The Wikipedia definition of Love is “a deep, powerful feeling of strong affection, care, and attachment involving intimacy, passion, and commitment”. However, The Bible defines love as not it being a feeling but an action, a choice, and the very core nature of God. Simply put, God is love. He doesn’t give us love, That is who he is in essence. 1 Corinthians really lays out the true nature of God by describing what Love is:

Love is Patient- 2 Peter 3:9

“The Lord isn’t really being slow about his promise, as some people think. No, he is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to be destroyed, but wants everyone to repent.”

Love is Kind- Psalm 145:8

“How very kind the Lord is! He is very patient and his faithful love continues..”

Love does not envy- James 1:17

“Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow”

I can bring so many examples of what the Bible says Love is, but the point is- We cannot know Love if we don’t know God. People are tirelessly trying to prove they are worthy of love to other people, when God already demonstrated we are by dying on the cross for us. We don’t have to prove we need to be loved, God already loved us since the beginning! If we look at the types of Love (Romantic, Friendship, Family, etc), those all describe the Love God demonstrates (WHO HE IS). How can we give or accept love if we don’t have that genuine relationship with the father? He created us in his image in order to serve him, why not love him? If you want to discover what true love is, we must get to know God for who he truly is. He will show us what we are missing, fill us up with more of him so that we don’t have to try and find love in anyone else. God is Love! True Love=Know who God is

This Past weekend, a group of friends and i went to go see “Spider-Man: Brand New Day”, let me tell you it was amazing! This film really related to a lot of people in their late teens to their twenties. It really was a fantastic look into Peter Parker’s life as himself, not as Spider Man and how tough change truly is for someone just starting to live life.

Peter lost everything all at once in one movie; He lost his aunt, his best friend, and true love in order to save the universe. In this film, we see how Peter deals with grief and trying to function when things are not the same anymore. In life, things can change at an instant. God can separate us from everything we have every loved, whether friends or family in order for us to actually focus on our purpose, which is to grow more in him so his will can be done on this earth. Peter was changing, in all aspects. His body was going through changes, he didn’t necessarily have a will to live so he just put himself in work without wanting to stop, he was grieving, etc. How many times in our life it happens where changing is happening all at once. Friendships coming and going, your body changes, family dynamics shift, changing from high school to college or graduating, etc.. All of it can become pretty overwhelming at some point. Peter at one point broke down in the film because the changes caught up to him, Jean was in his head, his true love didn’t remember him therefore didn’t love him.

One thing that I really took from this film was that Change is necessary for our growth. Phillipans 1:6 says,“He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus." God is molding us into the man/woman he wants us to be, it requires change (which hurts). As a Spider enters its season of molting where it hurts, so do we have to enter a season of change in order for us to grow into who we are called to be. Peter couldn’t be the best hero he could be if he stayed lamenting the loss of everyone he loved. Life has to move on, we cannot stay stuck in the same place we once were. We have to let go and keep moving in order to be a better person. Change hurts, especially when we are so used to certain people or environments. However, it is all worth it in the end when we come out of the season transformed into a better version of ourselves. It took Peter accepting that things weren’t the same to move on, he had to embrace change to welcome new beginnings.

You maybe going through a season where you don’t understand what God is doing, a season where you are completely lost. That is when you should fully put your trust in him, he is the guide to where you need to be. The Israelites spent 400 years in the desert searching for the promised land, but God was there with them the entire time. Let yourself be guided by the Lord, he knows the steps you need to take. Embrace the fact that things are no longer the same, because it means there is something better for you. You’re breakthrough is coming, stand firm! Trust the changes God is doing because soon, a Brand-New Day is coming for you too (See what i did there?)

God Bless you!

When there is a purpose for your life, the enemy will do whatever he can to try and make that purpose not fulfill itself. There have been many moments where i have felt weak, but God has been there to pick me through all of it.

Being raised in the Gospel, it is not an easy road. I was raised in a military family, my father served in the space of twenty years. To be completely transparent, my father was absent in many important developments in my childhood due to him serving the country. His two deployments were the worst times of our life, seeing my mom struggle by herself was grueling to watch as a kid. I remember in his second deployment, everything stopped working in the middle of winter. However, being a family of faith, we had full belief in God and what he could in our lives.

