Goose Bumps or God Talkin'?

The Bible tells us that God lives within us. But we don't always feel him do we? Sometimes we feel lonely; we start to question if God is really there.

This past weekend I went on a ski trip to this retreat in North Carolina with my youth group. About 20 people from my youth along with a bunch of St. John's people left Friday and got back Sunday afternoon. We got to the retreat, checked into our rooms, then went to this program. The Justin Graves Brand played and then this fantastic speaker with a deep Texan accent preached the word. "Hallelooyer". Saturday was our ski day. Never been skiing before. What a sight! Went down the slopes once and already convinced myself that I'm never going skiing again, atleast not for a while. I pretty much slid down the hill rather than ski down. Probably fell atleast 25 times. After an eventful day on the slopes, drove back to the hotel and ate a small supper. Then we went to the program. After the Justin Graves band sang some songs, the speaker preached a powerful message. Then, several stations were set up down front for anyone who wanted to take communion while Justin Graves played his guitar. I feel like this was the highlight of my trip and more importantly, a turning point in my life. After I took the bread and the grape juice, I knelt at the altar and said a quick prayer then returned to my seat. As I was sitting there, I saw this guy pass by who looked to be about my age who had a severe walking disability. Even though he had this special walker, he had to have someone assist him. He looked like he was struggling and in a significant amount of pain. When I saw this, I surprisingly began to cry. I'm not much of the crying type but this guy touched my heart. He loved his God so much that despite his severe disability he was willing to walk in front of 300+ people just to take communion. I think this was God's way of saying "Um, I'm right here". So whenever you get that depressing feeling of being alone, know that you're not. God exist inside you; he's right there in your heart. You just have to be quiet for a minute and let him speak.