HALLELUJAH  HALLELUJAH   HALLEUJAH~!!!!!!!!!

WHoOo I can't shout enough of that word to my Savior!! That you guys for all those prayers!!

I can only describe this summer camp with a ten letter word...."HALLELUJAH!!!" The Lord brought back the lost, refilled His people with the Holy Spirit, renewed their strength, gave them a new direction, magnified His love, strengthened many's faith....the list just goes on and on!! WhOoO our God is on FIRE!

During camp, everyday's worship was an elecrical, overwhelming shower in Christ's glory and love. Furthermore, everyday's message poured new life into me, and everyday I bath in the love of God and His people; God has changed so much of His children! The people I once thought were cold and fake now all were fired up with liberating faith and love!! It was amazing to see God's work! Yet that wasn't all...

It was the second night of camp, and after the message we were going to play games, yet the Holy Spirit had other plans for us. The pastor called up the core memebers of Impact Youth and told us to pair up and pray for others. As we prayed for others and were prayed for, I felt the Holy Spirit gently yet strongly used our hands to touch the lost. More so, the Holy Spirit touched and healed us as we pray. It was astonishing!! Afterwards, the pastor prayed for us individually and the Holy Spirit filled us one by one. I have never seen anything like this!! Seeing your beloved friends fell to the ground and filled by the Holy Spirit was just overwhelming. When the pastor prayed for me, I fell to the ground and was filled by the Holy Spirit's joy and love. I could feel the Holy Spirit's strong presence filling the entire room!

Hallelujah....I finally experienced the two things that I had never entirely experienced during my walk with Him. First, it was God's fiery love; I felt it came directly at me, filling me with hope and strength. Second, it was the Holy Spirit, I felt Him so close and real to me...Beyond all this grace, the Holy Spirit gave me another gift: a courageous heart; I could feel it now, burning inside of me!

Hallelujah, our God is just A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. amen?

wow WowWOW~~

camping is TOMORROW!!! wohOo~May the Lord's Holy Spirit be with us and bring back more lost in this world through this gospel camp...

please pray for us, the Impact Youth!!!

I would take a break from xanga until next Thur. So see you guys!!

JESUS LOVES YOU ALL SO MUCH

"For our God is a consuming fire." (Hebrews 12:29)

AMEN!! JESUS IS POWERFUL AND LOVING AS A CONSUMING FIRE!

new background song: Barlow Girl "On My Own"

I can't believe that I"m here in this place again
How did I manage to mess up one more time?
This pattern seems to be the story of my life
Should have learned this lesson by the thousandth time

'Cause I promise myself I wouldn't fall
But here I've fallen
I guess I'm not as strong as I thought
All I can do is cry to You

Oh God You have to save me
You're my last and only hope
All my right answers fail me
I can't seem to make it on my own

I always thought that I would be strong enough
What made all of them fall couldn't take me down
Yeah, did I think that I was above it all
I have learned that pride comes before the fall

I can't promise that I won't fall
'Cause here I've fallen
I know I'm not as strong as I thought
All I can do is cry to You

This background song is called "The Voice of Truth" by Casting Crowns:

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In the Bible, the friends of God were honest about their feelings, often complaining, second-guessing, accusing, and arguing with their Creator. God, however, didn't seem to be bothered by this frankness; in fact, he encouraged it.

         In one startling example of frank friendship, God honestly expressed his total disgust with Israel's disobedience. He told Moses he would keep his promise to give the Israelites the Promised Land, but he wasn't going one step farther with them in the desert! God was fed up, and he let Moses know exactly how he felt.

Moses, speaking as a "friend" of God, responded with equal candor:  "' Look, you tell me to lead this people but you don't let me know whom you're going to send with me...If  I am so special to you, let me in on your plans...Don't  forget, this is YOUR people, your responsibility...If your presence doesn't take the lead here, call this trip off right now! How else will I know that you're with me in this, with me and your people? Are you traveling with us or not?...' God said to Moses, ' All right. Just as you say; this also I will do, for I know you well and you are special to me.'"   (Exodus 33:12~17) Msg translation.

Can God handle that kind of frank, intense honesty form you? Absolutely! Genuine friendship is built on disclosure. What may appear as audacity God views as authenticity. God listens to the passionate words of his friends; he is bored with predictable, pious cliche. To be God's friend, you must be honest to God, sharing your true feeling, not what you think you ought to feel or say.

To instruct us in candid honesty, God gave us the book of Psalms---a worship manual, full of ranting, raving, doubts, fears, resentments, and deep passions combined with thanksgiving, praise, and statements of faith. Every possible emotion is catalogued in the Psalms. When you read the emotional confessions of David and others, realize this is how God wants you to worship him---holding back nothing of what you feel. Expressing doubt is sometimes the first step toward the next level of intimacy with God.

Hahaha, Hallelujah! I used to force any trace of doubt and resentment toward God to be trapped inside of me; yet now I realize that it is more than ok to express all my hesitations and fear to God. I don't mean that you should be negative with God all the time, I simply meant that, your purpose for revealing your true feelings to God should be trying to become closer to Him.

Praise the Lord our God. Hallelujah, amen?