such agony, saying “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” (Luke 23:24) John 19:26 says “When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her, “Woman, here is your son,” and to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.” EVEN as Jesus was dying in such an excruciating way, He was looking out for people and praying for the forgiveness of those who had caused Him such a death. This is God’s everlasting love.
Another thing that really made me think from Andrew Wilson’s talk was the concept of Christ on the cross. Now think about it – when you are in pain (and I’m not just talking a little bit of pain), like REALLY in pain, what are you thinking about? You’re not thinking about much else except this pain that is being inflicted upon you and you just want it to stop (I do anyway). Of course you won’t be thinking about someone else. Now imagine if you are in excruciating pain and someone had purposefully caused you to be in this pain. Would you be thinking “God forgive that person” or “arghhhhhhhhhhhh I hate this person!” I know if it was me I certainly would not be thinking about forgiving that person in that moment. I would most likely just be thinking of myself and the pain that I am in. Because when you are in such agony or pain, you do not think about other people but only what you are feeling because it overtakes every part of your being. I remember being very young and getting my thumb shut in a door. The pain was excruciating and all I could do was scream and ignore everyone who was trying to calm me down. But the love of God is such that even when He was dying (and this isn’t just a thumb in a door – this is a zillion times worse), He is looking out for others. As people mourned for Jesus when He was dying on the cross, He said to them “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me.” (Luke 23:28) As He died, He prayed for the very people who had caused Him such agony, saying “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” (Luke 23:24) John 19:26 says “When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her, “Woman, here is your son,” and to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.” EVEN as Jesus was dying in such an excruciating way, He was looking out for people and praying for the forgiveness of those who had caused Him such a death. This is God’s everlasting love.
“For I am convinced that neither death nor
life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the
future, nor any powers, neither height
nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from
the love of God that is in Christ
Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 8:38-39)
“He has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time” (2 Timothy 1:9)
“He has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time” (2 Timothy 1:9)
“This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning
sacrifice for our sins.” (1 John 4:10)
So the answer to the question – am I loved? YES!!! YOU are loved by God beyond what you could ever fathom. Your brain does not even have the capacity to fathom God’s love for you. Then, the real question must be – will you love Him back? Not by just saying you do but by the way you live… by turning away from sin? Do you really live in a way that shouts “I love God!”?
So the answer to the question – am I loved? YES!!! YOU are loved by God beyond what you could ever fathom. Your brain does not even have the capacity to fathom God’s love for you. Then, the real question must be – will you love Him back? Not by just saying you do but by the way you live… by turning away from sin? Do you really live in a way that shouts “I love God!”?
2.
Who do you worship?
Another thing I've come to learn
and really witness in society is that people are designed to worship. We are
wired to worship something/someone. Whether that’s yourself, your spouse,
money, drugs, celebrities… We all want to worship something and express praise
and adoration. We all know that one person who is completely obsessed with a
celebrity and it’s all you ever hear them talk about. Sometimes we don’t know even know we’re
worshipping something but we have allowed it to rule the throne of our hearts.
I personally love Jimmy Needham’s song – Clear The Stage (if you've never heard
it – YouTube it!). It describes exactly how we can put other things before God.
Here are some of the lyrics:
Anything I put, before my God, is
an idol
Anything I want, with all my
heart, is an idol
Anything I can’t, stop thinking
of, is an idol
Anything that I, give all my
love, is an idol
So when I first heard that song,
boy was I convicted! I thought, if that’s the case then I've put a lot of
things before God! Anything that consumes your thoughts, that you desire the
most and that you give most of your time to is something you worship. Now the
problem with worshipping people or worldly things is, well, they suck really.
As humans we are all fallible, we’re not perfect, therefore we are not worthy of
worship. But God who is perfect, who is holy, who never lets down, who is
without sin, who is righteous… HE is worthy of praise, HE is worthy of our
worship, HE is worthy of our attention. God needs us not because HE needs us
but because WE need to be needed. A lot of the time people crave attention.
Sometimes people want to be loved and adored so much that this desire drives
them in search of fame. But we aren't worthy of such glory. We were made in His
image so that we could reflect God’s glory. But people have turned their
“mirror” to glorify themselves.
