Well we survived Breakaway 09!!! It was an amazing weekend for all who went. I was touched at just how much evidence of God’s love and work were on display the past three days. He worked in the hearts of Jr. High all the way through the adults that were present. Our theme was “Open Your Eyes” and it seems that was the case for a great many of you! Whether it was relationships, forgiveness, accepting a relationship with Jesus, or conquering your fears about sharing the Gospel, God worked great things! This hasn’t been a highly active place yet, but I would love for all of you to start posting changes in your life as a result of this weekend. You may post anonymously, or if your talking about forgiving someone please use discretion and not use thier names or say mom or dad if thats who it is, you can be general in your description. We don’t want anyones feelings to be crushed or to feel betrayed. I am just excited to hear how God is moving in your hearts. If it is your child you are posting about be sensitive as well. Tell some stories about what happend when you got back and your efforts therein.
Blessings!
so basically..
forgive. no matter who hurt you, how bad they hurt you, whether or not you think they deserve it. because in the end none of us deserve it, but God gave it to us freely, so if we’re loving others as He loved us, we’ll forgive each other. sometimes the hurt can be so bad when someone who means the world to you completely screws you over, but when you think about it, if that relationship means that much to you, it isnt worth it to stay mad.
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my big realization this weekend is summed up in this: there is no love without forgiveness, and there is no forgiveness without love. you cant love a person the way God loves us if you dont forgive, and you cant forgive a person without loving htem. you cant just say “i forgive you” and still hold that anger inside you. justin talked about the forgive and forget thing; you forgive, and not forget what that person did, but you let go of the hurt, you stop letting it plague you and anger you. k, im done. love you all.
This weekend was so amazing God showed me that I have to evangilize. I do feel more open now to share my faith. I also forgave someone very important to me this weekend, that didnt know Christ, but now its amazing after that I can see God working inside of this person and its so heart warming and amazing!
those are some great things being learned and lived in your lives!!!! I loved seeing many of you being able to relax at different points in the weekend, you all live such very busy and stressful lives. It is great to hear how God is at work!