Chi Alpha's Fall Retreat was this past weekend, which brought me to think about last year. The change from last year at this time to now is incredible. Last year I went on the retreat out of guilt and peer pressure. This year, I couldn't have been any more excited for it. This time last year, I dreaded getting up for church. Monday Night Lives were long, boring, and weird. I hadn't read any of the Bible. In fact, I didn't even know the names of the four gospels. Now I love church and MNL. That guy that raised his hands in worship screaming out to Jesus that so weirded me out before is now me, and I have almost read the entire Bible. My life was changed by that retreat last year.
I got the chance to share what the retreat did for me a couple weeks ago at MNL (Here's the rough draft: http://michaelpanton.blogspot.com/2012/09/rough-draft-retreat-testimony.html). While I was pretty nervous, I liked being up on stage in front of hundreds. I felt so honored to have the chance to speak to all of Chi Alpha. The fact that Pete and the rest of the staff thought that I could make a difference in somebody's life is so encouraging. That is such a far cry from where I was a year ago. I grew up a pretty shy person, so just getting on the stage would have been a challenge for me. I definitely didn't have anything to share back then. That just goes to show how much God can do in just one year. Praise the LORD.
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