adrenaline rush!!!

I am sure many of you are getting excited about summer coming up. Trips, laying out, swimming, camps, and sleeping in! We just wanted to give you encouragement to finish out your school year strong.

“It means we'd better get on with it. Strip down, start running—and never quit! No extra spiritual fat, no parasitic sins. Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we're in. Study how he did it. Because he never lost sight of where he was headed—that exhilarating finish in and with God—he could put up with anything along the way: Cross, shame, whatever. And now he's there, in the place of honor, right alongside God. When you find yourselves flagging in your faith, go over that story again, item by item, that long litany of hostility he plowed through. That will shoot adrenaline into your souls!”
Hebrew 12:1-3 The Message

Try to embrace this scripture in every area of your life. And let our Savior’s story keep you going strong! Have you ever ran a race, had a big game or event and you get that nervous/excitement feeling? I love that!! I love the adrenaline rush! What Christ has done for us should give us that feeling! I pray for each of us that WE may have that adrenaline rush this week as we serve others around us.

Be a REBEL!

This past weekend we went on a Real Girls retreat and it was AWESOME! I wish all of you could have come. We will have another one, so make sure you join us.
The main theme for the weekend was Be a Rebel! We looked at what Romans 12:1-9 says "Do not conform...." We talked about ways that it is hard for teen girls not to conform and came up with BLT- the way we treat our Bodies, our Language and the way we spend our Time. Then we looked at the later part of that same chapter and spent some time looking at SET- Service, Encouragment, and Teaching. We then went and had some quiet time praying that God would show us what He wanted us to concentrate on. We split into the 3 groups- service, encouragment, and teaching. The service girls went and cleaned the BOYS bathhouse, what sweet servants and what an experience! The encouragers spent some time writing letters to 3 people, one of which was our RG compassion international girl from Honduras. Then the teaching group planned a closing devo talk for us to hear. Each of these groups did GREAT! We talked about doing each of these so much that you went home and shocked people. We want to be different than our world and we need to be a REBEL!
On top of all of this, we had a fabulous RG dance party complete with bedazzled glow in the dark bandanas, pink lights, and glow bracelets! Thanks to all of you girls for coming, we really enjoyed it!
If you are reading this and you went, you know the challenge. If you didn't make it, we want to challenge you to the RG Rebel Retreat challenge, so here it is- Take a facebook and texting fast for at least 24 hours and when you would normally spend that time texting or whatever you do on facebook, spend that time in prayer, journaling, or reading a study book. After you do this, please let us know how it goes! Let's stop conforming to our world and take part in God's world of being a TRUE follower of Him and let's start by spending as much time with Him as we do on these computers and phones. Now....GO!!!
Be a Rebel and Stay REAL!