Friday, February 26, 2010

Some more thoughts

In the youth group, we just got back from Winter Camp. Camp is always a great time. It's very rewarding, powerful, fun, and it makes you really tired. This year I had the job of "running" the camp. This was a first for me. I've planned and ran conventions and other events but I have never ran something like a camp. I had to find a place, a band, a speaker, etc. It wasn't too stressful and I had a lot of help.

We(meaning youth pastors) deal with the idea of a "mountain top high" and how to transform that "mountain top high" to everyday high. I'm starting to think that it's really not that big of a deal. I consider myself a pretty "good" Christian. I seek the Lord and listen to Him often. I read His Word and spend time in prayer. When I go to camp, I experience the "mountain top high". Is that wrong? Does that mean I am "less" a christian at home? After camp, I always feel closer to God and I feel that I'm on fire for Him. I will, however, eventually come off my high and I will, while still changed, go back to my everyday life and lose that "high" I got at camp.

I figured that there isn't much I can do with the "mountain top high" experience except encourage it, expect it, and celebrate it. Why does it have to be a negative thing?

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