¿Qué Podría estar Impidiéndole a Obtener la Libertad?

“Oísteis que fue dicho: Ojo por ojo, y diente por diente. Pero yo os digo: No resistáis al que es malo; antes, a cualquiera que te hiera en la mejilla derecha, vuélvele también la otra; y al que quiera ponerte a pleito y quitarte la túnica, déjale también la capa; y a cualquiera que te obligue a llevar carga por una milla, ve con él dos.”

 -Mateo 5:38-41 RVR 1960 

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¿Cuándo fue la última vez que se herido por alguien? Fue daño intencional o no? ¿Todavía culpas esa persona? En virtud de la ley del Antiguo Testamento, la gente tenía que pagar por cada daño que hicieron, especialmente si fue intencional.

 “Mas si hubiere muerte, entonces pagarás vida por vida, ojo por ojo, diente por diente, mano por mano, pie por pie, quemadura por quemadura, herida por herida, golpe por golpe.”  -Éxodo 21:23-25 RVR 1960

 Éxodo 21: 23-25 nos recuerda el énfasis en la justicia  en el Antiguo Testamento. Pero, cuando Cristo vino, muchas cosas cambiaron. El vino a pagar la penalidad por todos los delitos que se han hecho. Cuando Jesús vino, la justicia fue sustituido por piedad. La amargura fue reemplazado con alegría. Servidumbre fue sustituida por la libertad. Pero no podemos encontrar la libertad si no nos liberamos de la amargura que nos encadena. Tenemos que perdonar a esa persona, sin importar si su daño fue intencional o no. “Se han dicho que la amargura es una píldora que se tiene que tragar, con la esperanza de que alguien más va a morir.” (Nortker, 3-Minute Devotionals For Women, p.333)  Pero, la realidad es que nosotros somos los a quien serán destruidos por la amargura. Mientras que aquellos, que nos hicieron daño, seguirán viviendo feliz y libre del dolor que infligieron a nosotros. Pero, la clemencia de Jesucristo cambio todo.

Jesucristo dio el mejor ejemplo de piedad. Al sacrificar su vida en la cruz por nosotros y expiar nuestros pecados, él pintó la imagen más hermosa de la misericordia que existe. En la cruz, “…. Jesús decía: Padre, perdónalos, porque no saben lo que hacen…” – Lucas 23:34 RVR 1960 Tenemos que perdonar a esa persona, sin importar si su daño no fue intencional o no. Sin embargo, Jesucristo fue un paso más allá. Él nos amo y nos ama. Amaba a nosotros, a los pecadores, a quien sus pecados lo clavaron en la cruz. “Pero yo os digo: Amad a vuestros enemigos, bendecid a los que os maldicen, haced bien a los que os aborrecen, y orad por los que os ultrajan y os persiguen;” – Mateo 5:44 RVR 1960 El punto es que piedad en forma de perdón y el amor lo cambia todo. Nos da la libertad del dolor de nuestros enemigos / enemigos / abusadores / acusadores infligidos a nosotros. Jesús tenía la intención de que nosotros vivirán libres de resentimiento amargura. Nuestra libertad está en la misericordia. Nos libera de la amargura y el odio. Nos da una nueva capacidad a amar a otros. Amén.

Brigitta Nortker, comp. 3-Minute Devotionals For Women. Uhrichsville: Barbour, Ohio. Print.

English Version posted on July 21, 2016. 

¿Fruta Buena?

“Mas el fruto del Espíritu es amor, gozo, paz, paciencia, benignidad, bondad, fe, mansedumbre, templanza; contra tales cosas no hay ley.”

Gálatas 5: 22-23 RVR 1960

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“Por un corto tiempo cada otoño, huertos de manzanas están llenos de fruta dulce, maduro listo para ser disfrutad. El resto del año, sin embargo, los árboles pasan el tiempo cada vez mayor, teniendo el alimento del sol, absorbiendo agua a través de sus raíces, y esperando la llegada de la fruta crecida y madura. Recogidos demasiado pronto, las manzanas son amargas; demasiada tarde y son demasiada madura y blanda.” (Nortker, 3-Minute Devotionals For Women, p. 300) Piensa en la analogía aquí. La Biblia habla mucho de la fruta; no sólo de los frutos del Espíritu, sino también de los frutos de compartir el Evangelio e instruir a otros en la fe. Sin embargo, no podemos producir cualquier fruta por nuestra cuenta. No podemos ser buenos o hacer buenas obra por nuestra cuenta.

