Loving the Lord Videocast #3 - Mastering Media for the Glory of God

Dear Friends,

I pray that you have had an amazing month with Jesus!

We are really looking forward to the launch of the Winter "Media Minimization and Love for Jesus Maximization" Challenge beginning this Tuesday, March 1st! We have been so excited to hear from so many of you who are taking this challenge and seeking to deepen your walk with Jesus! We would love to have more of you join us! For more information on the Winter Challenge, you can visit the blog or website.

In light of the Winter Challenge, we wanted to get this videocast to you early so you can watch it before you go off the internet for a month! The theme of this videocast goes along with this month's challenge - "Mastering Media for the Glory of God." I pray that you will be encouraged to allow the Lord to help you master media as a tool to know Him, share Him, and see the amazing things He does vs. allowing media to master you and pull you away from the most important thing in the world - your relationship with Jesus!

Remember, "But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him." Hebrews 11:6

Have a wonderful month seeking our amazing Savior!

Looking forward to knowing more of Jesus with you this month,

Amy

Special ideas of how to use your time during the Winter Challenge

As you set this time aside to seek Jesus, here are some ideas to help you in deepening your relationship with Him!

Ideas: (You can find more ideas in the post below or under the “Encouragement” section of the website!)
- Spend time with the Lord (See the website under then encouragement section for ideas on devotions)
- Journal – write down what the Lord is doing in your heart, Who you are finding Him to be, insights from His Word, prayers to Him, etc.
- Read books that will encourage you in Jesus (see mini list of resources)*
- Fellowship – pursue relationships that encourage you in Jesus by phone calls, get-togethers, or even organizing a get-together of a few girls to encourage each other in Jesus!
- Ministry - invest your time in things that will last forever! While this is good, we encourage you to focus most of your energy this month on deepening your relationship with Jesus. (See ministry ideas below)*
- Memorize a passage of Scripture. This would be a great thing to do with your accountability partner!
- Study Bible – really take time to dig into it and see what the Lord is saying to you!
- and so much more!

*Resources: His Chosen Bride by Jennifer Lamp, Before You Meet Prince Charming by Sarah Mally, Consider the Lilies by Teresa Nuckols, The Cross-Centered Life by C.J. Mahaney, Biographies of men and women who walked with God… and so many more! Again, choose ones that will help you in your walk with Jesus!

*Ministry ideas: (You can find a longer list under the “Encouragement” section of the website!)
- Help more around your home (your #1 mission field) and really take time to enjoy and encourage your family in Jesus.
- Write letters to encourage missionaries, friends, younger girls, etc. in loving and serving Jesus!
- Pray for people across the world.
- Start discipling a younger girl you know.
- Write an article or testimony from your life to encourage others in living for the Lord. (We would love to see some of these to possibly post on the blog!)
- Ask the Lord to show you ways to serve Him.

Frequently Asked Questions - Media Challenge

The main things are:
1. Stay completely off the internet and TV.
2. Pour your time into deepening your walk with and love for Jesus.

Listening to Music and Audio books:
These are fine, as long as they will really help you deepen your love for Jesus!

School or home business emailing:
We understand that some of you are in college or have a business from home that requires email. If you strictly stick to just what you NEED to do for these, along with the Winter Challenge rules, you are alright.
We do encourage you to pursue as much time as possible deepening your relationship with the Lord.

Is it okay if I use some of my email time to print off encouraging articles or do you think it would be better if I just cut of all "browsing?"
No, all browsing does need to be cut for the Challenge - but, maybe you could print things off ahead of time or go for good books!

Can I visit the LTLM blog?
We will not be posting on the blog for the month of March and the challenge requires that you are FULLY off of the internet. We are even planning to have the March videocast up on February 28^th so you can watch it before you go off!

Can I type letters or journal on the computer?
This is fine. It is internet/email that we are requiring you to stay off. But, we again challenge you to spend as much time on things that will deepen your love for Jesus vs. being busy with lots of other things. The goal is to minimize the media and maximize time with Jesus!

Growing in Loving the Lord

Jesus said that the greatest commandment was to: "...love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength." (Mark 12:30)

Here are some practical ways to grow in loving the Lord:

~Make Him and loving Him your #1 priority and focus – in every area of life! Start your day with Him and keep Him as most important in all details of your day. Something that has really helped me is the moment that I wake up (or am coming into consciousness) to turn my heart to the Lord and tell Him good morning and that I love Him. Then I roll out of bed and land on my knees. It starts your day out right and sets a good patter for the rest of the day!

