Last week I was working on getting all of the social media organized, and I had a million questions. Thankfully, Megan called me Friday afternoon, and she was SO helpful, as always. <3 While we were chatting, the Holy Spirit spoke something to my heart that immediately came out of my mouth. He said, “The same God who wrote on tablets is now connecting people through social networking.”
So, let me share a story with you. I have known since I was 17 that I wanted to be a worship leader, and I have always looked up to and admired women who were on worship teams or who travelled and led worship. In particular, I looked up to Kari Jobe. I loved to watch her lead worship, and I have always been so inspired by her relationship with the Lord. About a year ago, she was leading worship in Destin, FL, which is about an hour from where I live. Of course I was tweeting about how excited I was to be going, just hoping that maybe I would get the chance to meet her. Well, she sent me a tweet, “hey… I want to meet you!” I was ecstatic… and that’s an understatement!
My mom and I got to the church early enough to get front row seats. We set our Bibles and purses under our seats and barely have time to sit down when I see Kari come out from behind the curtain at the back of the stage and say, “Jordan?!” as she motions for me to come there. I walk up the stairs, across the stage, and through the curtain and am greeted with the sweetest hug. “I am so excited to meet you!” Kari says. I met her band and chatted with them for a little while. Then Kari said, “I get a lot of tweets throughout the day, and every time I see your name, I know that I’m supposed to know you. The Lord wants me to know you.” CRAZY, huh? God used twitter to connect me with Kari, because He knew that I want to lead worship and travel like she does.
Since then, the Lord has continued to connect me with people in the craziest ways through social media. I believe that He wants to connect you with people, too. The Lord knew before time began that the internet would be created. He always knew that GCH: decaf was going to happen, too. Because He knew that both of those things were going to come to be, He also KNOWS that you are going to develop friendships through this ministry. There will be girls you meet that will pour into you in a way you didn’t ever think possible. There will also be times when the Lord will use YOU to pour into someone else. I believe that every teenage girl reading this has a place at GCH:decaf. You will be encouraged and challenged. You will experience God’s love in new ways through new people who He will place in this Bible study, and I am SO excited for you!
Zephaniah 3:17 (NIV)
17 The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves.
He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you,
but will rejoice over you with singing.”
Yes…. the Lord your God IS with you! Not only is He with you when you come to Him, but He is with you every second of everyday and is in your midst even in your friendships… in person or even across the world! He is in every detail and has divinely designed and orchestrated every new adventure He puts in your path, including this online network of teen girls with GCH:decaf! How awesome is He!!!?!?!
You are DEEPLY loved by your God. He wants you to have friendships that reflect His unconditional love for you, and my prayer is that you will find some of those here at GCH: decaf.
~Jordan
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Our first study will start October 1st! We will be studying A Daughter’s Worth by Ava Sturgeon.
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God is doing some amazing work over at GCH:decaf connecting teen girls from all over the world! Praise HIm as our original social networker!!!
thank you, Megan, for sharing these posts! 🙂
absolutively! 😉 jordan, i share your thankfulness for the tool that the internet is to our lives! amazing, God-honoring, lifechanging things can come–no, DO come—through the proper use of the internet. may God bless everything that comes from gch:decaf being accessible to girls through the internet. <3
i LOVE your word "absolutively".. 🙂 you are such a precious gift to Girlfriends Coffee Hour and i am SO blessed by all of your words!
Love it Jordan! Social media is how teens are talking. Let's use it to talk to teens for Jesus!!!
thank you Teresa!! Yes, I totally agree!! 🙂
The Internet has been an amazing tool in so many ways. I now have friend all across the world, that I never would have had the pleasure of meeting, if it had not been for the internet! Good post Jo.
Same here, Christi!! Some of my closest friends are ones I have met through the internet. thank you SO much! i LOVE that you call me "Jo" 🙂
Jordan,
This post is so great today!! I love hearing how the Lord is working in the lives of everyone. His ways are so cool! I am praying specifically for your desire to lead worship one day, cant wait to continue to see how God works in this area of your life. I wanna hear you sing too!! I am a little envious that you live in Florida, are you by a beach?
I want to hear you sing, too Jordan!!! I am so thankful for your life and all you do to help girls feel the love of Christ!! <3
Diane, thank you for your precious words!! One day I will sing for all of you 🙂 maybe like Megan did on the conference call. HAHAHA!!! 🙂 love you both!!!
p.s. yes I do live by the beach!! It's across the street from my house 🙂
Jordan you are such a blessing to GCH: Decaf!!! I so loved your blog!! You are deeply LOVED by God too <3 Muah!!
thank you SO much!! <3 you are such a blessing to ME!!!