“Sólo hay un bien; Que es Dios. Todo lo demás es bueno cuando se mira hacia Él y malo cuando se vuelve de Él.”

 – C.S. Lewis

La única manera de ser buenos y dar buen fruto, es mantener la mirada centrada en Dios. Si perdemos nuestro enfoque en Él, dejamos de ser buenos. Debemos ser fieles y permanecer en Cristo. Él ya nos ha redimido por la salvación, sino que debemos permanecer en él. En Juan 15: 3-5 RVR 1960, Jesucristo dijo: “Ya vosotros estáis limpios por la palabra que os he hablado. Permaneced en mí, y yo en vosotros. Como el pámpano no puede llevar fruto por sí mismo, si no permanece en la vid, así tampoco vosotros, si no permanecéis en mí.Yo soy la vid, vosotros los pámpanos; el que permanece en mí, y yo en él, éste lleva mucho fruto; porque separados de mí nada podéis hacer.” Cuando no podemos ver buenos frutos en nuestras vidas o en las vidas de aquellos a quien nos rodean, tenemos que ser pacientes. Se necesita tiempo para disfrutar de la luz del Padre, recibir el alimento de su Palabra, y por el trabajo del Espíritu Santo en nosotros. Pero, si mantenemos nuestros raízes en Jesucristo, nos dará fruto. Tal vez no ahora o mañana, pero cuando sea el momento adecuado.“Todo tiene su tiempo, y todo lo que se quiere debajo del cielo tiene su hora. Tiempo de nacer, y tiempo de morir; tiempo de plantar, y tiempo de arrancar lo plantado;”-Eclesiastés 3: 1-2 RVR 1960 Sólo tenemos que confiar en Dios, sin dejar de ser pacientes y perseverantes en la fe . Amén.

Referencia:

Brigitta Nortker, comp. 3-Minute Devotionals For Women. Uhrichsville: Barbour, Ohio. Print.

How to Pray When Life Doesn’t Make Sense? (Part 2)

“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”

 -Romans 8:28 NIV   

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If we choose and pray to live in God’s will, we must understand that sometimes God allows us to struggle and suffer not only to change us, but also to prepare us for His future plans.  In Matthew 26: 36-42 (Refer to Part 1 of How to Pray When Life Doesn’t Make Sense [Part 1]), Jesus went with his disciples to the Gethsemane to pray. Jesus knew it was God’s will for Him to lay down His life to pay the debt for our sins. Jesus “… prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.”  -Matthew 26:39 NIV When Jesus prayed this prayer, He awaited the greatest pain and suffering to ever exists, the crucifixion (the ultimate sacrifice for humankind). Twice, Jesus prayed for God’s will to be done and not His own will. In the same way, we are to pray. The lyrics to a song sang by Hillary Scott are as follows: “I’m so confused I know I heard you loud and clear/ So, I followed through/ Somehow I ended up here I don’t wanna think/ I may never understand/ That my broken heart is a part of your plan/ When I try to pray/ All I’ve got is hurt and these four words/ Thy will be done…” When we pray for God’s will, we must have the right attitude.  “We could pray this prayer in an attitude of defeat. You don’t say it because you want to but because God is stronger than you. You can also say it with bitter resentment and in smoldering rage towards God. However, God wants us to pray it in complete love and trust because we know God only has our best interests at heart…. Before we can be in perfect harmony with God’s will…, we must be tuned to His perfect will in loving submission.” ((Solly Ozrovech, A Season of Hope, p. May 14)

“Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God.  Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;  perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.” -Romans 5:1-5 NIV 

Romans 5:1-5 reminds us that there is purpose in suffering. Suffering not only gives us more compassionate hearts for those around us, but teaches us to trust God more and remind us of the hope of eternal life we have in Jesus Christ. Just as God allows the caterpillar struggle on it’s own to emerge from the cocoon a butterfly, He also allows us to endure hardships to emerge the people, that He predestined us to become. 

