Over the next 3 weeks our Summer internship will be coming to a close. For many of the interns it has been a life changing experience. Here are some updates from the past month.
Dave - It feels like something is different now. It seemed that before this past week, I've had a very scared and intimidated spirit. I was going through a lot of uncertainty with a lot of new restrictions put on me and it was and still is hard, however, I feel now I have a greater understanding of declaring Christ's authority in my life and over the my sins and bondage in my life. My spirit isn't as timid as it once was and I find I'm not afraid of the restrictions put in my life, especially as I come to a greater understanding of what they are and how they're meant to help me. I find I'm not afraid to be alone with God any longer.
Zach - So, God's spent the last week teaching me a lesson that i don't know how i lived so long without: the supremacy of Christ's act on the cross. I referenced this lesson in my last post, i think, but it has become more real for me this past week than ever before. The victory over sin HAS BEEN WON at the Cross. For the longest time, i was afraid of my sin, that i would never stop wanting it on some level, that i was always going to succumb to it because i would never let it go. But THAT SIN WAS DEALT WITH AT THE CROSS.
Jeff - I want to live like a rebel. I don't want to live by the worlds standards and care about myself or be criticized by people who don't know what my "true" mission is. I live by a Christ-like standard and not a worldly standard. Could it be that I could get criticized for posting this...yes. I just want people to know the truth. To not live like hypocrites. To not live by tradition, but to live by God. He is constantly speaking to us through his word, through the holy spirit, and through others. Don't' listen to tradition or history. Listen as the holy spirit prompts you to. Live like a rebel. LIVE THE MISSION. The Great Commission
Are you ready to be changed by Christ?
