SLAM Week Impact

Journal Prompt

SLAM Nashville week: What did you learn? How were you challenged? What will you take away from this experience?

My Thoughts

What I learned in this week of SLAM Nashville is that whenever I learn about God I am learning about myself also. This was a very powerful word to me because as we are growing we all have hardships, and to understand who we really are. Hearing that from Mr. Garner was something kind, something new that I heard and that was the answer to many questions of my life so I am so thankful. 

Also I was challenged by John 15, hearing Mr. Garner explain that we are all in the pruning process and that nobody is perfect but that God is doing a great job in us. As he is pruning, he will take all things that are not helpful away from me. That was really sweet to hear that God is taking care of us. 

Lastly what I will take from this experience is to consider that “Jesus is the vine, and the father is the vinedresser”(John 15:1). Even though you may have parents who are not aware of what is happening to you, God is there and he is pruning the branches so they may be fruitful. That is a hope that I will take that God is taking care of me and I have to believe that.