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| ¡¡¡¡¡¡Viva México... 
...Y VIVA MI FAMILIA!!! Para celebrar la independencia la Iglesia organizó una kermesse, It was fun!!! Agradezco a Dios por la bendición tan grande que es tener a Raeanne y Annike en mi vida la verdad es que no la pasmos tan bien las tres juntas. Amo mi familia, amo a mis hijas. La vida no es perfecta, pero no podria ser mejor. Gracias querido Dios. Bendicones, besos y abrazos. G,R&A | | |
| El miércoles el pastor Precenda dijo algo que captó mi atención: “La vida es injusta pero Dios es bueno”. Esta frase se quedó como un eco. Hoy al levantarme cheque el identificador de mi teléfono y ahí estaba “19 de Julio”… ¡Oh no! No quería ver esta fecha. Hace dos años cuando fui a San Diego con mis hijas este día fuimos a Sea World, no la pasamos increíblemente super bien. Y no fue sino hasta el siguiente día que me di cuenta que había sido 19. Que bien me fue esa “amnesia”. Este año Dios tenía algo totalmente diferente. No le di tanta importancia, en fin ya sabia que fecha era me dirigí a la iglesia, estacione el carro y de repente ahí estaba muy maltratada, con muchos golpes, el cristal delantero estrellado… si la misma camioneta en la que me subí hace 12 años… ¡Que ironía! De repente me invadió un sentimiento que no me gusto, nostalgia, quizá. En fin trate de no darle tanta importancia pero el sentimiento estaba ahí y quizá fue tristeza no lo se en realidad solo puedo decir que me dio mucho sentimiento. La vida es injusta pero Dios es bueno… El coro paso a cantar, Dios en verdad que eres bueno, no se te escapa ni un solo detalle. Y ahí en medio de los cantos sentí como Dios confirmaba en mí sus promesas de amor, de fidelidad, de consuelo. El primer canto lo se desde antes que aprendí a leer y es uno de los favoritos de mi Mama: Como podré estar triste… y en verdad como si conocen el himno sabrán de lo que hablo. Si Cristo es mi consuelo, MI AMIGO, SIEMPRE FIEL. Parecía como si cada estrofa hubiera sido escrita para mí. Después el coro continuo con Porque tu eres bueno, seguida de Maravilloso Dios tu permaneces siempre fiel. Después entonamos Canta al Señor toda la creación… que letras tan hermosas. Y para cerrar con broche que oro: Si puedes creer… Una de las estrofas dice: Tu vida Dios sanara tendrás libertad. Lo único que pude hacer ante tan MAJESTUOSA manifestación de amor es decirle gracias a mi Dios por su amor estable, por su fidelidad y por saberme hija amada suya. El pastor continuo con el mensaje Unidad…. De repente como en las caricaturas en mi mente salio una nube con la palabra en signos de interrogación. Hoy hace 12 años me case, y el mensaje es sobre la unidad… y no solo se trato de unidad, sino como el amor es el factor clave para mantener la unidad. El pastor dijo que hay dos tipos de personas los que se aman los unos a los otros y los que no se aman. Y casi para terminar el pastor dijo que es posible amar aun a aquellos que no podemos amar y como, a través de Cristo, con el amor de Dios que produce en nosotros el querer como el hacer. Unidad, gracias Señor por la unidad que tenemos mis hijas y yo, porque a pesar de todo tu eres fiel, porque amor es firme, incambiable y gracias porque nada nos puede separar de tu amor. Gracias por todo lo que has hecho en mi vida y por la manera en que tienes tierno cuidado de mí y de mis hijas: mi familia. Hoy hace 12 años estaba haciendo una promesa a mi Dios, la vida es injusta pero Dios es bueno. Han pasado 12 años y le doy gracias a Dios por ese día porque estuve ahí, y como diría mi querido amigo y hermano en Cristo Duane, “aun de nuestros “errores” Dios puede hacer que corran ríos de bendición. Por que a mi, no lo se, pero Gracias Señor por darme dos hermosas hijas, por haber sanado mi vida, por darme de tu paz que sobrepasa todo entendimiento. Lo que Dios hace lo hace perfecto. No se que tenga Dios para mi en el futuro pero le agradezco por el aquí y el ahora. Porque Dios cuida tiernamente de mí. Te amo mi buen Jesús. No, no puedo estar Triste, Dios, Dios ha sanado mi vida, las cadenas han sido rotas y yo libre y ahora esclava de mi fiel y amantisimo Jesús. | | |
| School year is about to finish!!! Im so ready for school to be over. This year has been BUSY and somedays it got drained. Ive succesfuly finished the course I was taken succesfuly... all I can say is that with out Gods mercy, love, grace and strength it would have never been possible. This school year has tought me so many valuable lessons: about myself, character and how God is working in every circumstance. I was reading some devotionals this week and I could just be thankful for the way God has worked in my life. Like, king David said, His mercy is forever. Let me share some of the devotionals, it was a tender way of God speaking to my heart and my life. Giving me what I needed to hear. The first devotional talks how God can help us handle time. If it was not because of his daily extra portion of GRACE I really do not know how I could I had acomplished all the task I have to do every day if it wasnt because of him.. Me as a single mother, me as a teacher, me as a homemaker, me as a little bee and hyperactive person I am. The second devotional talks about "soul mates" I can not be but thankful to God for his hand upon me as a woman, and how God has protected my life. I thank God because in HIS TIME he will bring a godly man to our life. Now Im happy with my loving God. And last devotional. If it was not for God nothing would make scencein my life and times of disparir,
