#whatagal

1 Peter 3:15 : 

"Through thick and thin, keep your hearts at attention, in adoration before Christ, your Master. Be ready to speak up and tell anyone who asks why you're living the way you are, and always with the utmost courtesy. Keep a clear conscience."

Definitely think I'm all caught up on my sleep after Focus 16! I want to start this off by acknowledging what a privilege it is to have and be a part of such an amazing su. I am incredibly thankful for how much the committee, the teachers involved and all the people behind the scenes (who do not go unnoticed), invest into the SU and it was so exciting to get the chance to chase after all that God has for us with a room full of people who have a heart for Jesus! 

Mark Hand brought so much to the weekend and put a different spin on things and from it, I've learnt that once God becomes the main focus in your life, everything else falls in to place once your life is based around the One who died to give you new life and the chance to spend eternity with Him! I realised the importance of how I spend my time and that my private life affects my public life and how they should be one and the same and they should not inter-change on the basis of who I am with or where I am. 

Finally, it was so great to get the chance to talk through everything that happened in the meetings in the small groups, I loved getting to listen to what everybody took from the meeting and what actions they were going to take to change after what they'd learnt. During the final session in open mic, someone shared a bit and said "rather an 'oh well' than a 'what if'." (Deepest apologies to whoever said this, I honestly can't remember but what you said was on point)! The amount of time we spend on this Earth is limited and we can never know how something can turn out if we don't try and realistically you're not going to know unless you step out and take that risk, but sure where's the fun in staying in your comfort zone? The worst that can happen is that you just get totally rejected but in the bigger picture you don't know how that person has really pondered on what you've said or how it matters to them that you took the time to be concerned.