ELEVATE
This past weekend, I attended a church retreat at Mt. Hermon.
It was the 1st combined retreat I have ever been to (3 churches were there totaling about 190 people) and not only was it an amazing experience, it had a great impact on my life.
The theme of the retreat was: Elevate. When I first heard about the theme, I wondered what "Elevate" meant... But, now, after the retreat, I understand what it means.
Thomas Chen, our speaker was amazing. His messages taught us how we should "elevate" our faith. That we should bring our faith to the next level.
After 1 of his messages, I had some 1 on 1 time with God. I realized that I only pray when I must (such as during meals or when people ask me to pray) and that I only read the bibles on Sunday, when at church.
So what did I get out of the retreat? Well, I plan on reading the bible everyday; not just on Sundays. I also, plan to pray to God not only when I must or when I have a problem but, to pray to God everyday... even if it is just to say "Thank You Jesus"
Even though I was raised in a Christian family and have been attending church since I was really young.
Even though I am a born again Christian, a baptized Christan, I understand that I am not really close to God.
One of my goals from now on is to grow closer to God. To elevate... my faith the next level. I hope that next year at the same retreat, I can look back and say:
"I have grown closer to God"
Also, the retreat was extremely fun. The food was pretty good and I had the chance to paintball for the first time. (which is really exciting, yet painful)
I met many new friends from the other churches at the retreat as well as grow closer to the people from my own church.
There was also a really cute girl I liked at the retreat named Jessica, except I never had the guts to talk to her...... yes, I know, fail -_-
Oh, and that reminds me of another goal: To not be shy when it comes to talking to girls I like. xD
One last thing... the worship teams did a very good job. This following video is one of the songs: I Can Only Imagine performed by our worship team during the retreat.
Thanks for reading!
It was the 1st combined retreat I have ever been to (3 churches were there totaling about 190 people) and not only was it an amazing experience, it had a great impact on my life.
The theme of the retreat was: Elevate. When I first heard about the theme, I wondered what "Elevate" meant... But, now, after the retreat, I understand what it means.
Thomas Chen, our speaker was amazing. His messages taught us how we should "elevate" our faith. That we should bring our faith to the next level.
After 1 of his messages, I had some 1 on 1 time with God. I realized that I only pray when I must (such as during meals or when people ask me to pray) and that I only read the bibles on Sunday, when at church.
So what did I get out of the retreat? Well, I plan on reading the bible everyday; not just on Sundays. I also, plan to pray to God not only when I must or when I have a problem but, to pray to God everyday... even if it is just to say "Thank You Jesus"
Even though I was raised in a Christian family and have been attending church since I was really young.
Even though I am a born again Christian, a baptized Christan, I understand that I am not really close to God.
One of my goals from now on is to grow closer to God. To elevate... my faith the next level. I hope that next year at the same retreat, I can look back and say:
"I have grown closer to God"
Also, the retreat was extremely fun. The food was pretty good and I had the chance to paintball for the first time. (which is really exciting, yet painful)
I met many new friends from the other churches at the retreat as well as grow closer to the people from my own church.
There was also a really cute girl I liked at the retreat named Jessica, except I never had the guts to talk to her...... yes, I know, fail -_-
Oh, and that reminds me of another goal: To not be shy when it comes to talking to girls I like. xD
One last thing... the worship teams did a very good job. This following video is one of the songs: I Can Only Imagine performed by our worship team during the retreat.
Thanks for reading!
1 comment:
duuude that is so profound, and true. great observations, faith building will always take time and dedication but its worth it. way to go isasac
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