This week I am going to talk a little bit about what it was like coming back from our week down in North Carolina. Honestly coming back is one of the hardest things. When you are at a retreat or a work camp you are in a little bubble where you are constantly surrounded by Worship and people who are just focusing on God. We did not have our phones so we didn't have any outside influence. The whole week was just purely focused on God and doing work for His kingdom.
The worst part about coming back is being bombarded by temptations and evil. During the week we were in North Carolina when we had free time we would read scripture or play games or be in times of worship. There was not Facebook, no Twitter, no T.V., there was no media of any kind. Coming back home and having media all around you again is incredibly draining. We were so connected with God that week because we were free from the distractions of media and other such things. Once we were back home we were all under attack from the enemy and just distracted by media and the stresses of everyday life.
In order to keep that solid connection with God we had to work so much harder than we did during the work camp week. To be honest, I don't think any of us succeeded. It is so incredibly difficult to be so connected to every one and everything and still have such a strong connection to God.
I want to challenge you to take an hour, a day, or a week and disconnect. Wether you do it now, or sometime this summer, you should definitely try it. Taking a step back from social media, your cell phone, T.V., movies, and secular music can do amazing things to strengthen your relationship with God. Now, just because you aren't doing those things doesn't mean you should fill all of that extra time with random things, or just nothing at all. You should spend the extra time you have in prayer, reading scripture, and listening to worship music. It is a wonderful way to become closer with God and start a more personal relationship with Him.
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