Passion 2012

I had the opportunity to go to Passion and I am still in awe of what the Lord is doing through our generation! This year Passion partnered with numerous organizations to help prevent and rescue the 27 million who are in slavery. Before this week I wasn't aware that this many people were in bondage and I never knew there was something I could do about it. In 2 days over 3 million dollars was raised for these organizations. It was triple of what their goal was! I can't even fathom that much money but to witness college students giving was so encouraging. It really challenged me because I was thinking about just not continuing to push for the Mobile Pack at Olivet, but if this much can be raised in a couple days then we can definitely raise the funds for a mobile pack! The Lord can do more then we can ever ask or imagine.
I got to hear some incredible speakers this week and was definitely challenged to not just be in the word but to delight in it. What really spoke to me was the music. Learning new songs really allowed me to think about the meaning of the words. I think that often gets lost when we worship with familiar songs.
Having 45,000 people worshipping in the same place was incredible! It definitely required a lot of patience and cooperation. But to have that many people in one place really was incredible. And the Holy Spirit was definitely there!
The biggest question when you go to a conference like this is always what are you going to take home with you. And its different for everyone but for me specifically I wasn't sitting there the whole week thinking about how my life needed to be changed. For me it's not about changing something major in my life but about finding that quiet time with the Lord. I get to hear speakers and often but it's harder to find that time when it's just me and Jesus. I want to spend more time in the word and trying to understand it. I want to seek the Lord and live my life to bring glory to Him. I pray He will give me the words to fearlessly share the gospel with others.
I realize more and more how blessed I am to attend a Christian university. Sometimes I think I take it for granted, but I'm definitely so thankful that is where the Lord placed me. There are definitely people even there who need to experience Jesus. God needs all of us from various schools, countries, and just different experiences to spread His word.
One thing I can't ever seem to get over is how much time people waste. If there are so many people in slavery , people starving, and people suffering then why do we spend so much time doing meaningless things? I just think about all we could be doing and sometimes I get frustrated because we aren't doing anything.
It's been nice to have some time off school and to be able to spend some time with friends, their families, and my family. But I'm ready to be back at school! I'm ready to begin a new semester and all it holds. I'm ready to be back with my friends and to be busy again. All that being said the break was needed and a nice chance to do things I often don't have time for!