As I grew up, my parents always instilled in us the fear of God and the importance of prayer and actually being intimate with him. even at a young age, I felt the Holy Spirit touch my heart at a moment. However, I didn't know the God I served. It wasn't until about three years ago, that I truly started having a true connection with God.

On a Friday morning, I was doing my routine of picking up my daily dose of caffeine (energy drink, don't judge me). I came to work and I was feeling fine. Throughout the day, I was getting these really bad stomach pains. I would be in the bathroom two to three times, but nothing. Finally, my boss sent me home because the pain was getting worse. The pain was so unbearable that I was lying down on the couch, writhing in pain. After a few hours, the pain went away. I felt better, even went to church. After I got home, the pain became worse at around 3 AM. This was a pain that I would never wish on anyone! Finally, at around seven, I woke my sister up and told her to take me to an Urgent care. The nurse gave me some medication to see if it would help, but nothing. She tells me in a panicked voice, "you need to go to an emergency room". So my sister drives me to a stand-alone emergency room and when the doctor runs the tests, He discovers that I had pancreatitis. My pancreas was inflamed because my gallbladder had about three stones surrounding it, so I had to get it removed. The problem was, there was no beds in the hospitals near me so they had to transfer me to one about 45 minutes to an hour away to where I lived. Once I get there, they schedule my surgery for that same day. Surgery went well, but they wanted to keep me over night just for recovery. That night, I got up to use the restroom. Once I was returning to the bed, I completely fainted and the whole group of nurses who were on call that night entered in a panic to see what happened. When they ran the tests to see why I fainted, it turns out that I was bleeding internally. Something happened during surgery that caused me to bleed. Because of that, my hemoglobin levels were slowly decreasing. Normally, your levels are supposed to be at around 13-17. However, my levels were ranging between 5-9 which was dangerously critical. I stayed in the hospital for about six days, getting my blood drawn every four hours to see if my levels had risen.

In that moment, I was so distraught. I felt like my life was ending, I was mad at God. I wanted to give up because why is this happening to me? I've served God all my life and this happens to me. However, what I didn't realize is that this was the only moment God had with me for so long. I was so busy, that I didn't take out the time to actually be with him and look for him. In our life, we become like Martha in the Bible that we do everything but don't enjoy the moment when the master is there. God had to make me stop, put my life on hold so I can refocus my attention him.

The day before I got discharged, I get a call from my grandma. She is one of those grandmothers who are prayer warriors, she wakes up at 3 AM to pray and has that close relationship with the lord. She calls for me and prays one of the most powerful prayers then she sings a beautiful song about the blood of Jesus and how it heals. In that moment, I felt something moving inside me. It almost felt like it was a hand restoring me, like God was literally healing and sowing up the wound. That's when I knew who God truly is, that is when I actually knew the God that I served.

I want to leave you with this verse-"But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong."- 2nd Corinthians 12:9-10

God bless you

“Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. “Colossians 3:23

It pains me to say that our generation is a generation that constantly screams for validation. We see “Influencers” create content based on things they do; most of the time, it is damage control, trying to preserve their image. Churches are turning the sacred sanctuary and altar into places of business or to promote something that is completely against God. People dare to do things that were literally reasons why Jesus was flipping tables in the first place.

People do things to look good when in reality, we have to do things for the Glory of God. The Bible says, “So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God” (1 Corinthians 10:31). Jesus warns us to not do things just to be seen (Matthew 6:1), but we are doing the exact opposite. An example I can use is People in the so-called “Gospel Music “or “Worship” Genre. It pains me to see how people think that Worship is just a genre, that anyone can sing a song to God because they believe it is interchangeable.

David questions in Psalm 24, “Who may climb the mountain of the Lord?
    Who may stand in his holy place?
⁴ Only those whose hands and hearts are pure,
    Those who do not worship idols
    And never tell lies”

Unfortunately, we have artists who live a worldly life, but have a “change of heart,” so they decide to start singing to God. When in reality, most of the time, they do it for money or fame. The sad reality is, the church of God is one of the most gullible populations. We lack discernment that we think anyone comes from God or deserves a chance, when that is not our place to decide. These artists have their “15 seconds of Transformation”, but go back to their life of sin. People have mixed darkness and light, when we are supposed to be separate. These Christian “artists” and “groups” sing to God, but associate themselves with the world. They do this because their main focus is on popularity, money, and success. When in reality, our focus should be on expanding the Kingdom of God. It makes me sad how many Christian artists have “Sold out” to the world, using God as a cover for their own agenda. We have become blinded by conformity and the deceptions of the enemy, we need to wake up!

