Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Revelation

Where to begin, but to say that God is good! All the time! I don't know if I could even record all the countless times that He has blessed me throughout being here and especially these last couple of weeks! I cannot believe that we are half way done with our DTS here! We're on week six and at the end of March, my group will be on our way to Morocco! Along with others going to many other nations around the world! It's kind of crazy to be thinking about, how much potential we have to change the world! There's roughly around 500 students and staff in DTS alone that are going out to be a light to the nations!

I'm so excited to experience so many different cultures while i'm there! Morocco is the majority of our stay, but my leader said he wanted to hit up as many countries as we can along the way and on our travels back to Amsterdam for our class' debriefing time. I cannot imagine how many people we'll get to come into contact with to be able to share our story with!

Back to the classroom.... We have been meeting together with all the DTS classes together in our big Ohana Court auditorium this week for Corporate week again. We have had a speaker that is really challenging me in what i believe, how to take a stand, and how to question others' views and beliefs as well.

I got a few new revelations lately that i thought i'd share with you guys. I got a revelation how God totally is against Gossip. Now, you may say, 'yeah, yeah we've known that all along' but i really didn't realize how much it means to me in everyday life! Like how many times i catch myself doing it without intention! There has been random little attacks by the devil to tear apart our Justice class, and gossip has been a huge problem that has been separating the unity of our group. Please keep us all in your prayers that we can continue to grow together in unity. Especially our outreach groups. It would be so cool to be able to already have a strong solid foundation with each other and the Lord before we go on our outreaches instead of having to start that in april!

The second revelation I got was giving up my longing for a husband someday. I feel as if God is revealing to me that he himself is enough for me to live. He should have all my desires and intimacy. Not some boy. Don't get me wrong, I truly desire to have a husband someday, but God is teaching me here how to lay down that desire so that i can be intimate with him first and then once i do surrender that to him, he will allow a man to come into my life. It's hard to be here, around so many Christian men of God, and know that they are not the ones that need my affection. It is God who desires my heart. Especially being so close to Valentines day, God is revealing his love he has for me, and i am learning how to accept that and fall in love with him at the same time!

Now, to expand on my last post.... i would like to hear if any of you guys went to see the movie taken in theaters yet? I know that some of my friends have, just wondering what you thought of it or if you guys got any new revelations about this injustice. Please let me know, and if it is heavy on your heart as it is on mine, feel free to contact me and i'd love to discuss it! since this is exactly what i will be targeting on my outreach!

Also, please keep me updated on your lives. If you have anything that I could pray for you for, please let me know! I'd be delighted to!

Thanks,

HAZAK!

4 comments:

  1. Kelsi, thanks for sharing your heart in this update. God is definately answering prayers! We praise Him for how you are glorifying Him through your thoughts and actions! We will continue to pray for God's leading in your life and for the intimacy with Him that you desire as well as your intimacy in the future.
    Love you so much! I miss you! <3 Mom
    PS. It is Feb. 11 and you are coming back in 111 days :)

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  2. Kelsi, that was the most amazing post to read! I can't even tell you how incredible it was to read where God is working and moving in your life this past week because those two things: the destruction of gossip and gaining a greater intimate relationship with God is what God has been speaking to me about this past week too! :)we have sooo much to talk about and can't wait to hear your voice again soon! As always, you are in my prayers! Love and Miss you sooo much!!!!! ~Dana

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  3. Kelsi,
    God is so great! :D
    I'm praying for you and I love you!
    Thanks for sharing and blogging!
    Love,
    Kara

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