A lesson I have learned

This past summer, I worked at Grindstone Lake Bible Camp.  It was a mistake to work there.  Before you make judgments on the camp, hear me out.  GLBC is a great camp and I have enjoyed being a camper there for many years. The reason I did not do well working out there was because when I heard that it was a possibility to work at camp, I didn't listen to what God had to say about this opportunity.  Whenever I prayed about it, I would hear God saying "Don't go."  Well, I really really wanted to go work there this summer, so I just made excuses to myself and pretty much ignored what God was saying to me.  So I worked at camp anyway.  It was a disaster, as is (I have learned) anything that is against God's will.  I got hurt emotionally many times and still deal with the scars.  Sure, a lot of things were fun and I made new friends, but if I look back over my summer, I see that the pain was just not worth it to got against God's will.  I also realize that God was trying to protect me from the pain and the scars I still have today.  I'm not going to go into the details, but I just wanted to share a lesson I have learned in knowing that if I do something against God's will, it's going to fail miserably.