Just What I Needed

All of last week I was in a funk and nothing felt right. It seemed like everything I did just didn't turn out the way I expect. It was just a culmination of bad days in one week. Already I had planned a fun weekend in Missouri (I know, it does seem impossible that you can have fun in Missouri). So I left on Thursday for Springfield to catch up with two of my best friends, who also happen to be one of my favorite married couples.

Catching up with them was great it was wonderful to talk with other people who find the 20's hard and don't know what or where they are called to be. It was a whirlwind 24 hours we had homemade Thai food, stayed up until wee hours of the morning, played 7 Wonders, played Stratego, watch The 100, watched Fuller House, went to Best Buy twice, and even got some mall walking in. Then on Friday we headed back north, to Smithville, to drop off one of my friends and pick up her brother and then off to Men's Retreat.

Men's Retreat was a quick drive and then we jumped right into a fun, thought provoking weekend. I really had the opportunity to wrestle with God about life and about fear. I was able to really have it out with God and He was faithful as ever. God lovingly listened to what I had to say and then showed me the truth of His Word. He showed me that He is bigger than my fears and then he has taken care of my shame. I am made right by the sacrifice He made. Have I heard this before, of course, hundreds of times, but this time is was new again.

Not only did I gain understanding and feel God's love, I had a blast with people that I love. I got to spend the most time with my two friends that came with me and I really got to get closer with them and grow our friendships even more. We played cards, played Avalon, we ate together, we made fun of each other, and we got to fellowship together.

Then after the Men's retreat I got to spend all of Sunday with another one of my best friends and we got to catch up on each others lives. It was great, we experienced nature together, ate Chinese food and played Legendary. All in all this was the weekend I needed and I got to see many of the people I love dearly. I don't know what this next week will hold, but I know that God is with me and my friends are for me.