D-now!

Again this girl was still involved in church! One Sunday her youth pastor made an announcement about a youth retreat called D-now. She wanted to go so she signed up and payed, but she had no idea what was going to happen at this event. The next weekend she packed up her stuff and headed for the church. She got there signed in and waited until the doors to the youth room opened. They finally did. The youth pastor had brought in a band and a speaker!!! The first night was fun! After the service was over the band did a concert! After the concert her and her group of junior high girls and their group leaders went to their host homes for small group and to spend the night! They got their got settled in started small group and during small group talked about the sermon then came quiet time, were you go and pray alone and answer questions in the packet! During quiet time she found this verse:

Psalm 120:1

I call on the Lord in my distress, and he answers me.

She also found this verse:

Proverbs 8:33

Listen to my instruction and be wise; do not ignore it.

These verses really spoke to her! She felt like she really needed to be there. That was not even the most intense part, after the games that night, after the worship the next morning, after the sermon that Saturday mourning, after the worship and sermon that Saturday afternoon, after the worship that night, it was the sermon that night that had completely changed her life FOREVER!! She realized that she wasn't using god in everything she did, she realized that she was headed down the wrong path, she realized that she was straying away from the lord her God! She felt so horrible, but then came the end of the service, the speaker said that the front area would be open for anyone who wanted to come down and pray. She started to cry along with many other people, she was taking all this in finally. She went up to the front where some her friends were and she just leaned on her friends knee and cried and prayed! Her life had been changed. After it was all over she was changed for LIFE! She has started reading her bible everyday and has been trying really hard to include God in EVERYTHING she does! She still thinks that God put her in D-now for his purpose and loves enough to do so! Changed or life!!!