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12 years ago I was a counselor at Bass Lake Camp. I had a fabulous cabin of CRAZY girls. They were great...just loud and crazy. We had a blast that week. Many memories were made...and I learned a valuable lesson.
All week I was praying for each of my girls...praying for God to speak to their hearts...praying for some who came from hard home lives...praying for the souls of others to be saved...
In my cabin that week was a girl that this was her first year at camp. She was such a blessing to me...she was happy...she listened...she had fun...she came from a Christian home...and was faithful in church...she seemed like the perfect little Christian. I enjoyed getting to know her...spend time with her...laugh with her...but God really used her to show me something. All week I had been praying for specific girls in my cabin who needed salvation...but this was NOT one I had been praying for...clearly in my mind she was "saved"...she had the "perfect" outward appearance...but FRIDAY night she came running up to me with tears in her eyes and said she had just talked with the speaker and had gotten saved...I stood there...my heart was sooo happy...but I was also taken back...SERIOUSLY??? YOU??? Wow...God is good. I felt guilty that I hadn't even asked her if she knew where her eternity lay...if she knew she was going to heaven...that was MY job...and I failed it...because of assumption. I just assumed that this little girl who had it "all together" was already saved.
God used this time to show me that I need to be so careful with assumptions. I'm so thankful God used that week of camp...that speaker...to speak to her heart...and that the Holy Spirit showed her that she needed salvation...because her counselor didn't approach that issue AT ALL.
God has reminded me of this exact moment sooo many times...and thankfully just recently I was able to show someone from the Bible about their need for salvation...someone that I thought was saved...but when I asked she wasn't.
Because of this huge impact it made on my life for witnessing and investing in lives for eternity, Kirsten has always had a special place in my heart. God used her to teach me something big. Something that lasts. And for that I am eternally grateful.
After that summer I tried to stay in touch with her...we wrote some letters and I tried to call her when I knew something big was going on...
Over the years we didn't stay in touch very well until we were both adults and Facebook was prevalent which made it pretty easy.
Now fast forward - 12 years from those camp days...and this is where we are...
Encouraging one another in our spiritual walks...holding each other accountable in areas in which we struggle...being the friend that snaps reality back into us...
So thankful God has chosen to use this sweet girl in my life...12 years ago...and today...
I am simply blessed!
A few pictures from our fun day together...lots of smiles...laughs...and happy times!
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| James the friendly Viking |
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| Simply blessed |
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| Us with Ole the Viking |