You cannot serve two masters.
Jesus refuses to share the throne of your heart. It’s time to take off whatever
it is you have put on your pedestal and replace it with CHRIST. There can be
things that have our heart, for example seeing your friends or family get
saved, that aren't bad things in themselves but they have our hearts and so
become obstacles in our faith. We need to learn to let go and let God. Trust
Him and let Him have your heart. “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to
him, and
he will make your paths straight.” (Proverbs 3:5-6) Don’t
give Him just a bit of your heart; give Him your WHOLE heart. If you don’t know
how, prayer is a good place to start.
3.
What are the chances?
At one of the evening meetings at Newday, Adrian Holloway
preached on “why do we exist?” If you were there, you’ll probably remember it
as the ‘physics meeting’ as there was a lot of talk about the universe and
such.
So based from that preach, I'm going to talk about what the
chances of us being here actually are. Because a lot of people will say that
the Big Bang happened and it was all chance. What I'm going to talk about is
how likely it really is that the universe was created by chance.
Physics is kind of a love-hate subject for me. I did well with it in school; I finished with an A in fact. But there are just some parts of physics that absolutely bore you to death, and other parts that will just fascinate you beyond belief. Regardless, I'm going to attempt to write about it – so bare with me!
Physics is kind of a love-hate subject for me. I did well with it in school; I finished with an A in fact. But there are just some parts of physics that absolutely bore you to death, and other parts that will just fascinate you beyond belief. Regardless, I'm going to attempt to write about it – so bare with me!
So is everything really down to
chance? Well I've discovered that if it was only down to chance, the universe
was unthinkably unlikely to produce stars, let alone life. If we were
just 5% closer to the sun, we would fry, if were just 5% away, we would freeze
to death. There would be no life on earth. This is called fine tuning and it
absolutely amazes me how we are in exactly the right spot for life to exist. If
we were only slightly further or slightly closer, then none of us would exist.
As we are all aware, the universe is expanding. But the speed of
expansion is critical. If the universe expands too fast, nothing would exist
and there would be an empty universe, but if the universe expands too slowly,
the universe just falls back on itself. If the rate of expansion, one second
after the beginning moment, had been smaller by even one part in a hundred
thousand million million, the universe would've re-collapsed. That means,
that there is only one chance in one hundred thousand billion billion
billion billion, that our universe could exist. Yet... here we are! A few facts from Andrew
Wilson’s book “If God Then What?” absolutely blew my mind away, so let me state
them to you:
·
If the ratio between the strong
nuclear constant and the electromagnetic constant was different by one part in
ten million billion, there wouldn't be any stars.
·
If the balance between the
electromagnetic constant and the gravity constant was altered by one part in 1040
(that’s 10 with 40 noughts after it), the types of stars that would form
would be incapable of sustaining planets with life. That’s roughly equivalent
to covering America
(All of this information is in
Andrew Wilson’s book - If God Then What? Page 52.)
As
you can see, the chances of the universe being here by mere chance are just too
unthinkably low.
I'm going to use the example Adrian Holloway used in his talk.
I'm going to use the example Adrian Holloway used in his talk.
A pastor attended a big football
match. Seems pretty ordinary at the moment right? Now what if every time the
pastor stood up at this football match, his team scored a goal? Well the first
time you’d think it was a coincidence, the second time it happened, again you’d
think it was a coincidence. But after the 3rd, 4th, 5th
time, you’d think ‘hang on a minute…’ Just because the pastor stood up,
wouldn't mean the opposition goal keeper would let the ball into the net, just
because the pastor stood up, it wouldn't mean the ball was anywhere near the
goal, it wouldn't mean someone’s taking a shot. And what if the pastor stood up
exactly on the minute, every minute, for the entire game and the final score
was 90 goals to 0? If that happened, you would suspect the match was fixed.
Why? Because it’s so unlikely. According to Sir Roger Penrose (who developed our
current understanding of black holes), the chance of our universe existing, is
one in ten followed by more zeros than the total number of particles, in the
entire universe! You would NEVER accept a chance universe on that basis. You
would definitely suspect universe fixing, true?