We must be living our lives for God and only for him. He should be the only one in our audience, not anyone else. We need to stop compromising ourselves, our values, and our relationship with God to please the world. True fulfillment is in our lord, nothing else! We should not look for validation in people’s attention, but in what we do in God.

Stay blessed everyone

“Trabajad con buena voluntad en todo lo que hagáis, como si trabajarais para el Señor y no para la gente.” Colosenses 3:23 

Me duele decir que nuestra generación es una generación que constantemente clama por validación. Vemos a “influencers” crear contenido basado en lo que hacen; la mayoría de las veces, es para controlar los daños, intentando preservar su imagen. Las iglesias están convirtiendo el santuario y el altar sagrados en lugares de negocios o para promover algo que va completamente en contra de Dios. La gente se atreve a hacer cosas que literalmente fueron las razones por las que Jesús estaba cambiando las cosas desde el principio. 

La gente hace cosas para quedar bien cuando, en realidad, tenemos que hacerlas para la gloria de Dios. La Biblia dice: “Así que, ya sea que coman o beban, o cualquier otra cosa que hagan, háganlo todo para la gloria de Dios” (1 Corintios 10:31). Jesús nos advierte que no hagamos cosas solo para ser vistos (Mateo 6:1), pero estamos haciendo exactamente lo contrario. Un ejemplo que puedo usar es el de quienes se dedican al llamado género de la “música gospel” o de “adoración”. Me duele ver cómo la gente piensa que la adoración es solo un género, que cualquiera puede cantarle una canción a Dios porque creen que la adoración es solamente un género. Cantar la “música gospel” y secular para muchos es muy similar porque simplemente cambian letras, pero en esencia lo hacen para glorificarse ellos mismos y para la gloria de Dios.

David pregunta en el Salmo 24: “¿Quién subirá al monte del Señor? ¿Quién estará en su santuario? Solo aquellos cuyas manos y corazones son puros, quienes no adoran ídolos ni mienten”. 

Desafortunadamente, tenemos cantantes que viven una vida mundana, pero que cambian de opinión y deciden comenzar a cantarle a Dios. Cuando en realidad, la mayoría de las veces, lo hacen por dinero o fama. La triste realidad es que la iglesia de Dios es una de las poblaciones más ingenuas. Nos falta discernimiento al pensar que alguien viene de Dios o merece una oportunidad, cuando no nos corresponde decidirlo. Estos artistas tienen sus “15 segundos de Transformación”, pero regresan a su vida de pecado. La gente mezcla oscuridad y luz, cuando se supone que debemos estar separados. Estos “artistas” y “grupos” cristianos le cantan a Dios, pero se asocian con el mundo. Lo hacen porque su principal objetivo es la popularidad, el dinero y el éxito. Cuando en realidad, nuestro enfoque debería ser expandir el Reino de Dios. Me entristece la cantidad de artistas cristianos que se han “vendido” al mundo, usando a Dios para esconder sus propios intereses. Nos hemos cegado por el conformismo y los engaños del enemigo; ¡necesitamos despertar! 

Debemos vivir nuestras vidas para Dios y solo para él. Él debería ser el único en nuestra audiencia, nadie más. Necesitamos dejar de comprometernos a nosotros mismos, nuestros valores y nuestra relación con Dios para complacer al mundo. ¡La verdadera plenitud está en nuestro Señor, nada más! No debemos buscar la validación en la atención de los demás, sino en lo que hacemos en Dios. 

Que Dios los bendiga a todos  

Si examinamos la historia de Juan el Bautista, vemos las obras maravillosas fantásticas que realizó. Fue conocido como el profeta de ambos tiempos porque surgió después de los 400 años de silencio entre Mateo y Malaquías. Precedió a Jesús unos seis meses; la Biblia afirma que cuando los vientres de sus madres se tocaron, Juan fue lleno del Espíritu Santo en el vientre (Lucas 1:41-44).

