I can't believe that I have made it the first month of the year haha! I meant to write sooner, but so much has been going on. Not sure if I'll have time to write it all in one night..but the Mission ConneXion conference...was SO beyond amazing and I learned so much! Trying to sum it up..this is what I learned over the 2 days. :)
1. The first workshop that I chose to go to, was called Carving God's Word into Poeple's hearts. This Artist was talking about how we can use the passions that God has given us, to make a difference in the world. He was saying how even though we don't like having those difficult people in our lives..that we need "aggitaters" in our lives to make us stronger, and to kill the same negative things that we don't like in them..in our lives. He was talking about how we need to have willing hearts and trust God with where he leads us cause sometimes things go in ways that we don't like or think they should go.Also, sometimes he will be leading us to go somewhere or do something that we don't feel ready for and we have to trust that God has a plan. He was talking about how if we want to hear God's voice, we have to simplify our lives, find silence and solitude. Then, we need to examine our hearts and pay attention to our motives for why we do things.We need to fully surrender EVERYTHING to God. He was asking the question of what is in your heart that you can use to make a difference, even if it seems crazy? He was saying how we need to be who we are cause God created us that way for a reason and was saying how we need to take what we love, develop it hear, and then take it out in the world..and to let the fear or anything else that would hold us back, go.
The main speaker that night, also had some really interesting things that he said:
We have to make sure that we're living WITH, not just FOR God.
We have to realize that God has put the different desires in our hearts for a reason, and that reason is exactly what/how he wants us to serve him with our lives.
Give your dream to God cause you can't protect it, but he can.
You need to be "saddled up" and ready to go where God leads you WHEN he leads you.
Be open to him working in ways that you dont expect, and know that God will help you with whatever he leads you to do.He's not going to take you somewhere and then leave you in the dark.
We need to pray for blessings in the lives our our enemies.
We need to be willing to help people in need and just love them.
Sometimes you'll have to rearrange the way you think in order to live the way God wants you to.
Obedience is more important than knowledge. You have to be ready to obey and you have to have a teachable heart.
You also have to be willing to actually listen and learn the things that you don't know yet.
Be open to what God has but also know that when you step out for God, there will be so many ways that the devil will try to stop you so stay strong in God so he can help you over come those things.
Let God give you ideas for how to make a difference and then follow through.
Lastly..you dont have to know everything or be experienced to do what God wants you to do, so give all of your life to him.
There were 2 other speakers that I heard that weekend but my internet is about to die haha..so I hope that if any of you read that, that maybe it sparked something in you like it did with me, and I hope that you will know that God has put the things that you love, in your heart for a reason and that if you just trust God with those things and not let the devil stop you, you can do bigger things than you have ever imagined!
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