He is there with me, and I could never be more secure than in his loving hands. Living happy and whole. 3 Jun 2009Wendy Pope"So the sun stood still and the moon stayed in place until the nation of Israel had defeated its enemies." Joshua 10:13a (NLT)Do you need more time in your day? Has there ever been a day when you needed just a little more light to accomplish your task? If you need time, ask God for it. Time is in His hands. In today's key verse we find Joshua in need for a little more time in his day. Joshua and the Israelite armies are in battle against five combined Amorite armies to conquer the land allotted to them after crossing the Jordan. Joshua and his men are tired. The warring for the land has been intense. As the leader, Joshua decides to travel all night for a surprise attack. We find Joshua asking God to hold the sun and moon still so they could fight. < br>Over a decade ago God called me to radically trust Him with my time and get up each morning before the sun rose to spend time in prayer and in His Word. "How can I do this?" I remember asking the Lord. I argued, "I am a busy wife and mother. The baby is only a few months old. I need sleep". I obeyed, but not wholeheartedly. It never occurred to me to ask God to help me by adjusting my time so that I could walk in obedience to Him as well as take care of all my other responsibilities. My problem wasn't that I did not want to know God better through prayer and His Word. My problem was that I believed I could manage the time in my day better than He could. I believed the lie that told me I was in control, arranged my day, and accomplished much. The lie told me I did not need God for the little details of my day-to-day living. The lie told me I did not need to tithe the first fruits of my day to God. The lie, lied. Like the Southern Kings were defeated, so was my lie. Over the last decade I have learned to call on God like Joshua to "let the sun and moon stand still" so that I can accomplish what He has ordained for me to accomplish. It is my desire to be at peace with His timing and not to complete my checklist. Do I believe He has held time in His hands for me? Yes I do. How can that be? He is God, the great I AM, and the Creator of time. I am just a little "i am not" enjoying the story of God one day at a time. Will you trust Him to hold your time in His nailed-scarred hands? Dear Lord, help me know You are good. In Jesus' Name, Amen.http://lists.proverbs31.org/lt/t_go.php?i=161&e=MTIwMzQ=&l=-http--proverbs31devotions.blogspot.com/2009/06/time-is-in-his-hands.html 2 Jun 2009Rachel Olsen"People with integrity walk safely, but those who follow crooked paths will slip and fall." Proverbs 10:9 (NLT)Earlier this spring a friend contacted me needing to share something going on in her life. She is a Christian who suddenly found herself in desperate need of clarity and support. She was falling into an emotional affair. A former boyfriend contacted her out of the blue. At first it was a fun blast from the past to hear his voice and find out what he was up to. But it didn't take long before he confessed he had been thinking about her, missing her. She is single and has been at peace with that …until his words stirred up feelings of loneliness and longings for affection. He is married with children. He told her his marriage wasn't d oing well, and hinted that he longed to be with her again. Sure enough, feelings of attraction bubbled to the surface of her heart. My friend said she and this man had not reconnected face-to-face, but they were reconnecting voice-to-voice, mind-to-mind, and heart-to-heart with the computer or phone. Have you ever had the feeling someone else is really meant to be your soul mate? That "soul mate" notion can cause a lot of damage, because once someone pledges themselves to another in marriage before God, they essentially become soul mates. "A man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one. Since they are no longer two but one, let no one split apart what God has joined together" (Mark 10:7b-9, NLT). Christians may be more likely to engage in emotional affairs, thinking that it doesn't really count as sin if there is no skin. "The defining characteristic of an affair is not whether there is sex involved, but the con cealment that surrounds it and the fact that someone is being betrayed," says Dr. Jill Hubbard in her book The Secrets Women Keep. Years ago I witnessed a woman begin an emotional affair with a man she "had more in common with" than her husband. Never mind the fact that she had her school-aged children in common with her husband. She was eventually confronted by members of her church, but did not end the relationship. She is divorced today. Listen, we have to be honest with ourselves and with God. Jesus said we can commit adultery in our minds (Matthew 5:28); we can also