What is real?

This weekend, my youth group went to a big convention called Acquire the Fire. It's a very intense, powerful event filled with heartfelt worship and serious commitments. I think everyone who attended was changed in some way. I know I haven't blogged in a long time. As a matter of fact, it's been six days since my last post. I'm sorry about that. I'm not sure what all to say this evening, or night rather. My mind is filled with so many thoughts, that if I were to poor them out, you would be reading for hours. I figure I'll probably just give you bits and pieces over the next few days or so. The whole weekend was based off of the phrase, "Keep it real." It was about seeking genuity and authenticity, rather than being a fake. To any of you who have ever read any of my previous posts, or who know me at all, know that's a topic I struggle with everyday (even several times a day). They talked a lot about how Christians are often labeled hypocrites. They talked about how Christians are hypocrites, just like everyone else in the world. It made me feel better to know that just because I'm a Christian, doesn't mean I'm automatically supposed to be perfect. But instead, I am supposed to try to become more like God... and to be separated from the masses, to be made holy. I'm so fake so often, that sometimes it's hard to remember what real is. It becomes so easy to lose sight of who I want to be, because I'm too distracted by the way I am. I put my faith into material or temporary things, while I doubt what is real. I suppose one thing that hit me really hard was that you can't slide away from God without sliding into sin. There is no safe in between. That wasn't even said; it was just layed on my heart. At one point, during it all, everyone in the entire stadium got down on their knees at the same time and just silently prayed to God. It was so humbling and very powerful. I'll talk more about it tomorrow. All in all, it was exceedingly fun, and very intense. I'm needing sleep right now, however; rough weekend. God bless you. Goodnight.