I recently returned from two weeks away at youth camps of a couple of different churches and it was awesome! The 1st church I actually led the music for the week and it was incredibly powerful to watch teens worship Jesus and get to know them and their stories. Jesus was the last thing I had on my mind at that age, (much props!) and I still find it a bit bizarre that a youth pastor would let me lead worship for their students but nevertheless ...

The second camp was one of those "out of the blue" opportunities that I knew was a God moment simply because I couldn't afford to go. My good friend Daniel at Knox Calvary Church called me and said "we have an exta seat that's already paid for if you would go with us to Daytona Beach for the "Big Stuf" camp". Three of my favorite pastors were speaking and although I was covered up with commitments, I knew I needed to go. I got much more than a free trip to the beach. I got a spiritual recharge and a very valuable lesson.Very simply,God revealed to me "you can't give what u ain't got". The people who know me know what a busy guy I am. I've always got 50 irons in the fire and I love it, I love to share with people, build people up, help people BUT I get so busy doing "good things" that I often don't do "the best thing"! the best thing being spending time reading thru God's word and praying and getting to know Him. If I say I have a relationship with anyone then I will be involved in their lives, spend time with them, right? Same is true with God, he designed us and knows we function best, if I live life without him as the principal source of input/advice then all my decisons are just guesswork. There are even Biblical accounts of Jesus making time to get awat and to be refueled. If he needed it, how much more do we? Make the time, it will make a difference!