A beautiful day at Red Rock Camp - me and my family right before breakfast this morning.Since I've been here, I've had a bit of an epiphany. The reason that camp environments make it so easy to live the Christian life and are so comfortable and safe is because of one thing. It's the one thing that so many people, including myself, often lack when they leave camp. It's the reason why you can have a spiritual high and then get sucked back into "the same ol' things" when you leave that environment. And it doesn't have to be that way. So what is the one thing that makes it so much better?
One word: DISCIPLINE. At camp, on a mission trip, at a retreat, wherever - there is a schedule, a plan, and clear expectations. There's discipline. Up at 6, breakfast at 7, speaker at 8, all through the day and then lights out at 11. I think what makes it harder, at least for me, is that I don't have that much discipline in my life when I'm not at a place like this. Hmmmm. Maybe that's why sometimes it's harder to enjoy life, make good choices, avoid temptation, love God and grow. Just a thought.
1 comment:
Jas,
it was great talking to you the other day.
I think you're right. I know the camp trips I've been on I've had such an exteme closeness with God and it lasts for a week or two but then I get right back into the rut of life and things just fall back into my sinful nature of not making the time for the most important thing in my life.... God. I wish there were an easy way to look at it, but there just isn't. We just HAVE to be committed to Christ just as He is to us. He never lets us down, we let Him down but our lack of trust and commitment.
Have a safe trip home. We love ya all.
Mary
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