Part One: DREAMS & DESTINY. Speaker: Edwin Fillies (S.A.)
God created each one of us to be a voice, not an echo!! This is so important to understand, and it was good for me to hear this truth again. Dreams are powerful because they give you direction for your life, a sense of purpose, increase your potential, prioritize, add value, and predict your future. We talked about our childhood dreams and how they are often from God. You must not limit your dreams because of what society, your friends, or your parents think because God's heart and vision for your life is so much bigger than you could ever grasp and imagine. And, if God is working with you, why not dream BIG?! One comforting thing that Edwin pointed out is that God isn't trying to hide our calling from us; He will actually make it so hard to miss our calling! We also wrote down our dreams & desires, anything from getting married, traveling to Greece, going skydiving, to having kids, and handed them over to God, in hope that someday He will give some of them back!
-If Jesus is not Lord OF ALL, He is not Lord AT ALL!
-What you BELIEVE about life will determine how you PERCEIVE life, which determines what you RECEIVE from life!
Part Two: STRENGTH FINDER. Speaker: Wilson Goede (S.A.)
One morning, Wilson lead us in a session about our strengths and talents, and how to see the value in them! Before this week, we each took an online test that told us what our top 5 strengths are. It's so cool to think about our talents/strengths as "a signature of God in us"! I really enjoyed this session because I learned to not look at what I lack, but to look at what I have = WHO I AM! And once we realize our strengths, we need to accept them and not feel guilty about them! It's all about building on what we are good at, aka our strengths, instead of looking at our weaknesses. Also, the greatest nourishment of talents is celebration! What do people encourage you for? What would people pay you for? What do you enjoy doing? These things are your talents, your giftings, and it's important to focus on these things because this is where you will truly strive in life and where you will find the passion to keep going!
Other Highlights:
*The September DTS came back from outreach and they shared their testimonies with us!
*One morning we rested in God's presence... literally. We could sleep or read or do whatever, but we HAD TO RELAX! God values resting too!
Please continue to pray! I have no idea what God wants for me after DTS.. so please pray that I will find my calling and that I will hear His voice so clearly I won't second guess myself at all!!
Thank you all for your prayers!
Blessings,
Aslyn
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