TESTIMONIES
TESTIMONIES
By JENNIFER Curry |
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For the past several years , one of CMA β s goals has been β Engaging the Next Generation .β Through events such as Flame On and the Regional Youth Movement Rallies , we are seeing that happen . Lives are being changed , strongholds are being released , and young adults are establishing a firm foundation in following Jesus Christ . Jennifer shares what that looked like for her at a recent Accelerate Youth Movement Rally . |
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Mark and Tammy Mark and Tammy Heid oversee the Rocky Mountain Region as
National Evangelist .
THE verse I chose to talk about is John 4:24 ( NLT ). β For God is Spirit , so those who worship Him must worship in spirit and in truth .β
I chose this verse because worship has brought me to one of the best experiences of my young life . Worshiping together or by ourselves teaches us to submit and surrender all our cares to God β our priorities , plans , hopes , dreams , and even our fears .
At the Rocky Mountain Region Youth Movement Rally β Accelerate 2023 ,β I felt God β s Spirit for the very first time . This happened during worship to the song β God Only Knows .β As I β m in this room with a bunch of young adults finding God , loving God , and thanking Him , I find myself crying with goosebumps and chills . The best feeling is knowing God was watching over me and giving me a sign that it would be okay .
Back to the song β God Only Knows .β In the verse where I felt the tears and Spirit , the lyrics said , β God only knows what you β ve been through , God only knows what they say about you , God only knows what β s killing you , but there β s a kind of love that God only knows .β Every single one of these words in just this little part of this song had such an impact on me because of how real they speak because God does only know .
At my age , there β s so much judgment if you don β t wear a certain brand or if you hang out with a certain person , but putting those lyrics in mind every time something comes along , God puts those people in my life and takes people out for reasons . God puts us through hardship , but we always get out of it as better people . He does this because He only knows what is best for us .
I will say that finding God that weekend , knowing He was there with me , changed my everyday life . Before Accelerate , I never sat down and read my Bible on my own time or prayed for myself and others around me . But after the weekend at Accelerate , I did those things .
Feeling the Spirit , I felt His presence at that moment , and it made me realize that I need to focus on God and pray and thank Him for what He has done for me . I had been saved by God before , but at Accelerate , I felt re-saved . Accelerate changed my outlook on life , taking me from feeling close to God to realizing that you can always get closer . God did that , knowing I needed Him as I stepped through the hardest parts of life and for Him to be my main focus for everything ! CMA
Jennifer is a member of the Transformers Youth Movement chapter in Canon City , Colorado .
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