Youth Camp

Welp, we're headed to youth camp this week. YAY! For those that haven't heard me say it about a million times already...camp week is my absolute FAVORITE week all year! I know for many of you, it's the same way. Isn't it wonderful that the closeness-to-God we experience at camp is intended for every day? That intimacy with Him, that feeling that He's hugging you tight into His chest, that feeling leaving camp where we don't want to leave...yes, all of that is intended for every day :)

God desires intimacy with us every morning.
He wants to begin our day by hugging us tightly to His chest speaking sweet words of His mercy.
And when we are so captured by this intimate hug, we don't want to ever leave His presence.

So whether you are headed to camp with us, or staying behind, I hope that you are being hugged by God. And if you're not one of those touchy-feely people and you're feeling a little weirded out by the image of God "hugging" you...don't worry, it's usually pretty uncomfortable for most people when God first begins to hug :) But, sooner or later, you won't ever want to leave His presence.

As things have gotten busy lately, I know I certainly have not guarded those few precious moments with Him in the morning, and I have certainly come to miss it. Isn't it a strange thing when we reach the place in our relationship with God that when we aren't with Him, we feel like we MISS him? The truth is, He is not far from each one of us (see Acts 17:27), but it is interesting to trace the path of our steps as we've gotten from the place of a lost little soul, to the place of a forgiven child who misses their dear God.

This post is a little shorter (quite a bit shorter, actually...which must be a relief to alot of you), and seems a little rant-y, but I still hope you are touched.

"The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning..." Lamentations 3:22,23