All I Have is Christ

The last of the marshmallows were eaten and the Apples to Apples game had begun when I began to think back through the events of the week. I was filled with joy in serving. It had been a fun filled week of getting to interact with and mentor young ladies at Daughters of Destiny Camp in North Carolina. Looking back, I identified my hesitation to start. I had not known whether I could be a good counselor as I had been struggling with my own immaturity, lack of focus on God, and discontentment over the summer, and did not feel that I could set the godly example that I wanted to set over the week to the 15-18 year old girls in my cabin. God was gracious to me. I was able to share with the girls that my struggle for contentment had been met with God's grace. The girls responded with encouragement and so did my senior counselor. I was encouraged to realize that this is exactly what I wanted to do with my life-serve through mentoring, through building genuine relationships. Then I came home. I realized, that I had to give up something that was taking my affections away from God. It was one of the hardest things I have ever done. I gave it into His hands, and He took it fully away. Now all I have is Christ, and I can fully serve Him in the same way that He allowed me to serve Him at camp, undistracted

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"Nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 8:39