"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous." Joshua 1:9: Make War

Well I wanted to write this last weekend when I got home from our super awesome youth group retreat. It was a really great time away and really fun getting to know some of the high schoolers more. We talked about making war on specific sin in our lives. And it was really nice to have everyone share at the campfire what they were going to make war on. The sin that I am making war is my swearing. I do that far more often than I would like to admit, especially when stressed or in the heat of something. So God showed me some verses in Proverbs 4 verses 23-26 to be exact. And it reads "Above all else guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it." And these next verses are why I am memorizing these. "Keep your mouth free of perversity; keep corrupt talk far from your lips. Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you. Give careful thought to the paths of your feet and be steadfast in all your ways." I currently have those verses written down on a note card in my car so at a light I can look at them and hopefully try to memorize them that way. But that is definitely my goal. If I just were to even memorize one verse a week, I could have 52 verses memorized by next year! That to me is a great motivator.

While we were on the retreat, besides lots of hanging out time, the teens did the low ropes courses. It is always really cool to see everyone come together as a team and figure out who should lead and talk. We even did trust falls, and all of the leaders did them too. I may have freaked out a little bit!
We went ziplining that day too, which was fun. Although nothing in comparison to the crazy zipline from Honduras.( I dont think I've written about my recent trip on here, soon my fellow readers) But all in all it was a fabulous high school fall/winter retreat! We have some amazing teens and pretty much the best youth pastor around!

Alright, I'm off to memorize some verses and read my Bible, which I have been trying diligently to do every day even if just a few verses.

God is good.