A few weeks ago I participated in something that I will remember and cherish for the rest of my life...Design(HER). Design(HER) is yearly girls conference First Baptist Church of Starke puts on. I have been a member of FBC Starke since I was 2 years old but never attended Design(HER) until this year. Design(HER) is meant to teach girls(6th-12th grade) what God wants and expects from them. Every topic you can imagine that a teenage girl struggles with was discussed. The goal of Design(HER) is too teach these girls about God but also be examples and show them how to live a Christian life. Mo Isom was the years guest speaker at the conference. Before Design(HER), I'll be honest I had never heard of Mo Isom but NOW I'll never forget her. I went into this weekend as an adult helper. I figured I would be an example for the younger girls and help out and fill in where ever I was needed. Boy was I wrong. Mo is a 23 year old young women...I'll be 22 on May 10. Pretty cool. She understands the pressures of college and REAL life. And no girls, you don't know real life until you get out of high school, have a job and go to college. You thought things we tough in high school, just wait. Anyway, I could really relate to Mo. Mo talked about being a "cultural Christian" I'm thinking WTH is that? As she explained it I realized I had been one for most of my life. Cultural Christian example:grow up in church, no right from wrong, comfortable in our Faith, smile everyone is watching, just do as your told, your butt better be on the pew Sunday morning. You get the picture? I knew what Christian was supposed to look like or what I thought it looked it. Mo explained she grew up the same way I did: loving family, always in school but when Mo got to high school she decided to take control back from God. I don't want to share all of Mo's testimony...you can read the entire testimony told by Mo herself at Mo Isom By the end of the weekend I was so glad I decided to attend Design(HER). Mo Isom was wonderful and she really touched a lot of young women's hearts in Starke that weekend. The Friday night Mo gave her testimony we had over 100 girls give their lives to the Lord. How amazing is that? I also found a new passion in witnessing to young girls. Now I strive to be a role model, someone that these girls can come to for advice, someone who wont judge them but tell them Jesus loves you.
Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us. Romans 5:3-5
