Hey friends! What a crazy few days. I have had a lot of information thrown at me over the last few days. I think I could leave now and come out changed. It's kind of crazy to think that I will be doing this for the next few months. There is so much information to process and so little time to do it in. Our speaker for the week is Don Stephens! He has already proven to be an amazing speaker and has challenged me in some many way.
Monday we tackled the subjects of the Glory of God and Grace. We learned that the Glory of God is God's invisible character reflected in a visible world. As human beings we are attracted to beauty because it is a reflection of Christ.
"Love beauty; it is the shadow of God on the universe." Gabriella Mistrel
So this got me to thinking of the David Crowder song that goes, "You make everything glorious. What does that make me?" Haha! I'm glorious! Isn't that amazing! It gives me and my life such value and purpose!
We also learned that the Christian life isn't about sin management, it's about a relationship with Christ and the freedom that comes from Him. We spend our whole lives trying to live by the law, when really we should be living our lives in freedom because of the gift of Grace!
Grace is not the lowering of God's standards or ignoring sin, but it is God's empowering presence. (Philippians 2:13)
Today we began to dive into Worldviews. We were challenged to ask ourselves if we see the world how it is or as we think it is. Our worldviews are shaped by the news, by our families, by what we read and so much more. Our job as Christians is to strive to break free from our own worldview and see things how God wants us to.
Gah so much to process and I am doing a terrible job of sharing. I wish you were all here to hear all this!! Well I gotta get to bed! Lots to do tmrw. Oh and by the way we each get work duties to do while we are here and mine is to help out in the on grounds pre-school! So excited!
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Faith + Hope + Love
Maggie
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