Every high thing must come down.

All I can say is that this past weekend was phenomenal!! Friday night and most of the day Saturday I was at ReCreate, a women's conference held at my church. Some of the major things that really stuck out to me were...

• be a light, ALL the time. God is not a secret to be kept (Matt. 5:13-16 MSG). SHINE!
• God allows us to be in certain situations where we are DESPERATE for His power. This is something I think will be huge for me while I'm in Haiti. Fear, unfamiliarity, emotions I can't even begin to imagine...nothing, no one BUT God will get me through it.
• Fruit doesn't grow on mountain tops, it grows in the valleys. We are typically developed the most when facing a challenge. Courage grows in adversity.
• There are right and wrong responses to how we react to suffering. Focus more on what's happening IN you, rather than TO you. God always delivers. He has. He will. He will continue.
• God's love is inexhaustable. It reaches beyond all condemnation. He is always always always reaching out for me..I am his beloved.

Saturday night, after the conference, Darlene Zschech was recording her next live album at our church! We gathered the boys and enjoyed a fun and powerful night of worship! I was especially excited that Kari Jobe was there for a few songs...(I might be a little obsessed). That CD is going to be great for real.

Anyways, I got to thinking back to college days, and how my friends and I would get so excited for band parties and other events. Although fun at the time, I realized Saturday night that singing, dancing, jumping, and getting excited for Jesus is so much better and more fulfilling!! I don't regret that time in my life, but I am so thankful to be out of that stage and I'm just trying to focus on living out my sole purpose..to love and glorify God in every aspect of my life.

Every high thing must come down
Every stronghold shall be broken
You wear the victor's crown
You overcome, you overcome.