~Daily spend time with Him. Remember that your walk with the Lord is a relationship! It takes time and energy to deepen a relationship. Your personal time with the Lord is a critical key to growing in your relationship with the Lord. Remember that He is real and is right there with you when you are having your personal time with Him! If you have not been faithful in your personal time with the Lord, you can start today! The Lord is waiting for you with open arms.

~Read the Bible daily. It is your spiritual food and without it your spiritual life will begin to starve! Through the Bible you come to know the Lord better and know how He wants you to live. It is the Lord’s letter to you. Read it carefully, He has lots to show you! It has the answer to every question and is the final authority for our lives.

~Prayer is so important. It is so vital that your talk with someone that you want to get to know better! Share your heart with the Lord, praise Him for Who He is, confess and ask forgiveness for anything that He show you in your life that is not pleasing to Him, ask for His help to obey, and listen to what He wants to say to you. Seek to really come into His presence with your heart prepared to meet with Him.

~Walk with Him throughout the day. Remember that the Lord is always with you and that walking with Him does not just end when you leave your quiet time! Walk through your days with the Lord. You can always talk with Him.

~Carefully choose things that will help you in your walk with the Lord and not pull you down. What you watch, listen to, enjoy, etc. will make up who you are and directly impact your relationship with the Lord. Don’t take your choices lightly! What I always like to ask myself about things I am considering watching, reading, listening to, enjoying, etc. is, “Will this draw me closer to the Lord or distract/pull me away from Him?” If it does not seem definitely one way or the other, it usually means that is would be a good idea to pass on it. (Those things only waste time and really can be a distraction from what is good.) It is good to hold things up to the light of God’s Word and see if they match up with what He says is right. (For example, try Phil. 4:8-9.) We really should just fill our lives with what the Lord says is right.

~Time. You can use your time in ways that will either encourage you in the Lord, waste your time, or do damage. Your time is so valuable and the way that you use it shapes your life. Spend it on the Lord, what He says is right, and what will last for eternity.

~Friends. The friends that you have will drastically impact who you are and become. Choose them so carefully! Allow the Lord to be your best friend and choose friends who will encourage you in the Lord (instead of encouraging you towards TV, makeup, nail, wrong, attitudes, boys, etc.).

~Fellowship. It is so important that we spend time with people who are seeking for the Lord and will help us on in our walk with the Lord! If you do not have regular contact with other like-minded girls, you might want to think about starting a Bible study.* This can give you encouragement in seeking the Lord as you have fellowship with other girls who are desiring to follow Him.

~Ministry. It is so important that once you find true satisfaction in the Lord, you pass it on to others. There are so many opportunities to share the Lord and serve Him! Some things that you can do include: Serve at home, encourage siblings, younger children, friends, etc. in the Lord (share about what the Lord has been doing in your heart, memorize Bible verses together, study the Bible together, etc.), help out at church, and start a discipleship group/Bible study for younger girls.*

*Due to the need for material for Bible studies and discipleship groups for girls, we videotaped 2 of our past conferences and put them on DVDs and VHSs with companion handbooks. People have used them for girls’ (or mother/daughter) Bible studies and other girls your ages have used them to start discipleship groups for younger girls. If you are interested in using them, you can find out more about them on our website at www.lovingthelordministries.org!

~Get a vision from the Lord for your life! When your focus is on Him alone, you will not have other things clouding your vision to see clearly what the Lord has for you. Don’t waste your life with a clouded vision. God has great things in store for you! If you will seek Him and live to love Him with all of your heart, He will give you a vision for your life that is beyond your wildest dreams right now.

~Allow Him to work in your life and make Himself real to you. Never stop the Lord from working in you! It may not always be the most comfortable, but it is always for your best! Seek to know the Lord in deeper ways each day through your personal time with Him, reading your Bible and other books that will help you grow in the Lord, etc.).

~Accountability. I would so strongly encourage you to find someone to hold you accountable for seeking and loving the Lord! It will help you stay on track more than you could ever imagine!

