Who is this really about?

It came to my thinking and praying on Sunday while at home and while at Church to ask the question, who or what is this summer project really about?

At times I answer that question with:
It's about me growing and seeing God move through me.
It's about God training and using students to start multiple spiritual movements around them.
It's about the staff and students having a life changing experience.

This morning my pastor and friend shared about opportunities and our text was Acts 14:19-28. He shared about the open doors of ministry we have. Think through how these apply to your life and this coming summer and ultimately what is the summer really about.

1. God creates opportunities for the advance of the Church. - There are situations, relationships and opportunities all around us that God is orchestrating for the good of His kingdom, not us. What will we do to respond? Are we looking and responding to the Spirit?
2. Sometimes opportunities come from adversity. - Sometimes if not all the time. God does something hard, amazing, life changing and faith stretching to bring about something cool for His kingdom. What is God doing in your life? What do you need from God to make it through and see Him glorified?
3. Our response is to follow by faith with boldness and perhaps sacrifice. - What is God calling to you give up, sacrifice and lay down at the cross for Him? Your belief in God will affect how you respond?

God gives us opportunities all around us, daily, all the time not necessarily for us. They are for His glory, His Kingdom, and His honor. This thought processing began to answer the question, What/who is the summer really about? It's not about me. It's not about what I can get out of it. It's not about what I can offer to God.

It is about Jesus. It is about what God has done through Him. It is about God's glory.

An old hymn by Charles Wesley came to mind. What a great way to begin a project; in worship, honor and glory to God. Let's lay our lives down for Him. Let's allow Him to do what ever He wants in us. Let's make this coming summer about God.

O for a thousand tongues to sing
My great Redeemer’s praise,
The glories of my God and King,
The triumphs of His grace.

Jesus, the name that calms my fears,
That bids our sorrows cease,
’Tis music in the sinner’s ears,
’Tis life and health and peace.

He breaks the pow’r of canceled sin,
He sets the prisoner free;
His blood can make the foulest clean,
His blood availed for me.

Hear Him, ye deaf; His praise, ye dumb,
Your loosened tongues employ;
Ye blind, behold your Savior come;
And leap, ye lame, for joy.

My gracious Master and my God,
Assist me to proclaim,
To spread thro’ all the earth abroad,
The honors of Thy name.

Charles Wesley

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