Juan el Bautista tuvo seguidores antes que Jesús; ¡predicó el Evangelio con autoridad! Tuvo la oportunidad de bautizar a Jesús, pero lo hermoso fue que se mantuvo humilde. Juan el Bautista tenía la reputación de ser el mejor. Hizo todo esto antes de la venida de Jesús; pudo haber sido egocéntrico. Sin embargo, reconoció la divinidad y la autoridad de Jesús. En Juan capítulo 3, los discípulos de Juan el Bautista se preguntaban por qué la gente acudía a Jesús y no a él. Me encanta su respuesta cuando les afirma que él no es el mesías, sino que simplemente le preparó el camino. En el capítulo 1, ¡dice que ni siquiera es digno de desatar sus sandalias! Este era Juan el Bautista, el hombre que allanó el camino para Jesús; no era un tipo cualquiera. Podría haberse dado crédito o haber presumido de su ministerio. Sin embargo, lo asombroso fue que Juan reconoció a Jesús como el verdadero Hijo de Dios. Entendió que para que él creciera, Dios tenía que ser más.

Desafortunadamente, la gente ha perdido el don de la humildad. Vivimos en un mundo donde la gente busca el aplauso más que a Cristo. Todo es “yo hice esto y yo hice aquello”, cuando en realidad, siempre debería ser sobre Dios. Si Juan el Bautista tenía todo el derecho a jactarse de su estatus y no lo hizo, ¿qué nos da derecho a pensar que somos mejores que Jesús? Sin él, no somos nada. Él dio su vida para que podamos vivir libres y en abundancia. Cada día debemos desear más de Dios: más de su amor, más de su poder, ¡más de él!

Para crecer, debemos humillarnos ante Dios; Debemos estar dispuestos a ser siervos del Gran YO SOY. Una cita del libro que estoy leyendo dice: «El servicio requiere obediencia». Si queremos servirle, ¡debemos obedecerle en todos los aspectos de nuestra vida! Nuestro mundo no necesita ver lo que podemos hacer, pero la gente necesita desesperadamente presenciar lo que Dios quiere lograr a través de nosotros. Deja que la gente vea a Cristo en ti, no tu ego ni tu orgullo. Seamos como Juan el Bautista, que aunque lo hizo todo antes que Jesús, ¡lo reconoció como el señor y salvador del mundo! Necesitamos más de él y menos de nosotros para crecer.

If we examine the story of John the Baptist, we see the fantastic works he accomplished. He was known as the prophet of both times because he emerged after the 400 years of silence between Matthew and Malachi. He preceded Jesus by about six months; The Bible claims that when their mothers’ bellies touched, John was filled with Holy Spirit in the womb (Luke 1:41-44)

John the Baptist had his followers before Jesus did; he preached the Gospel with authority! He had the opportunity to baptize Jesus, but the beautiful thing was that he stayed humble. John the Baptist had a reputation to back up that he was the best. He did all these things before Jesus came; He could’ve been self-centered. However, he recognized Jesus’s divinity and authority. In John chapter 3, John the Baptist’s disciples were questioning why people were going to Jesus and not him. I love his response when he affirms to them that he is not the messiah, he just prepared the way for him. In Chapter 1, He says he is not even worthy to untie his sandals! This was John the Baptist, the man who paved the way for Jesus; This wasn’t some random guy. He could’ve given himself credit or be cocky about his ministry. However, the amazing thing was that John recognized Jesus as the true Son of God. He understood that in order for him to grow, God had to be more.

Unfortunately, People have lost that gift of humility. We live in a world where people look for applause than they look for Christ. Everything is I did this and I did that, when in reality, it should always be about God. If John the Baptist had every right to boast about his status and he didn’t, what gives us the right to think we are better than Jesus? Without him, we are nothing. He gave his life so we can live freely and abundantly. Every day we have to want more of God; More of his love, more of his power, more of him!

In order for us to grow, we have to humble ourselves before God; We have to be willing to be servants of the Great I AM. A quote from the book I am reading says “Servanthood requires Obedience”. If we want to serve him, we must obey him in every aspect in our life! Our world does not need to see what we can do, but people need to desperately need to witness what God wants to accomplish through. Let people see Christ in you, not your ego or pride. Let us be like John the Baptist, that although he did everything before Jesus, he still recognized him as the lord and savior of the world! We must have more of him and less of us in order to grow.

The Potter is at his wheel, forming the clay into the shape he desires. He spends minutes, hours forming the clay into the instrument he needs. He puts it through the fire to harden and be useful. The instrument is cracked or damaged, so the potter has to break it and start the process again to create the most perfect instrument for his use.

