This weekend was our 6th-12th grade BBC retreat at Jonathan Creek, Kentucky. This was actually the first time my Lifegroup could go (6th grade wasn't allowed last year, so they went this year as 7th graders). I ended up having 5 people from my Lifegroup go, so it was good to get to know them all better. I've had those guys for a year now, the only new one was Dalton. I have a better idea of their personalities and where they are at, so this may help later in our discussions.
Our theme for this weekend was to "Be Real." We talked about chapter 3 in Colossians and focused on what separates Christians from Non-Christians. We discussed things we need to change and look for in our lives, how we act at church as well as school/home, and we discussed practical steps to apply when we left. I don't know exactly what my group got out of it. We did something a little different. The second session, I decided to read out of Romans instead of doing their activity. The session this morning I thought that I was speaking too much, so I decided to let the Bible speak for itself. I assigned a verse to everyone, read one of my favorite passages, and then tied those verses in to what we learned. Not a lecture, but a 1 minute summary. That went really well.
I can't give a whole lot of details into what I am about to say now. I will just say this much...I was faced with something very big this weekend and it shook me like nothing has before. It is something that truly relies on faith. It put my life into perspective and I think that this has and will continue to challenge me. Once again I apologize for not going into details, but I can't. Just know that if I seemed out of it this weekend or I am extra quiet, there is a reason.
Overall, it was a great weekend. I know that I was supposed to be there, I know that everything happened for a purpose, and I know that life will go on. I just hope that our message was not lost, and we start to get real.
