So I spoke at the DEEP =)

Wouldn't it be cool if I actually updated this blog a little more frequently? I'm sorry okay! I'll try harder. My goal is once per week (at least). Enjoy this little tidbit from my internship journal for this week:

Well, as this week comes to a close I can honestly say that I have a lot of my burdens off my shoulders. All last week I spent time preparing a sermon to speak at the Deep this Tuesday. When Monday rolled around I started getting a little bit nervous; not that I had to speak in front of people, but rather that I would make a significant impact and that God would speak through me. Let me tell you…He really did! The youth group typically runs anywhere between 120 and 150 teenagers, but as the end of the school year approaches; Pastor Greg (the Deep’s youth pastor) says that it usually goes down a little bit. Regardless, I had a chance to speak in front of about 100 teenagers, and God really worked through me. I hardly had to look at my notes and just used the outline in my Bible. I spent most of my time off the stage and on the floor walking around. I spoke for about 35 minutes, but despite the length it really seemed like I kept the teenagers attention most of the time. I allowed time for an altar call at the end, and God really moved through the teenagers hearts. All of the prayer team members had teenagers to pray for, and there were various teenagers around the altar praying by themselves. It really was a great night, and I felt so blessed to have an opportunity to speak to the group. As I look back on this week, I can honestly say that I feel reaffirmed in my call to ministry because of the way God spoke through me Tuesday night. I was very humbled, and I am especially glad that God would chose good old rotten me to speak into teenager’s lives. I can only hope that even though I may not be speaking in front of these particular teenagers again that I can still help to encourage and teach them. I love being in youth ministry!