Vertical Reality ‘08
I’m constantly amazed at how big my God is! Over the course of this weekend we saw many students and leaders see God in a way they have never seen Him before! The weekend was focus on a person’s Godview. A.W. Tozer says, “The most important thing about a person, is what they think about when they think about God.” As I was studying for the talks, I was intrigued at the many distorted views of God! So many people have a wrong picture of who God is; meaning, they are responding to God in the wrong way.
I love how God was working in one of our student’s lives this weekend! She has gone to church almost all of of her life, sang in youth choir, went on youth trips; but she doesn’t see herself having a relationship with God. The tragedy is that if we asked her if she was saved, she would probably say “Yes I am.” But this is a common tragedy that I’m finding in the world of student ministry! We have taught people that being a follower of Christ is about ‘going to church’ and not about having the right view of God, of who He is and what He is like!
I’m so glad that God brought this young teenage girl to our retreat, because she saw a different picture of God this weekend. She saw that He was not a stained glass God that lives in side of the church, but that He lives in us! I’m excited to see how God is going to change her life. You see, she was not ready to allow God to take over her life, but is beginning to see Him in a different way! She is one step closer to the ONE that can change her life forever.
It’s an incredible privilege to see God work in the life of students!
Galatians 4:4 “Seeing the ONE who reflects my God”
