
Its been a few days since I've posted; the wear and tear of an upper class man schedule is in full effect. This week has been very refreshing though; spiritually, physically and mentally. I didn't think it would be a bad idea to make a post about fire fall, seeing how its been such a big part of our lives the past few days.
Its a good time to get away from the distractions of our schedules and busy days and focus on what really matters, and what we are really here for. Two of the best speakers I've ever heard spoke this week, and the knowledge they poured into the student body was incredible. You can tell that these two gentlemen were men of God. The talked with such conviction and emotion that it stirred our hearts in ways that were just amazing.
The whole theme this week was "what if". I thinks it great; it can be followed up with so many other statements. One of the big "what ifs" that stood out to me was, what if a school loved a city? Its so simple, yet so powerful. Think about that for a second; what if one school decided to just pour out God's love and mercy over a city? Things would be crazy. Rich Wilkerson said it best, when he described us a troops going into battle together, and each of us has different jobs. Some more important then others, but all working together for one common goal. Imagine if our school or any school grasped to that concept. We could shake the world one city at a time. We could be the only love that an abused child ever has. Pastor Chris laid it out for us perfectly; we can't just go through these few days and let it fade away, we need to keep it going and carry it out amongst the people. Be Jesus to the people of lake land. What if God gave you the opportunity to witness to every person or group in the world before he came back? Would you do it?

Wow....I really enjoyed reading your post. The Lord did some amazing things in our lives and on this campus last week!
ReplyDelete"What if a campus loved a city?" This quote reminds me of how selfish we, as a school, can be sometimes. We always ask for money, sponsors, and even cry and whine about how "ghetto" the rest of a city is compared to our campus. What if it stopped being all about us? What if the question was, "What can we do to better the city?"