The more and more I go to Hillsong services, I think “we can so do this!” There method is simple: Love Jesus and be yourself. There are people that come to church in board shorts and tank tops, there are others that come in nice clothing, and others that look like they just woke up. But you know what they all have in common? They all worship God with all their hearts. During the youth service the guy that was hosting it was in a tshirt shorts with no shoes. Did anyone care? Nope. They loved it…cause that was HIM. During the youth service, which reminded me 100% of Urgency, girls were playing this game and they were rough housing and some were in shorts and shirts that I thought any second were gonna fly off…and I felt that I was the only that cared, but it was those little things that I cared about and no one else cared about…because its not about the little things. Its about getting these kids to church and teaching them that with God you can still have fun.
When I went to the young adults (18-25) I was so surprised that they had such a simple service but so powerful. Maybe that’s why they call it Powerhouse. The pastor is 29 and I’m like I can so do this! She wasn’t afraid to be herself and show others the truth that 18-25 yr olds go through. Lets just say God is definitely breaking me down and very little by little He’s putting piece by piece.
Today was an also emotionally trying day. Well, I went to service and Donna Crouch spoke in the morning and than I got some fruit than got peer pressured into going to church (which was probably a good thing). But tonight was a team from Gulu, Uganda and they put on a show called “Child Soldier No More”. Lets just say there was no dry eye in the sanctuary. These kids from Gulu were all either ex-child scldiers were kids that were affected directly by child soldiers. Each one of them had a story that was so life changing: one boy saw his mother get her arms than head chopped off. Another girl was forced to marry a soldier and had a baby at 14 yrs old. Another was a child soldier who abducted children and was shunned by his family when he ran away from the soldiers.
I sit and think about all my “problems” and think wow, each one of these kids, adults come here on this stage and do a musical about what they all went through and end the whole thing one by one saying the names of each person who hurt them and say they forgive them. Lets just say the little things…are nothing to me. I am so incredibly blessed and sometimes don’t even thank God for it.
Well, lets just say I am truly thankful for EVERY opportunity He has given me and continues to give me and I don’t ever want to forget that EVER again.
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