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“Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.” -C.S. Lewis

“People often draw up their own agenda for Jesus and then expect nothing more from Him. His work extends far beyond what any one of us could think or dream of.” -season of Hope  But, we need to be willing to allow God to take away our simple plans and supplant His divine plans, even if means sacrificing our dreams and/or taking a more difficult path.

Here are more of the lyrics to Thy will sang by Hillary Scott: “I know you’re good/ But this don’t feel good right now/ And I know you think/ Of things I could never think about/ It’s hard to count it all joy/ Distracted by the noise/ Just trying to make sense/Of all your promises/ Sometimes I gotta stop/ Remember that you’re God/ And I am not/ So/ Thy will be done… I know you see me/ I know you hear me, Lord/ Your plans are for me/ Goodness you have in store..Like a child on my knees all that comes to me is/ Thy will be done…”

Dear Lord Jesus, please give us hearts that are always willing to submit to Your will. Amen. 

 

Solly Ozrovech, A Season of Hope. Vereeniging: Christian Art, Print.

How to Pray When Life Doesn’t Make Sense? (Part 1)

“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”   

-Romans 8:28 NIV

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“Then Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to them, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.” Then he said to them, “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.” Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.” Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. “Couldn’t you men keep watch with me for one hour?” he asked Peter. “Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.” He went away a second time and prayed, “My Father, if it is not possible for this cup to be taken away unless I drink it, may your will be done.” -Matthew 26:36, 38-42 NIV

In Matthew 6, Jesus instruct His followers on how to pray.  Within the first two lines of the Lord’s prayer, He instructs us to pray for God’s will. “This, then, is how you should pray: “‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” -Matthew 6:9-10  In Matthew 26: 36-42, Jesus sets the perfect example for us of what it means to pray for God’s will and submit our will to God’s will. But, it’s not always easy to pray for God’s will. Theologian and scholar, C.S. Lewis wrote, “We are not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be.” – C.S. Lewis  Like C.S. Lewis, sometimes we are afraid of God’s will. Perhaps, we fear that to live out God’s will for our lives, we may need to suffer. We may need to sacrifice our dreams, go to faraway places, go through difficult times, lose loved ones, be broken, and ultimately changed.  But, experiencing pain and brokenness changes us. Christian songwriter, Jason Gray,  wrote, “Nobody wishes for this Nobody is looking for heart-ache But I know sometimes that’s just how it goes I wasn’t asking for easy, I didn’t want the hard way either But I guess that’s what You thought I needed most If my life never would have got broken  Then my hands would have never been open.” Pain and suffering change us, by opening our eyes to the hurts of world around us and opening our hands to help those in need. Pain and suffering can be used by God to give us more compassionate hearts and a greater sense of empathy towards others. Just God allows the caterpillar to struggle against its cocoon to transform it into a beautiful butterfly, He also allows us to endure pain and suffering to transform our hearts into the hearts with a greater capacity to love.

Dear Lord Jesus, please give us hearts that are always willing to submit to Your will. Amen.

How Did Death Die?

 “… Death has been swallowed up in victory.” “Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?”

 – 1 Corinthians 15: 54-55 NIV 

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The foundation of the Christian’s peace is everlasting; it is what no time, no change can destroy. It will remain when the body dies; it will remain when the mountains depart and the hills shall be removed, and when the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll. The fountain of His comfort shall never be diminished, and the stream shall never be dried. His comfort and joy is a living spring in the soul, a well of water springing up to everlasting life.” -Jonathan Edwards

Have you ever thought about death? What is death? And, why is it feared? The Bible tells us that death is an enemy, which eternally separates us from God. [Read 1 Corinthians 15:26 and 2 Thessalonians 1:9] Death came into the world after the first sin was committed. “Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned—” Romans 5:12 NIV Death was the punishment for sin. But, God loved humanity so much, that He made a way for humans to be reconciled to Him.

