Sync.

I had the privilege to spend last weekend studying the word of the Lord with a group of 9th grade girls and work alongside some AMAZING leaders! This weekend was all about Sync--about what has to happen for us to sync with God. I learned that Godliness is not just the absence of sin but the fullness of God. Colossians 2:9--"For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily." The speaker talked about how we often times don't understand that we have the fullness of God in us and that is why we are not synced. Simple to gain, but difficult to live.

The speaker also spoke on righteousness. Matthew 5:6-" Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied." We need to let the righteousness that lives in us live through us.

"We have all become like one who is unclean,

and all our righteous deeds are like a polluted garment.

We all fade like a leaf,

and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away."

Isaiah 64:6

My prayer was that these girls could begin to see that we don't have everything altogether. That each of us are hurting and we can't do this alone. The girls started off shy and hesitant but as each girl became more and more vulnerable they began to bond. They began to see that the friend that they thought had it altogether was struggling in the same areas they were.

"My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness"- 2 Corinthians 2:9.

These girls let their hurt and insecurities show. They grew as one. I was amazed by the amount of maturity that took place over the weekend.