Dare2Share: Blaze

~Day One~
What a substance-filled introduction from Dare 2 Share tonight. A blazing fire that's waiting for you in the pits of Hades, or a wonderful place full of joy named Heaven? Which one will you choose? He said--the speaker--that God's responsibility is to save others. Ours is to share, and theirs is to believe. So why should we be scared of sharing our faith with others? It's our responsibility! Our PRIORITY.

In the drama at the end of the night, I was actually really surprised to see the movie that they played. When David said that he wanted Naomi to listen to his scream and torment in Hades so that she'll remember what she did to him forever, I thought that was absolute crazy. This might not have been the message through the play..but this is part of what I got out of it. I thought that David would tell Naomi how bad it was in hell, and tell her to try harder to share with others. I didn't think he would want to scar her for life. I mean, in the play she DID share with him..as the old park missionary said. Such a mind blowing thought. It scared me to death.

~Day Two~
Ahhh, late night sleep and early rise and shine on day two of D2S. Today was great. The sun was shining on Key Arena, and everyone was busy buzzing around inside.

So many messages to take in. So many thoughts that come flooding through. Coming through one ear and going out the next. I totally failed on taking notes. Everything was just so sudden. All I could hear echoing through my ears were: "Spread it! Spread it! You never know when it's too late!" Why is it so hard to spread the word? Why do we always fall back on telling our friends? It's supposed to be a good thing. It's supposed to be a happy topic, but we all treat it like it's invisible. It's news. News travels, but before it does, it needs our help. News can't travel without the help of a person's mouth.

It should be the gossip of the year. That He is coming back soon. It should be the new hot topic. Because He is a celebrity too. He came to earth, he died, and he left. He was a celebrity at that time. Now He's coming back. Isn't that the greatest news of all? That should be on the front covers. It shouldn't be anything else. That news should be able to pull through for the next decade.

~End~
Honestly, I never finished this post until today-May12-, so I don't remember much. But I do know that it was a great experience for me. I don't know where else I could receive that teaching. Where else would you learn how to evangelize? Where else can you get that fire to go around school and spread the Gospel? Everything in this retreat was great help. But now, it's May 12, and I still haven't done anything. I haven't tried hard enough and now I know what they mean. I haven't been living The Cause. I haven't been living anything out. Everything I've been thinking about has been about me. It's hard. It's a challenge, but will you take it with me?

Today, I'm not gonna lie, I'm really disappointed with myself. I've heard the message already. They've done their best. Why am I not putting anything into action? I'm a homeschooler. I don't get out much. Not many of my friends aren't Christian. <---that's my excuse. But it's useless. Excuses are useless. They don't do anything but bring you down. No, they don't bring you down. They drag you down instead. How do I start? Hmmm. I have no idea, but I intend to figure out somehow. First by praying. This is hard. This is a challenge, but are you willing to take it with me? (And yes, I meant to write that twice. It wasn't a mistake.)