What does pursuing God mean?

This question was brought up in our small group tonight about what does pursuing God look like? This is a very common phrase tossed around in Christian communities about how we should always be on the pursuit of God. When I heard this i really thought about it, and i really could not give a direct answer. THis really puzzled me and kept throwing around in my head what is pursuing. In worldly terms the pursuit of anything such as a girl, would be to really get to know someone to seek after them in hopes you can start a relationship with them. I kept picturing in my head brining God flowers, chocolates, and writing little notes to him lol... then it kind of hit me. I think that is exactly how we pursue God with a few minor changes. Instead we spend time with God in prayer and worshipping him with our lives. We come to him to talk and really just bring questions to him and talk with him, trying to learn as much about him as possible, and building a relationship with him. Instead of chocolates and flowers we give him our lives trust in him fully.The little love notes are our prayers, God loves to receive these gifts as any of us would he deserves these gifts and so much more. We go into the world and tell everyone about him. I mean of coarse you will talk about God with everyone you meet when you are in a relationship you always talk about the other person about how great they are to everyone you meet. SO we do the same with God.

God is in a constant pursuit of us and wants to build this relationship. He wants to give us gifts and embrace us and walk with us through the hard times, he is a relational God and meets us all on very personal levels. He is a God of love and he also needs us to pursue him (I don't mean i actually needs us for him to be God). Not sure if any of this actually makes any sense, but it was running through my head and makes sense to me.

January school has Started!

So the January school has officially started and this blog will now become dedicated to that. So today was an amazing day just starting the school, i was able to whip out the camera and just take photos of staff and students and just be able to sit down and talk with the students. We had a special dinner that the people at the castle made and it was awesome the whole community was invited and we just had an amazing time. After Dinner the January school went upstairs and we really just wanted to have a time of sharing and talking about how we got here, both staff and students. There were some amazing stories of just how some people struggled with the decision to come to a DTS and how God had brought them to YWAM Herrnhut. Then it got around to me and i started thinking man how did i get here? Its crazy if you would look where i am now and what kind of person i am, i seem like a completely different person. Two years ago that Chris did not have a future, i was angry and depressed at the world and hurt everyone i loved.... I look back and think how is this even possible? How could anyone in there right mind be like that? I never really even recognized the love that people had for me, or on top of that the love God had for me. I never realized how much God wanted to wrap me up in his arms and just comfort that broken child that i use to be. Then to think now that im here after my DTS staffing and leading teens in discipleship, and showing others what Gods love truly means... its ... its crazy! I would not be here now if God wasn't in my life, whether that be through my friends, my family, my church. You all have started the discipleship process and throughout my life shown me physically, spiritually, and emotionally Gods love. The discipleship you all have given me, I am now able to give to these students. Through me you are also discipling these students. I praise God for you all, thank you so much!