The Navigators, Journey 2013.
It was so insanely surreal being on a 'retreat' in college. I was going with a group of people I barely knew, and going to submerge myself in Christ and His Word for the next couple of days. WEIRD. And it was only 2 days total basically, but it was sufficient. It was sufficiently long enough for me to rediscover my faith, rediscover where I needed to work/ where I wanted to grow in my relationship with Christ, and long enough to form great friendships with the rest of the girls (and guys...sorta) in Navs. It felt good, it was so moving and unexpected, and all so comfortable and familiar all at the same time. And oh, it was so beautiful. Like wow, the ride there was phenomenal in itself. The moon hung so low in the sky, a massive beautiful moon it was. And the sunset that came right before it was glorious in all of God's amazing colors and paint strokes. Did y'all see that?! Everytime I look at the moon I think to myself, hey, they can see this same moon back home, it's the same light reflecting from the sun back on all of us, no matter what state we're in ♥
So one note: I've decided on the Navigators. If there's one thing I truly get from the group, it's their authenticity. Speaking with the girls and with the guys and sharing with one another; you get this sense that everyone else is super passionate about their faith and relationship with Christ, or at the very least, make it something of great significance to their lives. (omg, hearing people at the conference talk and speak about their faith was like, wow, it feels so good to be around people who love Christ). At Cru, I'm sure there are people who are really strong in their faith as well, but it's such a large group, it's harder to find. The Navigators is at most about 30 people, so it's a tight knit group, and I'm so encouraged and inspired by them.
There's so much I can say about the experience, but I won't write it here, simply because it's long and winded, and I've already told it so many times to all the others in Navs. That's weird too - we talk about our faith a lot. And it's not anything super personal or secretive, we share how we've grown, the areas where we struggle. It was a lot of reaffirmations and convictions in areas where I need to let go, and areas where I really needed to refocus on Christ. But I hope y'all might see it in me when I come back.
I feel like it's finally all clicked. From the struggles of high school, the triumphs and hope of senior year, and everything that's happened since, I've finally found where I am with God. All the retreats, DCCYC, Sundays and Fridays, have really built me up (thank you PB and NH and PB and all the other counselors ♥). And I have true and full confidence in my faith in Him. There's a relationship there so powerful and so wonderful because of what He's done for us. He is great, he is so so good, and he is my King.
Oh God be my everything, be my delight. My Jesus, my Glory, my soul satisfy...
AND I'VE FOUND, my verse.
2 Corinthians 5:14-15
For Christ's love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.
THE END.
10.18.2013 - 10.20.2013
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