Yet it shocks me how many people still believe in chance universe. Can’t you see how incredibly unlikely it is? Doesn't it make more sense that it is a fix? That maybe, just maybe, there is actually an intelligent mind behind this? As many scientists say, ‘the universe looks as if it knew we were coming.’
I’ll leave it at that. (You can listen to Adrian Holloway's preach on the Newday website!)
Yet it shocks me how many people still believe in chance universe. Can’t you see how incredibly unlikely it is? Doesn't it make more sense that it is a fix? That maybe, just maybe, there is actually an intelligent mind behind this? As many scientists say, ‘the universe looks as if it knew we were coming.’
I’ll leave it at that. (You can listen to Adrian Holloway's preach on the Newday website!)
4.
Forgiveness
God revealed a lot to me on the topic of forgiveness at
Newday. Below are some of the things I came to realise at Newday, after Newday
and some of the stuff I knew before.
Forgiveness is one of those things. I find it’s either you
love it or you loathe it. There are some people who are really good at
forgiving others and easily forget about things. However, there are others, who
find it really hard to forgive other people and are quick to hold grudges but
not as quick to let go. I was one of those people. I was never quick to
apologise and if someone did apologise to me it would take me a while to really
forgive them and even if I did I would not behave in a way as though I had
forgiven them. Now sometimes, people can be really hurtful towards us and we
think: Why on earth should I forgive you? From a worldly point of view, that’s
understandable but from a Godly point of view, not so much. Because, what if
God said that about us? Uh oh. We’d be in trouble.
Now I've had my share of hurt. For example, I've received some pretty nasty insults, mostly since after I've been saved and mostly because of my faith. Now my first reaction is, well I feel hurt. But then I think: who am I to not forgive this person? This might seem like a strange thing to think because a lot of other people will think about taking revenge or holding a grudge and I was one of those people. I thought the exact same thing before I was saved and even at the beginning of the whole journey. But now Jesus has changed everything. I've come to realise that the worst possible thing that has been done to me is the smallest thing in comparison to what we have done to Him. It was because of us that He was nailed to a cross; it was because of our sin. And a lot of the time we throw that right back into God’s face by the way we live. Yet God still loves us and forgives us each and every time. His grace is still unending. Therefore, I think, who am I to not forgive others? Every single time we sin and run away from God, He is waiting for us with open arms, ready to forgive and forget what you have done. Jesus was tortured and nailed to a cross because of our wrong doing, yet we won’t forgive someone simply because they said a few nasty words? Imagine if God were to think like us, every time we sinned against Him and hurt Him, He was to hold a grudge… Well I can tell you none of us would be making it to heaven. So, THANK GOD He is nothing like us! THANK GOD that He is God and we are not. Thank God.
One of my favourite scriptures in the Bible is the Parable of the Prodigal Son. It demonstrates God's love, forgiveness and mercy for us beautifully. In this parable, the father shares his wealth amongst his two sons. One of his sons went off and lived wildly, spending his money on prostitutes and living recklessly. When all the money had gone and he was left with nothing, he went back to his father, not expecting to be forgiven so prepared to work for him as his servant. But the Bible says, “But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him…the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate. For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.” (Luke 15:20 & 15:22). This describes perfectly God’s mercy for us. We may have done the worst possible thing and ran away from God and lived a life completely against Him but if we come back to Him, He not only takes us back but He throws His arms around us and kisses us! He rejoices! We shouldn't be one to hold grudges when our God is such a merciful God.
Now I've had my share of hurt. For example, I've received some pretty nasty insults, mostly since after I've been saved and mostly because of my faith. Now my first reaction is, well I feel hurt. But then I think: who am I to not forgive this person? This might seem like a strange thing to think because a lot of other people will think about taking revenge or holding a grudge and I was one of those people. I thought the exact same thing before I was saved and even at the beginning of the whole journey. But now Jesus has changed everything. I've come to realise that the worst possible thing that has been done to me is the smallest thing in comparison to what we have done to Him. It was because of us that He was nailed to a cross; it was because of our sin. And a lot of the time we throw that right back into God’s face by the way we live. Yet God still loves us and forgives us each and every time. His grace is still unending. Therefore, I think, who am I to not forgive others? Every single time we sin and run away from God, He is waiting for us with open arms, ready to forgive and forget what you have done. Jesus was tortured and nailed to a cross because of our wrong doing, yet we won’t forgive someone simply because they said a few nasty words? Imagine if God were to think like us, every time we sinned against Him and hurt Him, He was to hold a grudge… Well I can tell you none of us would be making it to heaven. So, THANK GOD He is nothing like us! THANK GOD that He is God and we are not. Thank God.
