Cross Walk

On Thursday, for community outreach time we went for a prayer walk carrying an eight foot cross made out of four-by-fours.

Sounds extreme doesn't it? We thought so! Our team was pretty freaked out when they told us what we'd be doing. I was pretty sure it was going to be the scariest thing I'd ever done, so I volunteered to carry it first.

However, as we were praying in a group before setting out, God reminded me of a word that He had given me through another student a few days before. He had said "You have boldness inside you, but you need to BE bold!" I felt like I could do it.

It turned out to be amazing! We all took turns carrying the cross and the bearer would walk about 25 feet ahead of the rest of the group and listen for directions from the Holy Spirit. The rest of the group followed and prayed for the one bearing the cross and for the buildings we passed by. We covered most of the downtown area in the two hours we had.

It was an amazing mix of feelings to literally "take up my cross and follow Jesus." I was scared, excited, happy, and very very humbled. But that challenge of stepping out in faith really boosted my confidence in God's faithfullness. We obeyed and stepped way out of our comfort zone and He totally came and met us.

I'm proud of the bruise on my shoulder now, and I'd gladly do the crosswalk again!

Have a great weekend everyone, and God bless!
Josiah