Relationships

So sorry for the delay in writing. These last 2 weeks have been a tad bit emotional and filling. I will try to get you updated. At the end of Spiritual Warfare we had a staff from the base that had a word for our class. He had been given the word the first week we had been here, but God told him to wait to tell us. Well the time finally came. God had told him to tell us that we were inordinate warriors and we didn't even know it yet. Then he went on to say that we are like David's mighty warriors, found in 1 Chronicles 11:10-to end. As he was telling us this I began to cry, not knowing why, thinking it had to do with not believing this was possible. Then we went into a time of worship and I couldn't even lift my face to God, I was bent over and crying harder, then I had to go lay face first on the floor and sobbed. One of the leaders came up to me to see if I needed prayer and I knew it wasn't me that was crying but God crying through me, so she prayed for me so that God would clarify. All the rest of that day and into the night I had a heaviness that I couldn't break. It didn't come to me until the next morning. God had poured out what He wanted me to do. Of course it had to do with speaking to my fellow classmates. I went to the leaders and explained to them what God had given me and asked if I could approach the class. They said yes! So on Wed. afternoon I got up in front of the class and spoke to them. Here is what he gave me. I began to tell them how hard it is for me to talk to teenagers and that when I was a teenager I found it hard, but God the stand-up comic that he is sends me to YWAM with a bunch of teenagers. So I then began to share with them how hard my first week was and how I began to pray. I prayed that God would love them through me and that I would see them through God's eyes. Now I have a love for them that is only God. I then began to say that God had put the word compassion on my heart, and I felt that we as a team were lacking compassion. So I explained to them that I feel compassion is when you walk in somebody else's shoes, I then gave them some examples. I shared with them the importance of becoming as one family. If we are to become warriors then we had to work as a team. So I had them get on their knees or on their face and ask God if there was someone they had to go and ask for forgiveness. Also just seek out God's heart and ask Him for compassion. So as that was going on we dimmed the lights and Jon our leader played guitar. We let this go on for awhile and then as I was getting up one of the guys got up and talked also about the importance of unity, and how if we are not in complete unity that God can't use us to the fullest. Then another guy, DTS leader, got up and told about the dream that God had given him. We were waves that were building up and getting ready to crash into the shore, but if we didn't have the love and the unity those waves will fall short of land. God wants to use us to reach those on shore. Both were ways to end what God had given me. Then I showed them the back of a crosstitch picture, that this is the way that we look now, all going our seperate ways, then turned it over and showed them how when we are in unity we become a beautiful picture. We then all held hands and I prayed. One of the girls also came up and felt God telling her that we needed to wash each others feet, so on Thurs. afternoon we washed each others feet. Girl did girls and guys did guys. It was the most humbling experiences ever. I really feel that this has all brought us together. The funny thing is that this was all done during relationship week. God had already planned it out. He is so good!!!
At the end of that week the leaders treated us to a day at the zoo. It is called the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. It's up on the mountain. It felt great to get out of the class room and enjoy the outdoors. That Sat. I left for Cyndi's and stayed overnight. We had a great day, enjoyed the cheesecake factory and then drove through the mts. to the casino's, it is the most beautiful drive ever. Can't wait to do it again. I had a great time there, hoping to be able to do it again. On Sun. Melissa, my roommate, and I gave our testimony at the prison. I am really glad to be able to go there every Sun. The girls really appreciate it and I am beginning to open up with them more. I would love to do a mentoring program with them. So needless to say it was a very busy, emotional week. God is doing some amazing things in my life.