One of my favourite scriptures in the Bible is the Parable of the Prodigal Son. It demonstrates God's love, forgiveness and mercy for us beautifully. In this parable, the father shares his wealth amongst his two sons. One of his sons went off and lived wildly, spending his money on prostitutes and living recklessly. When all the money had gone and he was left with nothing, he went back to his father, not expecting to be forgiven so prepared to work for him as his servant. But the Bible says, “But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him…the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate. For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.” (Luke 15:20 & 15:22). This describes perfectly God’s mercy for us. We may have done the worst possible thing and ran away from God and lived a life completely against Him but if we come back to Him, He not only takes us back but He throws His arms around us and kisses us! He rejoices! We shouldn't be one to hold grudges when our God is such a merciful God.
"Be kind and compassionate to
one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave
you." (Ephesians 4:32)
Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I
forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven
times?” Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but
seventy-seven times.” (Matthew 18:21-22)
“For if you forgive other people when they sin against you,
your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others their
sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.” (Matthew 6:14-15)
Even as Jesus was dying and He’d had to suffer the most excruciating pain He prayed for those very people saying “Father forgive them for they know not what they do.” Even then. So how can we not do the same? One of the lessons I have learned is sometimes people have a hard time forgiving others because they haven’t learned how to forgive themselves. But if you are going to enjoy life you are going to have to heal and forgive. In the Bible, forgiveness is not a suggestion, it is a command. So search your heart and forgive. I realise a lot of us may not have a problem with forgiveness. Unforgiveness is a symptom. Pain and pride is usually the root. If you find that forgiving others is something you find difficult to do, maybe it’s wise to search for the root of this problem. Whether it’s pride or simply being hurt in the past, God can heal and restore all things and change your heart. Turn to Him.
Even as Jesus was dying and He’d had to suffer the most excruciating pain He prayed for those very people saying “Father forgive them for they know not what they do.” Even then. So how can we not do the same? One of the lessons I have learned is sometimes people have a hard time forgiving others because they haven’t learned how to forgive themselves. But if you are going to enjoy life you are going to have to heal and forgive. In the Bible, forgiveness is not a suggestion, it is a command. So search your heart and forgive. I realise a lot of us may not have a problem with forgiveness. Unforgiveness is a symptom. Pain and pride is usually the root. If you find that forgiving others is something you find difficult to do, maybe it’s wise to search for the root of this problem. Whether it’s pride or simply being hurt in the past, God can heal and restore all things and change your heart. Turn to Him.
5.
How to overcome a Jericho
Now before I start, let me tell you about the story of
Joshua and the Walls of Jericho for those of you who aren't familiar with it.
So, after the
death of Moses, God chose Joshua, son of Nun, to be the leader of the Israelite people. They set about
to conquer the land
of Canaan
Joshua sent spies
into Jericho Jericho Canaan . God had a strange plan for the battle of Jericho Ark Jericho Jericho
All of this can be found in the book of Joshua in the Old Testament if you didn't quite grasp my summary - you can have a read yourself!
So what I mean in asking how to overcome aJericho
All of this can be found in the book of Joshua in the Old Testament if you didn't quite grasp my summary - you can have a read yourself!
So what I mean in asking how to overcome a
We all have
struggles and we all have things we need to overcome, like Joshua did. A lot of
the time, it’s not easy and we struggle to cope. So, here are my five top tips
from what I gathered from the preaches at Newday and also what I've experienced
myself:
1. Acknowledge God
Firstly, it’s
important in every circumstance in your life to acknowledge God. By
acknowledging God, it means you have chosen to believe that He is there,
through whatever situation you’re going through and that He is there to help. “In all your ways acknowledge Him, and
He shall direct your paths.”
