he fights for me.

i will say it once and i will say it again. younglife leadership is one of the best things in my life. i am so thankful for the way the young life staff & committee love on us and support us. they really do such a great job of investing in our lives and pursuing us. i consider the privilege i have of pursuing high school girls and pouring into them pure JOY and a gift. but sometimes i feel dry & empty and i personally need to be poured into. and that is exactly what i get when i go to leadership. they encourage and love on and pour into US. leadership blesses me so much. i love walking away every time we meet feeling so encouraged + challenged.

last week we had our leadership christmas party. it was such a great night. we had it at an art emporium in downtown knoxville. i love exploring downtown & i have never been to this place before! it was such an artsy building with exposed brick on the inside + lots of twinkling lights. you know i loved it! we had a deeeeeeelish dinner, sang some beautiful christmas carols + heard a great message. and for christmas every leader got a new bible! thats one of those gifts where years down the road you look at it & know exactly where it came from and are reminded of sweet memories. im thankful for that.

my favorite song we sang that night: (immanuel)

he fights for breath he fights for me

loosing sinners from the claims of hell

and with a shout our souls are free

death defeated by immanuel.

i am so glad to be reminded that jesus fights for me. he fought to save me from the claims of hell and he continues to fight for me. i have got to learn to rest in that. i needed to hear that. 

know that jesus fights for you.