Today was VERY good; I'm so filled with joy because of how my day went. It started bright and early with choir; I can't help but love every time I get to be part of chapel, whether it's on choir or front of house. After a quick rehearsal, we had Old Testament with Catrina, the master of Bible study. We took a look at the prophets, which was sweet to focus on. It's amazing how God used so many people to keep his people close to Him; but more importantly, whenever His people messed up, He always found it in His heart to love them anyway. That's why I'm always in awe of Him, because I mess up a LOT, but He never hesitates to pick me up and carry me through my hard seasons. I couldn't think of a better way to start the morning.
Then it was time for chapel. The choir was pumped and ready, but due to some mishaps with the musos, the first song got all jumbled and confused some people. But we continued, and God's presence blessed the auditorium. We also participated in an item: Kirk Franklin's Imagine Me. We got the whole college standing and worshipping by the time the song was nearing the end, which was exactly what we were aiming to do. Catrina returned to speak about freedom and how it's already been claimed for us. When you think about it, the Israelites and our current Christian generation have a lot in common, hey? Many of us are wandering in a desert, unsure of where we're going and insecure about trusting our future to God. Others of us haven't even left our Egypt yet; we're just sitting comfortably in an environment that doesn't benefit us in any way, but because it's simple and easy we stay. Then there's those of us that stand with confidence, ready to take hold of our Promised Land. Now ask yourself, where are you? Are you in the desert, at the edge of the Promised Land, or are you still stuck in Egypt? Some food for thought for you =)
After an excellent chapel, we headed straight for online open day training; since the college online open day is next week, we needed some hands on training on how we're supposed to use the programs to chat with people from around the world. By the way, if YOU know anyone that would be interested in learning about Hillsong International Leadership College, tell them to go to hillsongcollege.com/open and talk with staff and students about the Hillsong college experience. I'm very excited about it!
20 minutes later, it was time for the Personal Leadership tutorial class. Today we talked about finances and conflict resolution studies; Anita does such an excellent job at explaining how all that stuff is easy to manage. After some awesome group activities, we got to bless our good friend Cory with a card and some money (since he's extremely short on cash right now) The best part was seeing him walk back to his flat with hands full of groceries; God blesses those who love him, and He used my group to bless a guy that's hardcore for God.
The rest of the day was hanging out with Becca and Joe; very good friends that I'm grateful to have. Now it's off to enjoy the rest of my evening until tomorrow!
God bless,
Steven
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