NBBI Teen Retreats, and my experience

Well, we just had Teen Retrets happen these past two weeks. What a blast! I have been to a lot of Teen Retreats, as a teen, and my first year as a student. I never realized until this year how much the students do during these weekends. Now I have a great respect for what they do. I remember how much the retreats changed me, especially one year when I rededicated my life to the Lord. This year, I thought I would not get challenged by the speakers, but I was wrong. Both weeks, I was moved by some of the sermons. I really enjoyed the SEM teams skits, they were so well done, they got me thinking about what happened when I gave my all to Christ. Both weeks I got to see people go to the front and rededicate their lives to the Lord. The second week, the last rally, we had a lot of teens go up front in dedication. I was almost in tears then. We sang "How Great Is Our God, and I almost lost it. The afterglows were a great testimony on what God had done to the teens during the weekend. The rallies are the focal point of the retreats, but what attracts the teens are the games, and the competitions. The losing your voice because you're chearing a lot, sometimes disgusting, but always fun games. The first week, the Blue team won, and the second week, the Green team won (GO GREEN!). All in all, both weeks were tiring, but, it was all worth it to see how many people's lives were changed. I ask that you pray for all those that made first-time decisions, or rededicated their lives.

Well, it's been a while since I updated. I've been busy with different homework assignments, and now we have Teen Retreats coming up this weekend. I'm going to be so busy, and tired, I'm gonna need 5 cups of coffee a day to stay awake. I'm praying that God has prepared hearts for some of these teens to come to saving faith in Him. Teen Retreat was one of the things that helped me decide I wanted to come to NBBI. The students were great hosts, especially since we were invading their homes for the weekend. I hope that you would pray with me too, that these teens are ready to come here, and that the students will be able to survive the weekend.

What I have learned in 5 months

There are a lot of things that I have learned in the past five months here at NBBI. One is that I will never know everything there is to know about God, or theology. I've learned that heaven is going to be like one giant Theology class, for all eternity. I've learned that there are some things that are argued about all the time. Some things I've tried to learn, but still can't wrap my head around because they hurt my head. I've had to learn the hard way how to rely on God, and that He will never leave me. I know that He will continue to lead me in the way He wants. Psalm 37:23-24: The LORD directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives. Though they stumble, they will never fall, for the LORD holds them by the hand.

Why I am starting a blog.

The reason I am starting this is because I want to show others how a Bible student acts, either good or bad. I also want to share my lessons from my daily devos that I have every morning. I feel that this is something that God wants me to do. No, this is not a mandatory assignment by a teacher. Depending on what I'm doing I might put a little joke at the beginning. Follow me for updates!