So, this last weekend was pretty great. Getting to hang out with Aaron and everybody else was the highlight of my year so far. The parts of Impact that I sat in on really changed some perspectives of mine, and Aaron and my late-night talks were irreplaceable, as usual (and also him asking me to be his best man - pretty awesome if you ask me).
God's lesson for me over the weekend was really that I needed to be giving more to Him. Specifically, He taught (and is still teaching) me that my time and my possessions are His, and I need to start living that way more. Whether or not I like it, everything will run on God's timeline, and I will be most effective for him if I live in a way that makes that obvious.
It's almost like we're children playing in the Father's mansion. So often we get engrossed in our role playing that we forget that He is the one who is giving us the time that we use and the things we "play" with. Now, that's not to say that we should take our lives lightly: we should live knowing that God has given us purpose and this is as real as it gets on this earth. But God will give and He will take away, and the timing for when He does is completely up to Him.
That's really about it. The application of this is a huge undertaking, and is only possible by the Spirit's help. But as I begin to surrender parts of my life to God that I previously hadn't, I am sure that it will be completely worth it.
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