Activate

Let me spend some time and explain part of the reason I'm so busy and haven't updated. I will save my favorite part until the end. :)

A few weeks ago, my dad and I spoke and he mentioned how he thinks I spend to much time at home, in my room, and that I should get out more. We threw around a couple ideas of what that would look like and although few of our decisions have actually happened, I have decided to do more. Take for example, last Friday night.

I have spoke numerous times of my Monday night small group of girls. We did not meet over the summer due to our crazy schedules and now that we are all back in town, have decided to start up again. Our official kickoff for our small group is September 10 but we were insistent that we did not want to wait that long to spend time together. Last Friday night, we all went out to dinner at Pei Wei (Oh my yum!) and then we to see the Shine children's musical at the church. We had so much fun! I love those girls and I am so blessed by their friendship. It was a time of carefree laughter and deep thought provoking conversation all within a few hours.

I also have started going to the gym 4-5 nights a week with my dad. That has been amazing! I look forward to it and notice nights/days when I haven't worked out. I feel better about myself and I have significantly more energy. I also received an added bonus when I found out since I've started working out, I have lost a total of 9 inches!! I mean really, come on! That is awesome! So needless to say, I have received my added boost to keep going.

However, my favorite endeavour that has taken up my time is Activate. I can not tell you enough of how amazing this discipleship experience is. It is an 8 months discipleship experience that is broken down into four, two month sections a time. It is about giving you a small amount of head knowledge and then for you throughout the week to live out (to Activate) your faith. I have two different small groups, one is co-gender and the other is gender specific. I am blessed with INCREDIBLE people in both groups. No, seriously!!! No... really... they are amazing!! In my co-gender group I have Alison, Joe, Lindsey, Trevor, Greg, and Jesse and then in my gender specific group I have Alison, Lindsey, Krista, Shelbie, and Chelsea. We have done this for three weeks now (plus orientation and an all day prayer retreat) and I have already seen not only strong relationships and deep transparency, but significant thought pattern change and growth. I have seen God move more in three weeks with Activate than I've seen in a LONG time in the American church. I know that this experience will radically change, not only our lives who are participants, but the church as a whole and bring revolution to a seeking generation.

That is a small portion of what I've been up to lately. God is moving and I'm seeing his hand in so many avenues. Before I go though, please pray for wisdom and direction from the Lord. Due to the fact that these posts are sent to facebook, I will not write the specifics but you can email me if you want to know what it is. Vaguely, I feel God has laid a path before me that I am confident in, I am just waiting upon the Lord for the next step to take. Thank you so much and I love you dearly!!