Summit Student Ministries

There is a clumping of trees outside the back lot line of the youth fire pit. While standing out side staring at it, I never noticed the overarching shape of the trees as a clump. For the longest time I had not seen the clump as one single isolated clump, but instead my focus had turned towards the bottom part of the branches that were close to the ground and actually affected my personal space. The Lord took my view off of the ground and redirected my gaze to the top of the tree line where the leaves met the sky. My posture felt better, my hope increased, my perspective shifted and the life and magnitude of the trees became real to me. I started to see how small I was in comparison to the trees. I started to sense my annoyance to the low hanging branches diminishing. The beauty of the trees was restored to me and I could now see the trees as a protective covering for our fire pit area. What is the point of this? How does this even remotely relate to anything important to our lives...

We are called to be satellite dishes & power cables. Conduits of the power. Transfer mechanisms for the power of the Holy Spirit. Without Connection a satellite dish is a useless piece of metal that takes up space and has no purpose. Our connection is not for ourselves alone. We need connection first, because you can only give as much as you can receive personally. The more you are able to receive love for your self from the Father, the more you are able to dispense to other people. If you are living in self hate and you cannot stand the site of yourself, it is going to be hard for you to love other people genuinely.