The more that you come to know the Lord, the more you will see how wonderful He is. As a result, you will more naturally tend to love Him. Remember that loving the Lord and knowing Him is the greatest thing in the world and the only place that you will find true fulfillment! He loves you so incredibly much! Seek to love Him with all of your heart –You will never regret it!

“Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.” ~ Philippians 1:6

Announcing the 2011 Winter Media Minimization Challenge!

Here is a video announcing the 2011 Winter Media Minimization Challenge! More information coming next week! We would love to have you join us as we minimize our media for the purpose of maximizing our love for Jesus!



Details for the Winter Challenge 2011 – Media Minimization and love for Jesus Maximization:

In seeking to know and love Jesus more, a huge thing for our generation is to discipline our time spent on media – specifically the computer, internet, and TV - seeing that it can really rob valuable time that could be spent deepening our love for Jesus and truly living for Him!

It is something that needs to be mastered for God’s glory and our good!

So this challenge is for the month of March 2011 to focus on minimizing the time we invest in media and using the time instead on things that will help maximize our love for Jesus!

It is going to be AMAZING and I know the Lord is going to move in powerful ways! This is not going to be super easy – but, it is going to be GOOD for you and so worth it!

I am challenging you to do this - I am doing this with you and am really excited about it! I really believe God is going to do phenomenal things!

Here are the details:

Dates: March 1-31st, 2011
Who: Young Women ages 11-31 (ANYONE can take this challenge – these are the ones to whom we are offering the reward!)

Rules:
Stay off:
Internet, Blogs, Facebook, Twitter, all social media, TV, Movies, Video/Computer games, YouTube, GodTube, etc. (This includes ALL OF THESE THINGS on your computer, TV, phone, ipod, etc.) 

Computer details - You are allowed:
- Up to 15 min. a day of personal email time, 6 days a week, for a total of 1 ½ hours of EMAIL ONLY time each week.
- 5 min a day, 6 days a week for emergency internet time (i.e. getting directions, ordering), for a total of 30 min. a week.
- Sunday – Stay off the computer completely.

Do:
- Watch the “Winter Media Challenge” Video on our videocast page.
- Talk with your parents about taking this challenge. Ask for their support and prayer.
- Print off the Winter Challenge chart from the website – www.lovingthelordministries.org. (Post about the Winter Challenge on your blog or Facebook and encourage your friends join you in this, too! You can provide a link to the video and information as you let them know that you will be off for the month of March.)
- Find an accountability partner to connect with by phone once a week to make sure you are both on track, to share what the Lord is doing in your hearts, and to pray together.
- Spend 15 min. (or MORE) of personal time with the Lord each day of the challenge, for a total of 1 hour and 45 min. a week for a minimum – you can spend as much time with Him as you want!
- Spend your other time on things that will help you in loving the Lord and living for and serving Him. (We will have this suggestions/recommendations posted on the blog – check them out, they will be a great help in maximizing this time for deepening your walk with the Lord!)

Send in your chart:
Once you have completed the Challenge on March 31st, send the chart to the address on the chart by April 7th and we will mail your reward to you.

Rewards:
- Best of all, a closer relationship with Jesus!
- An exclusive LTLM designed t-shirt

Let us know that you are taking the challenge:
Email us at info@lovingthelordministries.org and let us know that you are taking the Challenge with us!

Questions:
If you have questions or a special situation that comes up, you can email us!

The Lord bless you as you focus on Him this month, friends! He has amazing things in store! I am eagerly anticipating it.

Remember that, like Hebrews 11:6 says, “He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.”

Have a great month minimizing media and maximizing your love for Jesus!

2011 Family Summit - "Christ-Centered Life Purpose" - July 15-17th

We are thrilled to announce that this coming summer on July 15-17th, 2011 we will be hosting another Family Summit, with the theme of "Christ-Centered Life Purpose."

It has been our desire to be able to encourage whole families in seeking the Lord, serving Him, and gaining a vision for living for Him together. That is the purpose of this Summit. We were overwhelmed by the response from last year's summit and our desire is to build upon what the Lord is doing in this year's summit by helping families gain vision for and live out their God-given life purpose.

LTLM and the Vest family are so grateful to have Dewey Novotny joining us as our main speaker for this year's Family Summit! Dewey, creator of the Life Purpose Planning Program, is an encourager, writer, and international speaker that is passionate to see others discover, define, develop and deploy their life calling and purpose. He looks forward to helping families and individuals discover their life purpose at the Summit!