  • “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” -Romans 6:23 NIV
  •  “so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” -Romans 5:21 NIV
  •  For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. -John 3:16 NIV
  • “Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” -John 14:6 NIV
  •  “Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life.” -John 5:24NIV

But, we couldn’t have victory over death without the death and resurrection of Christ. “If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith. More than that, we are then found to be false witnesses about God, for we have testified about God that he raised Christ from the dead. But he did not raise him if in fact the dead are not raised. For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised either. And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins. Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ are lost. If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied. But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man.  For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.” 1 Corinthians 15:13-22 NIV It is only by the sacrifice of a sinless and immortal Saviour, that we are clothed with righteousness and immortality. It is only by the resurrection of Christ, that we have victory over Death. 1 Corinthians 15: 50-56 NIV says, “For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality. When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.” “Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?”  The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.  But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”  Amen.

 

Reference:  Kurtbubna.com| http://kurtbubna.com/wpcontent/uploads/2015/03/Cross-Empty-Tomb.jpg

What are the 7 Marks of a Good Mentor?

Timothy, my son, I am giving you this command in keeping with the prophecies once made about you, so that by recalling them you may fight the battle well, holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and so have suffered shipwreck with regard to the faith.”

 1 Timothy 1:18-19 NIV

 Screen Shot 2017-04-03 at 11.20.29 AMIn 1 Timothy 1, we get a glimpse of the relationship between Apostle Paul and Timothy. Paul calls Timothy son. Now, Timothy was not the biological son of Paul, but Paul saw him as a son. And, Timothy saw Paul as a father and more importantly spiritual mentor. What is a mentor (spiritual mentor)?  “A mentor is someone who passes truths on to his [her] student. In this rushed century we are inclined to forget this. We need a mentor’s help with our reading, thinking, and our work. We need someone to help us see the bigger picture. Someone, who through his [her] experience will pass knowledge and wisdom on to his learners in a way they will understand. Like Jesus taught His disciples.” (Solly Ozrovech, A Season of Hope, p. March 24)  Do you have anyone like this in your life? If so, what made you reach out to this person? What made you believe this person could mentor you? I believe that a good mentor is set apart by a certain set of traits/qualities:

A good mentor is:

An Example   

When looking for a mentor, you will want to find someone that you aspire to be like. Their life should be filled with spiritual fruit. Matthew 7:16 NIV says, “By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?” Is this someone, who is strong and mature in their faith? “Remember those who led you, who spoke the word of God to you; and considering the result of their conduct, imitate their faith.” – Hebrews 13:7 NASB  

Wise 

A good mentor will have plenty of wisdom, knowledge, and experienced advice to offer you. Proverbs 13:20 NIV says, “Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm.” However, as a mentee, you must be willing to accept not only your mentor’s advice, but their rebukes.  “… rebuke the wise and they will love you.Instruct the wise and they will be wiser still; teach the righteous and they will add to their learning.” -Proverbs 9:8-9 NIV “The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice.” – Proverbs 12:15 NIV

Trustworthy

When seeking out a mentor, you should look for someone you know that you can trust. 1 Corinthians 4:2 NIV says “Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful.” Is this a person you can trust?

An Overcomer

A good mentor is someone, who has experienced failure. They have made mistakes and have regrets. This is a person who has fallen down, but has gotten up stronger. Micah 7:8 NIV says, “… Though I have fallen, I will rise. Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light.” This person will tell you where the pitfalls are on your path. “Who will hear these lessons from the past and see the ruin that awaits you in the future?” -Isaiah 42:23 NLT As a mentee, you must be completely open to and willing to learn from failures of your mentor.

A Visionary

A good mentor is a visionary. This person has the ability to see your potential. This person can see beyond the surface. In 1 Timothy 1:18 NIV, Paul reminds Timothy of the prophecies made about his future and encourages him to keep up the good work. In a similar way, a visionary sees all that you are capable of, believes in you, and encourages you to keep fighting.

A Challenger 

A good mentor will not only see your potential, but also see your weaknesses. They will help you identify your weak points and challenge you to overcome them. A mentor will not be afraid to tell you things the way they are.  “As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.” – Proverbs 27:17 NIV When two surfaces rub against each other, there is usually friction. As a mentee, you must be willing to face the challenges that your mentor presents to you. A good mentor will challenge you to become your best version of you.