In a Spiritual Context, we are the Clay and God is the Potter. God created man From dust and formed him, gave him the breath of life. Just like a potter does, he forms us and created us for a purpose in his kingdom.

In order to be used for his glory, it is necessary to go through the fire. The process hurts, but God says in Isaiah that when we go through the fire, he will be with us. We have an advantage that people in the world do not have, we have a close relationship with the father. If we put our trust in him, he will work in our favor. We realize that we go through trials and sufferings, but it is for our own good. One thing that God has been teaching me these past few days is that, everything that we go through is making us stronger. If we let every situation that happens to us dictate our future, we will never be happy or successful. God allows the circumstances to mold us into the person he wants us to be.

If we allow God to perfect his creation (which is us), we can be great instruments for him. How long are you going to be weighed down by your thoughts, emotions, people, etc? God is calling us to believe in him and in his purpose so we can be stronger each day! Let us be like Isaiah when he said,

“But now, O Lord, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the work of your hand”-Isaiah 64:8

If we want to be used by God, we have to allow him to mold us into his perfect creation. Unfortunately, people always tend to go and do their own thing. Humans want to go and try to depend on their own strengths, when we are weak without God. the Bible says a million times to Trust in God! We cannot depend on ourselves or any man on this earth to help us with our trials, we have to depend on God. In these instances, God has to break us down in order for us to realize we need him! We go through the furnace, we get broken down but like the Bible says “Not destroyed” (2 Corinthians 4:810)

Every hard situation that we grow through, it makes us stronger each day. Of course our human minds won’t understand it, but our spirit will always understand God’s plan for us. Paul says that ” Though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is being renewed day by day” (2 Corinthians 4:16). He gives us the strength to carry on, he gives us the necessary tools to face the trials. He is the Potter and we are his clay, I encourage you to let yourself be molded by him so you can used for his glory!

God bless you!

El alfarero está en su torno, moldeando la arcilla y dándole la forma que desea. Dedica minutos, horas, a transformar la arcilla en el instrumento que necesita. La somete al fuego para que se endurezca y sea útil. Si el instrumento se agrieta o se daña, el alfarero debe romperlo y comenzar el proceso de nuevo para crear el instrumento más perfecto para su uso.

En un contexto espiritual, nosotros somos el barro y Dios es el alfarero. Dios creó al hombre del polvo y lo formó, le dio aliento de vida. Al igual que un alfarero, él nos forma y nos creó para un propósito en su reino.

Para ser usados ​​para su gloria, es necesario pasar por el fuego. El proceso duele, pero Dios dice en Isaías que cuando pasemos por el fuego, él estará con nosotros. Tenemos una ventaja que las personas del mundo no tienen: tenemos una relación cercana con el Padre. Si ponemos nuestra confianza en él, obrará a nuestro favor. Reconocemos que pasamos por pruebas y sufrimientos, pero es para nuestro propio bien. Algo que Dios me ha estado enseñando estos últimos días es que todo lo que atravesamos nos fortalece. Si dejamos que cada situación que nos sucede dicte nuestro futuro, nunca seremos felices ni exitosos. Dios permite que las circunstancias nos moldeen para ser la persona que él quiere que seamos.

Si permitimos que Dios perfeccione su creación (que somos nosotros), podemos ser grandes instrumentos para él. ¿Cuánto tiempo vas a estar agobiado por tus pensamientos, emociones, personas, etc.? Dios nos llama a creer en él y en su propósito para que seamos más fuertes cada día. Seamos como Isaías cuando dijo:

“Pero ahora, oh Señor, tú eres nuestro Padre; nosotros somos el barro, y tú eres nuestro alfarero; todos somos obra de tus manos” (Isaías 64:8).

Si queremos ser usados ​​por Dios, debemos permitir que nos moldee para ser su creación perfecta. Desafortunadamente, las personas siempre tienden a hacer lo que quieren. Los humanos queremos depender de nuestras propias fortalezas, mientras que sin Dios somos débiles. ¡La Biblia dice muchas veces que confiemos en El! No podemos depender de nosotros mismos ni de ningún hombre en esta tierra para que nos ayude con nuestras pruebas; tenemos que depender de Dios. En estos casos, Dios tiene que quebrantarnos para que nos demos cuenta de que lo necesitamos. Pasamos por el horno, nos quebrantamos, pero como dice la Biblia, “no somos destruidos” (2 Corintios 4:8-10).