The Summit will include; powerful messages and testimonies, an (optional) special program for children during the sessions, time for vision casting as couples, breakout sessions for the young people, fun family activities, campfires, amazing fellowship, delicious food, and more!

The Family Summit will be held at the beautiful facility of Camp Lebanon in Upsala, Minnesota. Camp Lebanon is a special haven to pull away and experience the presence of God, the beauty of His creation, and a refreshing atmosphere. For more information you can visit their website!

We are so excited for what the Lord has in store and would love to have you join us!
For more information and to download a registration form, you can visit our website and look under the "Events" section at www.lovingthelordministries.org! We encourage you to register early, as space is limited!

We encourage you to register early, as space is limited! We are so excited for what the Lord has in store and would love to have your family join us!

May the Lord bless you as you seek to raise your families for His glory!

"Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. Delight thyself also in the LORD: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass."

~ Psalm 37:3-5

"Loving the Lord" Videocast #2 - A Relationship of Love with Jesus

Dear Friends,

I am so grateful for the privilege of walking in the love of our Jesus and loving Him together!

In this video I take you out for cocoa and we talk heart-to-heart about this topic! Oh sisters! When you are truly walking in this relationship of love with Jesus, it transforms your life!!! I encourage you to watch this video with an open heart and act on what the Lord shows you. He is waiting to meet with you and show you His love in a real way. As you know His love and love Him in return, you will never be the same!

Special note: This videocast is longer. Future videos will usually be much shorter.

We would love if you would write and share your testimonies of knowing the love of Jesus and loving Him in return by emailing us at info@lovingthelordministries.org!

Remember, " Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man, The things which God has prepared for those who love Him." 1 Corinthians 2:9

Loving our amazing Jesus with you,
Amy

P.S. We apologize for the delay in getting this videocast out to you!
P.P.S. Stay tuned next week for a special mini-video announcing an exciting upcoming opportunity for you!

February Videocast Coming Soon!

The February Videocast is currently being completed and should be up soon! We apologize for the delay!

I Know Whom I Have Believed

"...I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day." ~ 2 Timothy 1:12

Videocast Follow-up

Dear Sisters,

I hope you are having an amazing week in Jesus!!! He is amazing!

It has been so sweet to get your emails… I LOVE getting to be in touch this way! I feel like we are able to share heart to heart, even if we can’t be right with each other. I love hearing what the Lord is doing in your hearts and lives! So, do keep them coming – and again, even if I can’t answer, I do read and love them!

For those of you who are wondering - YES, feel free to post these videos on your blogs, Facebooks, etc.! We want to encourage as many people in Jesus as possible! There is a little share button with the little social media icons at the end of each post that you can feel free to use! (To embed the video on your blog, just click the embed button on the video and it will copy the code that you can past in a post.)

I am praying for you as you continue to seek Jesus! It is the most incredible adventure of all time. He is so worth seeking and I just love knowing that we are doing it together! No matter where you are right now, THIS MOMENT is the time to seek Him!

Ooh - and we are so excited about the next videocast coming in February on loving Jesus! There is a special surprise that goes along with this month’s video! You are going to have to stay posted! I am super excited for what the Lord is going to do!!!

Have an incredible day loving Jesus!

With love as your sister,

Amy

Loving the Lord Videocast #1 - LTL Intro and Heartbeat

Dear Friends,

We are so excited to release the first Loving the Lord Videocast to you!

It has been an amazing joy to meet many of you around the world at conferences, groups, speaking engagements, over the internet, and more. Your hearts for the Lord are incredible and bless us so much! We really want to continue to share this journey of loving and seeking Jesus together – and are excited to have these videocasts as a way to do just that!

For those of you who we have never had the chance to meet, know that we are so excited to have you joining us and look forward to seeking and loving Jesus with you!

Like I say in the video, just pretend we are sitting down talking heart-to-heart over a cup of cocoa! You are close in my heart, I am praying for you, and I love you so much! I am so excited for what the Lord has in store as we seek Him together in these videos!

I’d love so much to hear your thoughts, questions, and feedback!!! If there are any topics in particular or questions you have that you would like for us to seek the Lord on together in these videocasts, I’d love to know! Please know that I cannot answer all emails, but know that I LOVE hearing from you! So, please write us - You can send your emails to info@lovingthelordministries.org!

