I came to training camp not expecting anything I got. I had hopes of learning about what we were going to be doing on our trip, but God did something totally different. He brought about a complete time of release and renewal in me.
When I got here I almost felt lifeless and I knew I needed the Lord to work something in my life if I was going to be able to go out and share his love without any restrictions. He began to bring my heart to a place of change. I had fear, hatred, judgement, my past, and insecurities that were holding me back from becoming what God desired me to be. He began to open my eyes to the fact that if I do not get rid of these now and hold on to them all of my trip, they were going to drag me down.
God brought me to a place of brokenness. It was time to break free from these things that were holding me back from being the man that God desires me to be. Through a renewal hike, and several times of declaring that I am free of these things, I feel different. I feel renewed. I finally feel like I am becoming who God desires me to be. I know it is going to be a process, and it is going to be hard, but I am ready to give up control of my life for God's desires.
"There is no fear in love; instead, perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment. So the one who fears has not reached perfection in love." 1 John 4:18