2. Stick to God
It’s really important to stay on Gods team and stay faithful
to Him. Remember that God’s team is always the winning team – there is always
victory in Him! So even when you’re going through a rough time, know that it
won’t last forever and ultimately you have the victory in the end through God,
just as Joshua and the Israelites did! In the story of Joshua and the Walls of
Jericho, Rahab the prostitute made the right choice – she went with God,
instead of the evil people of Jericho Jericho
3. Obey God
Joshua's
strict obedience
to God is a key lesson from this
story. At every turn Joshua did exactly as he was told by God and the
Israelites prospered under his leadership and had the ultimate victory. An
ongoing theme in the Old Testament is that when the Jews obeyed God, they did
well. When they disobeyed, the consequences were bad. The same is true for us
today. In Isaiah 1:19 it says, “If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat
the good of the land.” And in Romans 8:28 it says, “And we know that for those
who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called
according to his purpose.” God says that to love Him is to keep His
commandments (John 14:15). It’s hard to sometimes be obedient to God in
difficulties as it may mean you will have to deal with a situation in a
different way than you would otherwise and it may mean coming out of your
comfort zone, as it did for Rahab when she let the spies into her house. But in
the end, obeying God, worked out for the good, as it will for everyone who
does. Jesus says: “Anyone who
loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home
with them. Anyone
who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my
own; they belong to the Father who sent me.” Obeying God may also mean having
great courage, which leads me on to the next thing…
4. Don’t be afraid
It’s easy to panic in different situations and hardships we
face. Joshua felt unqualified for
the monumental task of taking over for Moses, but God promised to be with him
every step of the way - "Do not be
terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you
wherever you go" (Joshua
1:9), just as he had been for Moses. This same God is with us today, protecting and guiding us.
“Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will
strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right
hand.” (Isaiah 41:10)
5. Trust God
And finally… Trust God! Sometimes we are in situations where
we have no idea what God is doing and sometimes God calls us to do things that
seem very strange to us. But it is so important to trust in God anyway! No
matter how strange or weird it may seem, if God’s telling you to do it – do it!
It all leads to victory in the end, as we see with Joshua. As Moses' apprentice, Joshua
learned firsthand that he wouldn't always understand God's ways (especially when asked to walk around a wall seven times!). Human nature
sometimes made Joshua want to question God's plans, but instead he chose to
obey and trust God and watch what happened. By doing this, God gave Him
victory. Joshua is an excellent example of humility before God.
If you do all of these things, in the end, you WILL have
victory! Those walls WILL fall down! God promises that! Just trust in Him! Read His word and talk to Him!
Storms don’t last forever but whilst they are there they build strength and
endurance. In Psalm 23:4 it says “Even though I walk
through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your
rod and your staff, they comfort me.” See that it says He walks us 'through' the valley... not over it or
around it. He gives us strength until we reach the other side. Death is an
enemy to God, and He has destroyed its sting through His blood and
resurrection - and we are His work, and are on display for all creation.
“For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to
be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.” (Romans 8:18)
6.
Important dates
So during one of Andrew Wilson’s seminars at Newday, he
mentioned some dates that I think are pretty important to know. I found it very interesting, you may too. I've listed these
dates below.
Probable dates:
Probable dates:
AD 33 – Jesus is crucified
AD 60 – Mark writes his gospel
AD 61 – Luke writes his gospel
AD 62 – ‘Acts’ written by Luke
AD c62 – Paul’s death in Rome
(Paul’s letters are earlier than all four gospels).
So I'm going to bring my blog to an end now. There’s lots
of things I didn't mention like the woman’s conference that I went to at Newday
that impacted me and changed me so much. But I’d like to include that in a
future blog I will be writing on purity, so stay tuned! ;)
I’d like to finish off by saying; sometimes we spend more
time seeking that next spiritual rush than we do God. Remember, you don’t have
to be at Newday to meet with God, God is with you right now. It’s up to you to
spend time with Him daily. Spiritual highs don’t last, but the refining and heart
changing that is resulted through spending time God, will last you a lifetime.
