Once upon a time in a Kingdom far yet not so far away there lived one BIG family. There were moms, dads, sisters, brothers, aunts, guy cousins, and girl cousins. And they were all the King’s children. One day the King had to go away on business to prepare a better place for His children cuz their place was becoming too small for them to all fit in. The King left a love letter for His children. He loved them so much that it wasn’t just a letter anymore, it became a book. He gave specific instructions in that book of how to live life and get ready for the day He would come back. His children were saddned of his departure, but lived in the hope that He would one day return. Over the years His children waited, but still no sign of Him, yet they were still hopeful. Some of them passed away upon His waiting, but they made sure they passed the book that the King has left to the generations after them. After awhile a few of His children didn’t realize how much He loves them and were filled with lies about who they were and what their Father was like. Because of this many children left the palace in hope to find a better way of life rather than waiting around for the King. They spread all across the land seeking to find happiness according to their desires….
Just a little something I thought would be nice to set the scene. Not too long ago we had our end of the year banquet to celebrate what God has done over the semester and to gather together as one family and have dinner together. None of the work was done by the staff, it was mostly done by our amazing student leaders and students that wanted to help out. It was a beautiful night. As we gathered together getting ready for our big event, everyone did their part and the weird thing about it is, you know how sometimes during an event you get all panicky because it’s almost time to start and people are coming in and you did haven’t gotten things all set up? It didn’t feel like that at all as we got things together. It felt more like a family getting the table ready for dinner. The atmosphere felt like home, and seeing everyone all dressed up felt like we were part of the royal family. I guess that was the whole concept. We felt like royalty as we feasted together! They had a whole program lined up and it started off with praise and worship to our Father. That was a pretty good choice if you ask me. What better way to honor the One who made all this possible and the reason we are gathered together under one roof that very day. As the program progressed, people preformed and we heard people’s testimonies, and I was just blown away. I heard story after story of how God worked in the lives of my brothers and sisters and how this semester was a very impacting one. I just felt very encouraged to see that God was moving in so many of us. It was a good night just filled with tons of joy, laughter, freedom, and love from our Father. I could feel Him smiling down at us as we praised Him each time we preformed or talked about how He has touched our lives. It was a beautiful sight to see His children gather together and just thank Him for all He has done. He’s so awesome!!!!
I am thankful for this season and the people who were a part of it. I know that God put us together at this point in time for a reason. As beautiful as it was, we will soon have to part ways and go to where God is calling each of us down different paths. Some of us are staying, others are going off to different parts of the world to spread His fire there. But even though time and distance may separate us we will still be family. :)
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