Arms Linked

When I first came to Community Transformations DTS last year, I had no idea what it was about.  I didn’t even know what YWAM really was.  I just knew that I didn’t know what else to do after graduation, and that I needed something different.  I was just a Christian going through the motions.

So I got here.  I was freaked out.  The reality hit me that I was going to live in the middle of the pacific ocean with a bunch of strangers for a long time.

But little by little I started to slowly crawl out of my tiny little comfort zone, and the more I did, the more I found joy waiting for me right outside all the walls I had put up.

I found out there is nothing more freeing then letting God consume every single area of who you are.  Every crevice, every corner, even the parts you hate.  I also found the loveliness of knowing people, and letting yourself be known.  Not just your name and where you came from, but your heart and your story and your dreams.  Knowing people like that adds such a sweetness to life.  I had the incredible honor of watching Jesus captivate the hearts of people around me, all while being captivated by Jesus more every day.

I found it’s easier to run fast after Jesus if your arms are linked with the runners beside you.

That’s what community is all about.  Now let’s all link arms, run after Jesus, and then we’ll transform the world around us.