May the Lord bless you and meet with you as you watch, friends. Know that you are loved by your Savior and He is right by your side. He is amazing! May He pour out His grace on you as you seek and live for Him!

With much love in Jesus,
Amy

P.S. Next month we are going to look at “Having a Love for God That Cannot Be Quenched” and I am already excited for it!

"Loving the Lord" Videocasts - launching on Thursday!

We are so excited to announce the launch of the new "Loving the Lord" Videocasts this Thursday, January 13th! We are really looking forward to this new way of seeking the Lord together!

Amy Vest will be looking to Jesus with you and sharing heart-to-heart talks about the Lord, His Word, living the lives He has created us for and called us to, being a young woman in today's culture - and how they all tie together!

The videocasts will be posted here on the blog beginning on Thursday, and then the first Thursday of every month after that! We are eager to seek the Lord with you!!!

"And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart." ~ Jeremiah 29:13

2011 Loving the Lord Newsletter

Happy New Year!!! We are looking forward to seeking the Lord with you in the coming year and know that He is going to do great things!!!

We just launched the 2011 Loving the Lord Email Newsletter and are so excited about all that the Lord has in store for 2011!!!

If you are not on our mailing list, you can view the newsletter and subscribe to it by clicking HERE.

May the Lord richly bless you as you seek Him in 2011!

Trust in the Lord

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
And lean not on your own understanding;
In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He shall direct your paths."
- Proverbs 3:5-7

Merry Christmas!

Dear Friends,

We pray that you have a blessed Christmas rejoicing in Jesus and all that His coming means to our salvation, relationship with Him, and eternity! It is truly an amazing thing to think about...

Know that you are loved - by your Savior and by us. We love loving Jesus with you!

Have a Merry Christmas!

Your friends at Loving the Lord Ministries

"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life." John 3:16

Jesus loves you!

Sitting at Jesus' Feet

Sitting at Jesus’ feet… Have you known the wonder of what this really is?

No matter what time of year, we can get so busy running around – for the Lord and His Kingdom, participating things about Him, etc. – that we don’t take much time to BE with Him – I mean REALLY be with Him. Oh, friends, what we miss!

I am not talking about grabbing quick times in the Word, prayer, etc. – though every moment with Jesus is GOOD – but, coming to Jesus and really stopping so you can know His presence in a real way.

Jesus longs to have you sit at His feet. He wants to meet with you, be real to you, satisfy you with His love, fill you with joy through His presence, and infuse you with grace for all He has for you.

We have a real-life example in the Bible of two sisters who were learning this lesson:
“Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to his teaching. But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to him and said, "Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me." But the Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, but one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her." Luke 10:38-42

Can’t we be the same way as Martha? “I am SO busy!” is something that we are all saying to each other. But, busy with what? If we are too busy for the most important thing – the “one thing” Jesus says is “necessary,” we are too busy (even if it is lots of service FOR Him)!

Let’s ask ourselves - Today, what can we do to make it possible? Maybe it means giving up: internet time, magazines, texting, extra time in front of the mirror, TV, or maybe even missing a meal… but, none of these really compare to real time with Jesus. (If you can’t relate, I encourage you to try it and see!)

Find a good place. Grab a cozy blanket, wrap it around you, and kneel/sit. I usually treasure silence – but, if there is a lot of noisy “surround sound”, you could turn on some soft instrumental music to help you focus. I love to come before the Lord and say, “I am here, Lord.” Share your heart with Him in prayer, listen for His voice, open His precious letter to you (the Bible), and journal what He is showing you.

Friends, this is something that the Lord has been really working in my heart in a fresh way recently. I have been seeing the absolute beauty and JOY of sitting at His feet all over again… and He has been meeting with me in such sweet ways and transforming my heart! Oh, how we need this time with Him - and when you see Him, you just love Him more and more!

Jesus is calling you. Will you respond? It is so worth anything that you give up. Don’t let less important things crowd this out. Through it you receive time with the greatest treasure of all – JESUS - and you will never be the same!

Let’s remember these Truths:
- “The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.” Lam. 3:25
- “The young lions suffer want and hunger; but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.” Psalm 34:10
- “Therefore the LORD waits to be gracious to you, and therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you. For the LORD is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him.” Isaiah 30:18
- “You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29:13
- “…You make him glad with the joy of Your presence.” Psalm 16:11

Have a wonderful time with Jesus, friends! I am going to go back and sit at His feet a little longer…

Give Thanks...

"Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever!"
~ Psalm 118:29

Dear Friends,

I hope you are all doing so well in Jesus!

These have been some full and beautiful months! I know that the Lord has powerfully been at work in each of our hearts in the midst of whatever our days have held. I wish we could just sit down for a cup of hot cocoa and catch up!

Personally, the Lord has been meeting with me, working in my heart, and showing me afresh how fully satisfying He is. I need Him and love Him so much! I look forward to sharing more in the days to come and loving Him more together.

On the ministry front, conferences are done for the rest of the year, so now we are catching our breath, working on ministry projects, and looking to the Lord as we prepare for the days ahead. It will be so good to be more frequent in seeking the Lord together on here. Stay tuned for more!

Know that you are deeply loved - by your Savior and by us. You have a big sister who is praying for you right now...

The Lord's richest blessings to each of you as you continue to seek Him - nothing is better!!!

Seeking Him with you,

Amy

Psalm 84:11, "For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord will give grace and glory; no good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly."

Washington "Pure Heart" Conference Report

The Lord met with us and moved in powerful ways at the "Pure Heart" Conference at Cedar Springs Christian Retreat Center in Sumas, Washington last Saturday.


It was a beautiful group of young women, women, and older women who desired to embrace Jesus and to live lives of purity.


The Lord was evidently working all day long in many ways!


Girls and women came up in tears expressing how God was meeting with them, changing them, and how they wanted to live for Him.


We all saw afresh how desperately we all need Jesus and need Him to purify us so we can know and live for Him to the fullest for His glory!!!


We are looking forward to all that the Lord has in store for the days ahead as each one continues to seek Him and as He completes the work that He began!

"...Pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart." 2 Timothy 2:22

Washington "Pure Heart" Conference - This Weekend!

We are so excited for the "Pure Heart" purity conference taking place this Saturday, October 16th in Sumas, Washington! Anticipation is building for all that the Lord has in store! We would love to have you and your friends join us for this life-changing event.

The conference runs from 9:00am - 7:30pm on Saturday. This conference is especially recommended for young women ages 11-19 and their mothers, mentors, or guardians.

Topics include:
~ The real purpose for purity
~ What purity looks like in real life
~ How to encourage yourself and others towards purity
~ Approaching guy relationships in a way that glorifies the Lord
~ Embracing a life of joy and contentment in Jesus - in every season of life
~ Living every day to the fullest for God's glory
~ A call to transforming purity

Information Links:

The cost is $25 per person, $50 for mother and daughter, and $15 for each additional daughter.

For even more information, you can visit our website at www.lovingthelordministries.org!

You can contact Cedar Springs Retreat Center with any questions.
Contact person: Doris Rempel
Email: doris.rempel@gmail.com
Phone: 360.988.6674
Address: Cedar Springs Christian Retreat Center, 4700 Minaker Rd., Sumas, Wa 98295

Feel free to invite your friends! We hope to see you there!

The Lord has been using this message to transform the hearts and lives of young women and woman across the country. We believe that the Lord has amazing things to do in each of us as we meet with Him in this event!

"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." Matthew 5:8

Zephaniah 3:17

"The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing."
~ Zephaniah 3:17

"Pure Heart" MN Conference Report

We are continuing to stand in awe of the Lord and the powerful way that He moved in our midst during the "Pure Heart" Conference at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota on September 10-11th.



The Lord's presence was very real in our time. Hearts were eager for Him, His Truth, and to live lives and purity to the fullest for His glory!



Together we looked at God's incredible purpose of purity, where purity starts, how we live it out in real life, and the amazing fruit the Lord brings in our relationship with Him, making us like Him, and using us for His glory.


He did a powerful work among us and we give Him all of the glory! People met with Jesus. Hearts were transformed. Decisions were made. Vision was received. Action is now being taken...




We are excited beyond words for all that the Lord has in store for each young woman and woman as they continue to seek Him and to live a life of purity for His glory!

"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." Matthew 5:8

"Pure Heart" Conference Report - Coming Soon!

The Lord met with us and moved in powerful ways at the "Pure Heart" Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota this past weekend! We are praising Him and look forward to sharing an update and pictures soon!