Are you in it to win it?

Hey girls! What a sweet week of camp! I know the Lord taught me so much during our week together! I am much more sensitive to having my eyes fixed on Him and not myself or my circumstances. I also feel a greater compassion for the lost and a desire to surrender all for Him! Praise the Lord for what He is doing in our lives as we seek to live for Him!
I wanted to share an experience I had Saturday night after camp was finished. I stayed up on the mountain to hang out, and some of the staff and I ended up going to a little mountain community about 45 minutes away to listen to some bluegrass. It was great! It was a cute little outdoor amphitheater and the band was a Christian gospel bluegrass band. They were singing and talking about the Lord, and I felt like my spirit was uplifted.
Then on the way home, Leanna had to go to the bathroom, and we were looking for a place to stop. We passed a little community center type place that had a sign for dancing. We thought it would be fun to go and check it out and so Leanna could go to the bathroom. Remember, this is out in the middle of the country. Well, they had a little band playing and maybe 12 people (mostly old) doing the twist. It was quite comical! As they wondered why 6 young adults were standing outside looking in, they invited us to come in and join them, and so we did! It was fun to do the twist with them and do a jig (or something like that) to the dixie breakdown, but something in my heart felt different about this place. As we talked about it on the way home, we concluded that it just felt empty. Much different from the gospel bluegrass festival we had just been at. My heart yearned for these precious country folk to know the Lord Jesus Christ, whom we had been talking about all week.
I was thankful to the Lord for giving me eyes for the lost and being able to recognize the emptiness that goes with living for ourselves instead of Christ. Unfortunately we didn't have a track to leave them, but it was a good reminder to be ready to share the gospel at all times or leave a track with someone to point them to Christ.
I love you girls and am praying for you often! Remember to spend time with Him daily in order to take our eyes off of ourselves and fix them on Him!