2 posts in one day?!

Yesterday while I was in NKY I went up to Crossroads in Cincy because I heard they were doing a prayer experience thing this week. I didn't know a whole lot about it, but heard it would be awesome, so decided to stop by. 

It was amazing. I highly recommend stopping by if you're in the area before Sunday. [not sure how long it's running for]. I just walked into the lobby and up to the desk, they gave me headphones and a little box with buttons on it. You walk through 8 different rooms where you can listen to different things, and just process and pray through each room.

The things that I loved the most were:

1. the entitlement room-- 

there was a chair up on a platform and pieces of paper to write on. the prompting for that room talked about the things we think we're entitled to. we tend to act like we sit on the throne of our lives, so it was a good reminder that I don't deserve any of it. that I have Christ, and He is all I need, and He is the one on the throne. 

2. the receiving room-- 

one room had a bunch of illuminated words written on the ceiling. the prompting talked about how we have none of these things on our own, that they all come from Christ. you had the chance to stand under each of the words, asking God to pour those things out to you. it's cool to think things like love and joy and peace and patience (galatians basically), come perfectly (and only) from God. its easy to think we possess those things on our own, but we don't. 

3. surrender room-- 

it's so easy to hold on to things, and be grasping for the things we want, the things we think we need. the plans and hopes we have for our lives. what we really need is more of Him. it's funny how much it hurts to think of surrender sometimes, but in light of His perfect love and sufficiency to meet our every need, why wouldn't we surrender everything to gain Him? even if something seems good, if it's not from Him, I don't want anything to do with it. I wish I remembered that more consistently. 

overall, I just left content and thankful. He really is good. His heart for us is perfect love, and we don't deserve any of it. He is God of the Universe and decided to bless me richly with His presence yesterday. I am so undeserving.