God’s Faithfulness: Why I Love Next
I spend most of my life looking through a tiny window pane. The window of my own experience: the shutters that have ushered in the winds of grace, the glass squares that have braced against the rains of refreshing, coming to cleanse soul-drought. Through these panels, my soul’s window, I have seen fields of green, pasture-peace that passes understanding. I have seen valleys, dark trenches of soul-weariness that have echoed with valley-cries and always received nothing but faithfulness in return. My view is rich with God’s mercy. My view tells a story and it is one of God’s personal faithfulness.
But my view is not enough.
If you come to Next, you will see what I mean. You will hear stories and testimonies. You will look through other windows. Not only that, you will worship next to them, eat next to them, stand in line at Starbucks next to them. That is what I love about Next. It is like a house of windows. Each panel telling a different story, but all reflecting on theme: faithfulness.
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What a creative and beautiful way to look at the conference. That has always been one of my favorite parts of Next; experiencing God’s faithfulness and watching it displayed in others. Thank you for sharing.
Great post, Courtney! A very helpful reminder. Faithfullness… I love to dwell on this part of God’s character. I did a lot of that at Next 09. God just kept showing me His faithfullness over and over and over again (whether that was in a sermon, worship or convo). I’m glad we serve such a sovereign and faithful God. His love and mercy just continue to produce awe in my heart. Thanks for reminding me once again. I forget all too often.
What beautiful imagery. I’ve been having to try and put the experience of NEXT into words. When I read your post my response was, “Yeah! That’s what it’s like!” It’s exactly what I felt about NEXT without having the words to describe it exactly. Beautifully put!