Cada situación difícil que superamos nos fortalece cada día. Claro que nuestra mente humana no lo entenderá, pero nuestro espíritu siempre comprenderá el plan de Dios para nosotros. Pablo dice: “Aunque nuestro hombre exterior se va desgastando, nuestro hombre interior se renueva de día en día” (2 Corintios 4:16). Él nos da la fuerza para seguir adelante, nos da las herramientas necesarias para afrontar las pruebas. Él es el Alfarero y nosotros somos su barro. ¡Ten animo a dejarte moldear por él para que puedas ser usado para su gloria!

¡Que Dios te bendiga!

“The Lord is my shepherd;
    I have all that I need.
² He lets me rest in green meadows;
    he leads me beside peaceful streams.
³     He renews my strength.
He guides me along right paths”- Psalm 23: 1-3

By the Grace of God, i have been allowed to be the youth leader at my church. The age group i lead is from 11 years to around 22 years old. Last night, during Bible Study, we studied the nature of God. One aspect we looked at was how God is all-knowing. In the book that we were studying, the author gave the example of being in the middle of the battlefield and being led by a person who knows where all the land mines are. If we actually want to live, then obviously we would want to be led by them.

When you read about what a shepherd does for the sheep, it’s actually astonishing! A shepherd finds correct pastures that the sheep can feed on, leads them to the correct path, protects them from predators, and cares for them when they’re injured or sick. When you think about it, that is exactly what God does for us in our lives. Jesus declared himself as the good shepherd because he gave his life for his sheep (John 10:11-18). The question is, are we willing to be guided by him?

Many times in our lives, we feel lost or like we don’t have a purpose. However, when we’re guided by him, we won’t have to question anything he does for us. He will lead us to where He wants us to go. He knows our future, so we should ask him to guide us! The Bible says in James to ask God for wisdom, and he will give it to us. In any important decision that we make in our lives, God should be the number one person we go to. Why not trust the one who knows it all and gave his life for us so we can live abundantly? He is the good shepherd; he will guide us to the correct path even if we stray.

Sometimes, we become too stubborn and want to take our own path. Then, when it ends wrong for us, we blame God (what sense does that make?). What I have come to realize in my life is that God’s purpose will be fulfilled no matter how much we try to stray away from it. We can try to take an opposite path, but it will all lead back to him. He knows what is best for u; His plan is much better than any plan that we have for ourselves. The shepherd always looks out for his sheep, Thank God we have the good shepherd that always looks out for us! The Bible says that the one who guards you, never sleeps (Psalm 121:4,) so we should not fret or be dismayed because he is with us until the end of time!

We just have to be calm and be guided by him because he cares for us. We have to have the faith that he will work in our lives. He always has the better plan! The question is, are we willing to put our pride aside and be guided by God? We have to allow him to write our story and not steal the writing credit from him. Give him full control of your life, and you will see the blessing that comes from surrendering your life to him completely! The road is going to be scary, but we should not fear because we have God on our side!

When we are led by the shepherd, he provides all that we need. We don’t need to look for any external sources; Christ is all that we need! Let us always look to him for provision.

God bless you

Por la gracia de Dios se me ha permitido ser el líder de la juventud de mi iglesia. Anoche, durante el Estudio Bíblico, estudiamos acerca de la naturaleza de Dios. Un atributo de Dios es que el es omnisciente, lo conoce todo. En el libro que estamos usando, el autor nos da el ejemplo de cuando estamos en medio de un campo de batalla y somos dirigidos por una persona que conoce dónde están las minas. Si nosotros queremos vivir, obviamente tenemos que dejarnos dirigir por ellos.

Muchas veces en nuestras vidas nos sentimos perdidos o sin propósito. Comoquiera cuando somos guiados por él no tenemos que cuestionar lo que hace por nosotros. El nos va a dirigir hacia donde quiere que vayamos. El conoce nuestro futuro por lo que debemos permitir que nos guíe.

