I landed in Dallas Love-field Airport not knowing what to expect. Actually, It wasn’t so much of the expectation as much as it was anticipation. This has been a long time coming for Texas. In fact, this conference sold out within four hours of opening registration. What should have been an 1800 capped conference became a 3500 teen conference with 2,000 on a waiting list. Needless to say this Steubenville Conference, on it inaugural year, became the second largest conference of the many offered throughout the summer. Was is this important to note…well that goes without saying (but I will say, in order to make all Texans proud); Texans only know how to make thing BIG, and they left their mark on Steubenville Conferences, like a Cowboy branding his cattle.
The team, Ike Ndolo, Emily Wilson, Mary Bielski, Mark Hart, Chris Stefanick, and this short little dude who considered himself to be a Puerto Rican Ostrich (it’s me) ; were ready to take Texas by the horns and ride the Lone Star right into a heavenly sacramental encounter with our Lord Jesus the Christ. They were ripe and ready to get right into it. The 3500 teens were asked to encounter, and meet Jesus at the well (John 4:10). At the well Jesus who was thirsting to bring the Kingdom of God to all, also acknowledge the unspoken spiritual thirst of the Samaritan women. We are all that Samaritan women looking for water in the same place only to leave thirsty again. But after here encounter with Jesus his words were simple “I am the living water” the eternal thirst quencher, so why not “Obey our Thirst” properly and take in the water that is life giving. The Spirit moved in that room, like a Puerto Rican Ostrich being shot forward into the air via a giant sling shot (I explain this in a later Blog). In other words, the Holy Spirit moved in that room, and the teens did not attempt to “tame” the wildly creative, yet healing power of the breath of God. This conference taught me a very valuable lesson, expect nothing, but anticipate greatness whenever you allow the Holy Spirit to move. The Lone Star state does things big; as does the Holy Spirit. Therefore, when a region is open to big things, then they will receive big blessings, because the Holy Spirit doesn’t work in increments. He is in the business of filling. Dallas Lone Star if you are still Thirsty after this conference than you have not been drinking for the Well of the Living water.
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