post camp, so where to now? what have i learnt?

Been away for 4 days at Mt Victoria, drove there which was a first experience as it was my first time driving the corolla out of Sydney for a distance on the highway. It wasn't hard or intimidating at all, only thing that was scary was directions but whereis.com provided all the necessary anyway.

So yeah, I shouldn't be intimidate by road trips anymore, they really aren't that bad.

But what do I want to achieve in my walk of life with God now that I'm back? I still have the same issues and the same tribulations, how am I going to apply the teaching at camp to my life?

I think if I could summarise and reduce everything to one concise statement it would be thus: life as a Christian means living for a Jesus, which means crucifying your old self (Galations sumwhere)

I used to think this was such a trite principle, I never really understood its significance.

But being dead to self... that means not letting your old self take control, not letting old hurts, disappointment, conflicts getting in the way with intimacy with God. It means living for a higher purpose, not letting stuff turn you away.

When I heard Darren (the speaker at camp) preach about this subject, it had a huge impact on me. And throughout camp, I felt that I was being tested on this area. After that sermon, there were a few times when people's behaviour and reactions toward me totally put me off, but then I remembered this principle and tried to put everything behind me.... not letting the 'old man' take control... not letting my emotions gain control, being strong minded.

The other thing I wanna work at is TRUST. Will blog about my thoughts on trust laterz ;)

Anyway I'm not sure whether I making much sense, if you're reading this Nancy sorry if this sounds too preachy man. I want to be a consistent person, not a different person for every friend I have just so that I 'fit' in y'know. So I have resolved to 'OUT' myself as a Christian so too speak, but I will never impose my views on other people.