Long time no see

Hello everyone! sorry for the lack of updates, finals and then chapter camp temporarily incapacitated me. For those who don't know, chapter camp is an InterVarsity sponsored Christian retreat held at the end of the school year. Different IV chapters come together by region to grow in Christ under the supervision of intervarsity staff workers. It's an intense week long experience which brings each campus chapter closer to each other, and even closer to God.

For me, the biggest God experience came in his absence. Last year at chapter camp, I seemed to experience a new aspect of God everyday. During breakout sessions, I was always quick to share about what I had learned, but this year I was always one of the lasts. Going through the leadership track with the other leaders was good, but didn't have the edge like last year. Things felt distilled, like I was sitting in a classroom with an interesting teacher, interesting material, but I was just tired. sleepy. Things felt out of place.

John 3:16 says, well, you all probably know it. It promises us eternal life if we just believe in him. What then is eternal life and why should we be so happy about it?

John 17:3 says :
this is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent

I realized, that the missing ingredient in chapter camp this year was that I had loss contact with God. The previous week and a half had been spent studying for finals and very little time was given for QT's. Thus, my experience at chapter camp had diminished because my relationship with God was not at the level of intimacy that it should of been.

I thank God that I had learned this lesson before leaving for India. God wants to show more of himself to me in India, but if I am not even in communication with him, how can God talk to me? Please pray that I would continue to seek intimacy with God and not neglect my spiritual disciplines.