GIAW

That's right, folks, two week-long trainings in Atlanta have come and gone, and I am blogging now as a much more trained intern. Whatever that means. ;) Here are some reflections post that wonderful week of all things RUF.

• Session after session, a campus minister from somewhere (most of them I had never met or heard speak before) would come up and remind us of the gospel. The topic of the seminar, yes, was important, but they all led to the same place. And though the sessions were literally back to back, I needed reminding of the gospel desperately even in the second session after being floored by it in the first. That shows how beautiful that truth is, and how forgetful we are. It makes me want to modify my mantra, "preach the gospel to yourself everyday" into "preach the gospel to yourself moment by moment." It was a blessing to have the staff of RUF do that for us last week.
• Helpful advice about ministry abounded. Tops on my list included GIAW: God is at work. We were reminded that God cares WAY MORE about building His Kingdom than we do, and that He will have His way! He doesn't need me at USF in 3 weeks. (A huge weight lifts from my shoulders.) Yet He will be pleased to work through me!
• It's not about me: it will never be about me. When folks don't call me back, or when I don't know what step to take next, I've got to remember: it's not about me. The best thing I can do for my ministry is to stay close to Jesus. This point reminded me of the Not-cho party (Nacho party!) my friend and I threw back in high school to help ourselves and fellow students see how life should be about GOD, not about us. So good to be reminded of this.

I could keep going, but I don't know about you, I get a little fatigued when a thoughtful blog-post goes really long. So for all of our sakes, that's all folks. Thank you for your prayers!