A Nurturer (protector)

 A good mentor loves and thus nurtures their mentee. There is a certain selfless-ness about being a mentor. A good mentor always thinks about what is in the best interest of their mentee. This person will guide you in a gentle, but strong way as a mother would. Paul writes “As apostles of Christ we certainly had a right to make some demands of you, but instead we were like children among you. Or we were like a mother feeding and caring for her own children. We loved you so much that we shared with you not only God’s Good News but our own lives, too.” -1 Thessalonians 2:7-8 NLT A good mentor will protect you from making their past mistakes and encourage you to be better than them.

Dear Lord Jesus, please help us to be good mentors and mentees. Please help us to reflect your love in mentorship. Amen. 

Where Are You Looking?

“Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” 

 – Lamentations 3:21-23 NIV  

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 “My eyes fail from weeping,
    I am in torment within;
my heart is poured out on the ground
    because my people are destroyed,
because children and infants faint
    in the streets of the city.” – Lamentations 2:11 NIV

In Lamentations 2, the prophet Jeremiah focuses on all of the problems and hardships, that Israel is going through. Specifically, in Lamentations 2:11, he writes that he has been crying so long, that his eyes are failing him. Sometimes, when we look around us, our lives seem like they are filled with problems. But, we can’t just focus on our problems or we will be miserable. We need to keep our focus on God’s goodness in our lives. We might have troubles coming in every direction, but if we look at our lives more closely, they are filled with little blessings. Maybe we take these little blessing for granted, because we are so focused on our problems? But, with God, our problems will melt away. Why should we be focusing all of our energies on these problems, when our God is so much bigger than our problems?

Dear Lord Jesus, please help us to keep our eyes focused on You and not our problems. Amen.

Where Are You Looking?

“Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”

 – Lamentations 3:21-23 NIV  

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“My eyes fail from weeping,
    I am in torment within;
my heart is poured out on the ground
    because my people are destroyed,
because children and infants faint
    in the streets of the city.” – Lamentations 2:11 NIV

 In Lamentations 2, the prophet Jeremiah focuses on all of the problems and hardships, that Israel is going through. Specifically, in Lamentations 2:11, he writes that he has been crying so long, that his eyes are failing him. Sometimes, when we look around us, our lives seem like they are filled with problems. But, we can’t just focus on our problems or we will be miserable. We need to keep our focus on God’s goodness in our lives. We might have troubles coming in every direction, but if we look at our lives more closely, they are filled with little blessings. Maybe we take these little blessing for granted, because we are so focused on our problems? But, with God, our problems will melt away. Why should we be focusing all of our energies on these problems, when our God is so much bigger than our problems?

Dear Lord Jesus, please help us to keep our eyes focused on You and not our problems. Amen.

El Mejor GPS?

Y os restituiré los años que comió la oruga, el saltón, el revoltón y la langosta….

 -Joel 2:25 RVR 1960 

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En Joel 2, los Israelitas fueron llamados a apartarse de sus caminos, y a volver a Dios. A veces, somos realmente duros sobre nosotros mismos después de escoger mal  o caer en errores. Sentimos que no merecemos ninguna cosa buena. Pero, Dios todavía está trabajando en nosotros y todavía nos ama. Cuando hacemos tantas malas decisiones, que terminamos en el lugar equivocado; Dios todavía está allí con nosotros para ayudarnos a encontrar el camino hacia donde debemos estar. Es como nuestro  GPS. Profundamente en la parte de atrás de nuestras mentes, Él nos está diciendo que encabezamos una cierta dirección. Y, cuando tomamos la dirección equivocada, Él nos rutea para que lleguemos al destino, que El quiere para nosotros. Sólo necesitamos escuchar a Dios y obedecer Sus instrucciones. Además, “cuando tomamos malas decisiones, es difícil creer que algo bueno pueda crecer en nuestras vidas otra vez” (Nortker, 3-Minute Devotionals For Women, p.322) Pero, Romanos 8:28 RVR 1960 dice: “Y sabemos que a los que aman a Dios, todas las cosas les ayudan a bien, esto es, a los que conforme a su propósito son llamados.” Note cómo dice “todas las cosas” y no algunas cosas. Todas las cosas significan no sólo nuestras buenas decisiones, sino también nuestras decisiones malas. Dios sabe todo. Isaías 46:10 RVR 1960 nos recuerda que, Dios sabe “… lo por venir desde el principio …” Esto significa que Él incluso sabe los errores que haremos en el futuro. Cuando cometemos estos errores, Dios todavía nos amará y tendrá planes para nuestras vidas. Dios es más grande que nuestros errores. 


