Abide

No pictures this time so i'll attempt to make the words interesting :) I wanted to tell y'all about Abide. Abide is the college church service on Thursday nights that I attended last week and tonight. It's a part of Indiana Baptist church and their Sunday service is called Overflow which I have yet to attend but have plans to soon. And actually, funny story about Overflow that I don't feel I should publicly share, but ask me sometime and I'll tell you about it. Anyways... Abide is pretty different from any church service I have been to. The band that plays is the same one that was at Foundation (the church camp I went to before Tech for incoming freshmen) and I absolutely loved them. So it was nice to see them all when I walked in. Plus, they have this adorable bass player who is a girl. So that just kinda rocks. Anyways, one of my biggest complaints about other church services I have been to is that there are sooo many people. I'm surrounded by thousands of people I don't know everyday here at Tech. I want my church to be a place of comfort where I can have a close group of friends to have fellowship with. Abide has a pretty small congregation so that made me more comfortable from the beginning. Now here's the best part about that. We have worship in a big gym-like area, meaning there is LOTS of room. So while the band is playing, the people spread out to worship. Why is that so great you may ask. Well, when theres no one in a small radius around you, you're free to let God move in you physically. Your hands can go up and down and all around and you will be a distraction to anyone. It's just you and God. Plus, with that atmosphere, I can hear myself singing to God. I hear the words that come out of my mouth before Him and suddenly, these songs take on a whole new meaning. It is so personal. We pray where we are or if someones struggling, we pray over them. The amount of love in the room is unbelievable. It's hard to be in that room and not feel the presence of God in every breath you breathe. I love the worship and I look forward to Thursday's every day of the week. So there ya go :)