Thank you to everyone who was a part of Illuminate weekend!! I felt like it was a great weekend and so many people were a part of it. To the adults who helped plan and coordinate, thanks! To the teenagers who were a part of worship, Ignite sessions, and the rest of the weekend, thanks! Most of all, thanks be to God who made this a truly great weekend!!
As I reflect back on Illuminate weekend, I am reminded that God continues to be faithful, regardless of what we do or have done. He is always seeking to find us, even when we feel lost.
We have a God who always wants what is best for us, even when we don’t realize it. He wants to protect our hearts, our minds, our bodies, and our soul. He wants us to have life abundant.
Unfortunately, we often get lost along the way. We take wrong turns, we go down dead ends, we take the wrong exit ramp. We find ourselves in places we never thought we would be. But that is often when God does His best work.
The apostle Paul wrote, "So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me. That’s why I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles that I suffer for Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong."
I am reminded every day of how true that is in my life. God is much more concerned with finding me than condemning me for how lost I am. God would rather wrap His arms around me than point a finger at me. My God never puts why I am lost above why He wants to find me. That is the God of grace and mercy that I know and love.
shine!
Jason
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