“Sólo Dios puede [cambiar]
Un lío a un mensaje,
Una prueba a un testimonio,
Un ensayo a un triunfo,
Una víctima a una victoria,
Un problema a una oración. “
-Nishan Panwar

 Sólo necesitamos ser pacientes y dispuestos a seguir Sus instrucciones, cuando Dios está guiando nuestras vidas. Amén.

Reference:

Brigitta Nortker, comp. 3-Minute Devotionals For Women. Uhrichsville: Barbour, Ohio. Print.

¡Apagando Fuegos!

“Te haré entender, y te enseñaré el camino en que debes andar; Sobre ti fijaré mis ojos.”  

-Salmo 32:8 RVR 1960

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A veces, nuestras vidas pueden sentir que están “fuera de control, tanto que te sientes como un bombero corriendo de aquí para allá, extinguiendo los fuegos que estallan en tu vida o en las vidas de los que te rodean”. (Nortker, 3-Minute Devotionals For Women)  En todas partes miramos nuevos problemas que amenazan a estallar en llamas. Y luego, hay esas explosiones que nos toman por sorpresa. ¿Cómo podemos encontrar la paz con todo lo que está sucediendo a nuestro alrededor? Pero, no podemos permitir que las circunstancias externas controlen nuestras vidas. Lo que vemos, oímos y sentimos a nuestro alrededor tiende a alterar nuestras emociones. Pero, no podemos dejar que nuestras emociones nos controlen, o de lo contrario se convertirán en el combustible arrojado a los fuegos en nuestras vidas. Como usted puede entender, las emociones incontroladas sólo exacerban los problemas en nuestras vidas.

Tenemos que parar y caer a las rodillas.
1. Dejar de reaccionar inmediatamente a nuestras emociones
2. Caer a las rodillas y orar
3. Rodar al modo de escuchar

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  1. Dejar de reaccionar inmediatamente a nuestras emociones

“Por esto, mis amados hermanos, todo hombre sea pronto para oír, tardo para hablar, tardo para airarse;” – Santiago 1:19 RVR 1960
2. Caer a las rodillas y orar

“Por nada estéis afanosos, sino sean conocidas vuestras peticiones delante de Dios en toda oración y ruego, con acción de gracias. Y la paz de Dios, que sobrepasa todo entendimiento, guardará vuestros corazones y vuestros pensamientos en Cristo Jesús.” – Filipenses 4: 6-7 RVR 1960

“Después le halló Jesús en el templo, y le dijo: Mira, has sido sanado; no peques más, para que no te venga alguna cosa peor.” Juan 5: 14 RVR 1977

3. Pase al modo de escuchar

” Pero cuando venga el Espíritu de verdad, él os guiará a toda la verdad; porque no hablará por su propia cuenta, sino que hablará todo lo que oyere, y os hará saber las cosas que habrán de venir.  …” -Juan 16:13 RVR 1960

“porque el Espíritu Santo os enseñará en la misma hora lo que debáis decir. “- Lucas 12:12 RVR 1960

“Me invocará, y yo le responderé; Con él estaré yo en la angustia; Lo libraré y le glorificaré.” – Salmo 91:15 RVR 1960

Como Cristianos, necesitamos dejar que el Espíritu Santo nos guíe en lugar de nuestros emociones. De esa manera, permitimos que Dios nos rescate de los fuegos en nuestras vidas. Amén.

 

Reference:

Brigitta Nortker, comp. 3-Minute Devotionals For Women. Uhrichsville: Barbour, Ohio. Print.