Cf Camp 09 ' Extravagant Grace !

Hello people ,

I'm just home from camp , and I've got a few things to say .

-LOVE ! Okay , here's the deal . Out of every youth camp I've been too , this one was really special , not that the others weren't . Before I continue , I'm gonna talk about the past experiences with Youth Camps , it was about : conquering lust , finding HIM etc.etc. But all those were really important , but this camp...It was about LOVE . 1 Corinthians something something (sorry I forgot) Says that the greatest of them all was LOVE . Love isn't something simple though , we learned about all sorts of types of love , and you know about the AGAPE love don't you ? Well , in the past few months , whether it was in Christianity Explored or a sermon...But this phrase seriously appeared strangely many many times " God's grace - It's about getting something you don't deserve at all ! " The thing is this , in every camp , sure , I learned new things , but again , I never loved . . .

- Okay , here's my testimony for the last night of camp : I seriously felt like breaking down and cry , after hearing Ps.Julie talking about how the little boy sang the song "Jesus loves me" as his last breath , there was an traditional altar calling , somehow , I expected someone to pray for me , and let me be "Touched" , I wanted to be reconciled with my one true God again , but suddenly , a pair of cold hands touched my shoulders , lo and behold , my sister said : I want to pray for you . " When she was praying for me , I thought of so much hateful things in my heart , after she went away , I thought that my chances of being reconciled with him were gone , however , I was very very wrong . A thought came to me ..."Maybe , the only reason I keep falling and falling , is because I lack the one thing...LOVE ." IT wasn't that I didn't have love , it was that I didn't LOVE ! If i were to keep those hateful feelings in my heart during the calling , it would be a real insult to God's amazing grace . I just let go of everything ... I mean , this camp felt so important to me , even though I despised the cf at that time , even though I had no close friends there ... but did it feel so important ? Because God really wanted me to know about his amazing "grace" and , I assume , he wants me to Love . Many of you know how hateful and negative I am don't you ? I thank you JESUS ! Because of your extravagant grace and love , I'm alive , I'm saved .

- Worship...It was okay la... But the pastor making fun of my sister when she worship led was really funny !

-I MADE FRIENDS ! Oh gosh , it's hard to believe isn't it ?

Thanks for this wonderful camp oh lord ...