New Attitude has a new name, new lineup of speakers, and a new location. A lot is changing for 2009.

Courtney Cooke. Na 06.

Prior to coming to New Attitude I took some time to reflect on how I would like to see God move in my heart & life through the conference. I asked for the normal every year things: “Lord humble me,” “God make me on fire for you,” “Renew my passion.” Yet, as I continued to pray the Lord began to show me specifically what my heart desired to see during my time at New Attitude, “Lord give me a time of silent worship to you. Drown out the noise, the people, my thoughts & distractions, and let me be wholly yours in worship.”

Little did I know that I would lose my voice on the first night of the conference and it would be lost until the end of our time in Louisville. How humorous of God to give me exactly what I prayed for!

Not having a voice, was humbling, at times humiliating, yet, wonderfully freeing. In Elyse M. Fitzpatrick’s book: Because He Loves Me, Ms. Fitzpatrick observed that believers can tend to focus more, “On my performance for him” more than we focus “on his [performance] for me.”. Through my silence I was given the opportunity to let God speak to me of his great & beautiful love, mercy & grace for me. Instead of me “performing for him”, He “performed for me”. He was reawakening my love for the Gospel, and correcting my legalistic views on how to live a Biblical Christian life for the Glory of God. That weekend being “alone” with God was one I wouldn’t trade for all of life. I knew I would come and leave changed, but I would have never guessed he had so much in store for me to receive from him!