La Biblia dice en Santiago (1:5) que pidamos sabiduría y él nos la dará. Dios debe ser la primera persona que debemos consultar para cualquier decisión importante que vayamos a tomar. ¿Por qué no confiar en el que nos dio la vida y quiere que la vivamos abundantemente? El es el buen Pastor y nos guiará per sendas de justicia, por camino seguro aun cuando muchas veces nos extraviamos. Algunas veces, somos testarudos y queremos seguir nuestro propio rumbo; y cuando las cosas salen mal, culpamos a Dios. ¿ Qué sentido tiene esto? Algo que tenía que realizar en mi vida es que el propósito de Dios se cumplirá, no importando mi obstinada actitud. Aunque tratemos de tomar un camino opuesto, terminaremos regresando a El. El sabe y conoce lo que es mejor para nosotros. Su plan es mucho mejor que el nuestro.

El Pastor siempre cuida de sus ovejas. Gracias a Dios que tenemos a ese buen Pastor. En Salmos 121:4 dice que no se dormirá el que nos guarda; Por lo tanto, no debemos desmayar porque el estará con nosotros hasta el fin del mundo. Lo que nosotros tenemos que hacer es estar tranquilos y dejarnos guiar por el porque el nos cuida.

Tenemos que tener la fe de que el trabajará en nuestras vidas porque el quiere lo mejor para nosotros. La pregunta es, ¿Estamos dispuestos a poner de lado nuestro orgullo y dejarnos dirigir por Dios?

Tenemos que permitir que él escriba nuestra historia y no quitarle el crédito. . Entregarle el control de nuestra vida y veremos la bendición de rendir nuestra vida por completo. El camino será atemorizante, pero si Dios está de nuestro lado, no tenemos que temer.¿ Si Dios es por nosotros, quien contra nosotros? Cuando somos dirigidos por el Pastor, el provee todas nuestros necesidades. No tenemos necesidad de buscar recursos externos: Cristo es todo lo que necesitamos. Dependamos siempre de él, es nuestro Proveedor.

Dios te Bendiga!!

1 Tesalonicenses 5:18 dice: “Dad gracias en todo, porque esta es la voluntad de Dios en Cristo Jesús”.

Vivimos en un mundo al que le gusta comparar y centrarse en lo que no tiene. Vemos las últimas tendencias y, como vivimos en un mundo codicioso, automáticamente deseamos lo que está “de moda”. Vemos una alta tasa de consumo porque todo el mundo quiere comprar el último dispositivo, coche, ropa, etc. Incluso en nuestra vida diaria, nos preguntamos: ¿Por qué no puedo verme así? ¿Por qué no puedo ser como esta persona? ¿Por qué no puedo tener esto? Nos volvemos infelices con lo que tenemos, nos volvemos codiciosos en lugar de dar gracias por lo que tenemos.

La Biblia dice que el ladrón de la alegría es la comparación. Cuando comparamos nuestras vidas con las de los demás en lugar de estar contentos con lo que tenemos, nos enterramos en inseguridades. Sin embargo, ¡tengo buenas noticias! ¡Todos tenemos espacio para crecer todos los días! Cuando aprendemos a trabajar en nosotros mismos y a estar agradecidos por lo que tenemos, podemos ser mejores. Todos tenemos la capacidad de mejorar cada día, pero depende de TI si realmente estás dispuesto a ser mejor. Debemos darnos cuenta de que todos somos personas separadas, elegidas para un propósito divino que Dios ha diseñado perfectamente para nosotros. ¿Cómo podemos cumplir nuestro propósito en esta tierra si todo lo que hacemos es compararnos con los demás? Nunca llegaremos a donde Dios quiere que estemos, nunca seremos quienes Dios quiere que seamos si solo vivimos nuestras vidas enfocándonos en lo que otros están haciendo y no creamos algo a partir de lo que tenemos.

David en el Salmo 139 reconoció que somos creación de Dios cuando dijo: “Porque tú creaste mis entrañas; me formaste en el vientre de mi madre. 14 Te alabo porque soy una creación asombrosa y maravillosa”. ¡Me encanta cómo dice que somos una creación asombrosa y maravillosa! Si fuimos hechos por él, ¡tenemos un propósito! Además de lo que otros hagan en su vida, ¡tú tienes algo valioso que ofrecer en este mundo!

Cuando escuché la frase “La hierba es más verde donde la riegas”, ¡me encantó de inmediato! Porque en lugar de buscar algo mejor en otro lado, tenemos la oportunidad de encontrar felicidad y satisfacción en lo que tenemos. Tenemos la oportunidad de hacer algo con lo que tenemos en la vida, en lugar de comparar y quejarnos por lo que no tenemos.

