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Recently I was given the task of giving the devo for our Fall National Board Summit, held in no other than, my current hometown, Greenville, NC. Anyone who knows me, and this town, knows that it 1) is centered around ECU 2) bleeds purple and gold and 3) is full of passion, pride, and spirit for all things pertaining to the Pirates. I often joke that my chapter “doesn’t fall far from the tree” (me). They are ALWAYS pumped up and go full force 110% into whatever they are doing. Which, if you know me at all, is exactly how I am as well. So I took this devo super serious and took it upon myself to get everyone PUMPED UP for the year to come. PUMPED for how our chapters are going to reach people for Jesus. PUMPED for all the lives that will be impacted and transformed along the way. And PUMPED for just all that SAO stands for and the passion these fearless leaders have to lead their chapters with grace and wisdom.


So bring it into the huddle...we’re gonna be ALL IN this year. You with me?!
“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not human masters” -Colossians 3:23
I was searching and searching for what these “really smart people” came up with as a definition for “all in”. So Urban Dictionary defines “all in” as: “to bet all your chips as a sign of total confidence” as if to believe in something so much that you would literally bet everything you have. It also said “to be totally committed to something”. This is exactly how we should look at our lives living out for Jesus. Shining our light. AT. ALL. TIMES. Even when it’s hard to. The times that we feel like we have nothing left to give, are the times that we encounter Jesus in the most unexpected way.


With going full force can also come, what Webster’s Dictionary defines “all in” as, feeling “very tired” or “exhausted”. Which can also be true. We often feel both of these when we devote so much passion and hard work into something we love. Colossians 3:24 reads “Since you know you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward, it is the Lord Christ you are serving”. Imagine that Jesus came to a chapter meeting one night. Do you think he would care about how hard you worked planning formal, or how many people you shared his love with today? Keep Jesus at the forefront of all you do, and you will not ever be exhausted of serving Him, and ultimately the sorority.

Work with enthusiasm, and speak words of grace. This makes for an unstoppable team. Hands in...dove-love on three...one..two...three!! - Brittany Shifflett

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