Uno de mis mejores amigos está muy bien en la vida en este momento. Dios lo ha llamado a crear contenido para inspirar y motivar a través de videos. Es inspirador ver hacia dónde lo está llevando Dios porque mucha gente está sintonizando y escuchando lo que tiene que decir, ¡es emocionante! Dicho esto, me encontré en un punto cuestionando mi propósito. Si soy honesto, me encontré comparando lo que hago con lo que hace Él. Sentí que no estaba haciendo lo suficiente y le pregunté a Dios por qué no tengo las mismas oportunidades que Él (un poco tonto, ¿verdad?). Sin embargo, Dios básicamente tuvo que recordarme en un sueño que tengo mi propio camino que tomar. Que lo que hago por él sigue siendo valioso para él, por muy poco importante que me parezca. Sé que Dios todavía puede usarme en lo que haga, no necesito hacer lo que hacen los demás para agradar a Dios. Dios me recordó que todo lo que hago, lo hago para su GLORIA! Me sentí agradecida de poder tener una conversación con él y darme cuenta de que lo que ambos hacemos por el reino de Dios es valioso.

Con este pequeño testimonio quiero motivarte y decirte que todo lo que hagas por Dios es valioso. Si haces algo de corazón, ¡Él lo ve! Así que seamos agradecidos por lo que tenemos, no comparándonos con los demás, y asegurémonos de “regar” lo que tenemos en la vida para mejorar. No por los demás, sino por nosotros mismos en nuestro caminar con Cristo!

¡Dios te bendiga!

Una de mis películas favoritas de niño era Buscando a Nemo. Si no la has visto, probablemente vives bajo una piedra o las películas animadas no te gusten. La trama de la película es que el hijo de un pez payaso es secuestrado por un grupo de buceadores, por lo que el pez payaso cruza el océano para rescatar a su hijo. En una parte de la película, Marlin (el pez payaso) se siente derrotado después de perder la máscara del buzo para rastrear la ubicación de su hijo. Él y Dory, su compañero de viaje, tenían la máscara, pero la perdieron cuando explotó el viejo submarino en el que viajaban. La máscara era lo único que tenían para encontrar a su hijo, tan frustrado que se revuelca en la negatividad. En ese momento, Dory comienza a tararear una melodía y le pregunta: “Cuando la vida te deprime, ¿sabes lo que tienes que hacer? Simplemente seguir nadando”.

De niño, me entretenía la canción y no me daba cuenta del significado más profundo detrás de esa escena. En la vida, podemos quedarnos estancados. Sentimos que nuestro sufrimiento no tiene fin, que nuestra vida se acaba después de un momento difícil. Llegamos a cierta edad y sentimos que no tenemos a dónde ir. Puede que te estés graduando de la escuela secundaria o la universidad sin trabajo, que estés envejeciendo, etc. Es normal sentir ansiedad por lo que viene después, pero no podemos quedarnos en el limbo. Mientras todavía haya aliento en tus pulmones, tienes la capacidad de hacer algo.

¿Sabías que un gran tiburón blanco tiene que seguir moviéndose (nadando) para mantener el oxígeno en sus branquias? Así es como deberíamos ser. Si no nos mantenemos en movimiento, vamos a morir (espiritualmente). No podremos lograr nuestras metas ni llegar a donde Dios quiere que estemos si nos quedamos en un solo lugar. Si tenemos fe en que Dios obrará en nuestras vidas, ¡Él nos mostrará a dónde debemos ir! Pablo escribió en Filipenses:

“No, amados hermanos, no lo he logrado, pero me concentro en esto: olvidando ciertamente el pasado y mirando hacia adelante, 14 prosigo a la meta, al premio del supremo llamamiento de Dios en Cristo Jesús.” – Filipenses 3:13-14

Tenemos una recompensa al final de nuestro viaje, así que debemos seguir adelante. ¡Lleguemos a donde Dios quiere que estemos! No dejes que nada intente derribarte y detenerte de donde necesitas ir. Tienes un plan y un propósito en esta vida, así que debemos trabajar para cumplir el plan. No pierdas de vista lo que nos espera al final.

¡Sigue nadando! Dios te bendiga