commit an affair in our hearts. Plus, an emotional affair is often just the beginning stages of a physical one. My friend struggling with this is single, but the man she's falling for is not. This isn't just a "married women's issue." We all have to guard our hearts. The Bible says they are the wellspring of our lives. If you are in some type of affair now, I urge you to end it. St op feeding that addiction. Run quickly from sexual immorality. Change your phone number, your email address and your daily routine if necessary to avoid him. Thankfully, my friend stopped speaking with her temptation. If you are not entangled in this presently, guard yourself from falling into the trap. Be alert to slippery slopes. Don't go trolling the internet to check on past loves. Beware confiding anything too personal, especially your marriage woes, to members of the opposite sex - find a female friend or counselor to talk to instead. Have an accountability partner periodically ask you how you're doing in this area. And if you are married, invest in your marriage. Finally, let's turn our attention to the One who is Love (1 John 4:8) and who knows our hearts better than anyone else can. Let's draw near to Christ who is truly our souls' mate. We can safely satisfy our hearts in His. Dear Lord, strengthen my friends to do what is right. And help me keep pure - mind, heart, body and soul. In Jesus' Name, Amen 5 Jun 2009Micca Monda Campbell"For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost." Luke 19:10 (NIV)I recall the first time my youngest son, Parker, water-skied. He was having a great time while he was being pulled along by the boat. When he fell and let go of the rope, the connection to the boat was broken. Panic gripped his face as he watched the boat leave him behind. Dangling in unknown waters filled Parker with a sense of uncertainty. Anxious thoughts plagued his mind as he wondered whether or not his lifejacket was trustworthy. It was only when the boat turned around and headed back in his direction that peace took hold again. When we pulled Parker back into the boat, he said with relief, "I didn't think anyone saw me fall. I thought you were gone for good ." This is the kind of fright and worry we live with when we are not connected to God. We know that we can only tread water for so long on our own without the security of a boat. The cross of Christ is our lifeboat that saves us from drowning in a sea of sin and selfishness. Christ's work on the cross has mended the partnership between God and us. However, some people don't realize that life is a partnership with God. Because sin separates us from God, the anxieties and burdens in life weigh heavy on our souls. Until we learn to trust Christ's provision, we'll never find peace. In fact, anyone living apart from God can expect to be plagued by phobias, fears, and anxieties. Until a person is reconciled to God, they are unpredictable and anxious creatures. Like Parker, their greatest need is a lifeboat. Fearless living is achieved by making the choice to partner with God. Only then will our faith become stronger than all our fears. If you and I want to be rid of worry, we must first stop trusting in the things of this world. Instead, we must learn to put the weight of our burdens and cares on Christ who died for us. Secondly, we need to refocus. Self-centeredness breeds anxiety. In truth, worry and stress are really symptoms of self-sufficiency and a lack of trust in God. When we take the focus off of ourselves and place it on God, it makes all the difference. Our troubles look small in comparison to our great God. Finally, we must commit ourselves wholly to God. The Bible says "all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23, NIV). That means that you and I have missed the mark. We can't get to God any other way except through His Son, Jesus. Whoever wants Christ, and believes He is the Son of God, has been given the full benefit of being God's child. The truly happy person is the one who has placed her trust in Christ alone for salvation. She has discovered that Christ's saving grace is the solution to sin, e gotism, waywardness, and fears. You can see a profound difference in the person who chooses Christ as her lifeboat. Anxiety dissolves away and peace rules the heart and mind. Dear Lord, I am a sinner. I believe You died for me and rose from the grave to purchase a place for me in Heaven. Lord, Jesus, come into my life and take control. Forgive all my sin and save me. I'm placing my trust in You alone. Thank you, Lord, for saving me, forgiving me, and filling me with Your peace. In Jesus' Name, Amen. | | |
| HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!! ¡¡¡FELIZ DIA DEL AMOR Y LA AMISTAD!!! "En todo tiempo ama el amigo y es como un hermano en tiempo de angustia" Prov. 17:17 No quiero que pase este dia sin agradecer a Dios primeramente por los excelentes amigos que ha traido a nuestras vidas. Son nuestros amigos quienes le ponen un sabor especial a nuestras vidas. Gracias por su apoyo, por su ayuda, por sus oraciones. Si no fuera por el apoyo de amigos y familia, la vida mia y de mis hijas seria muy dificil, pero doy las gracias que los tenemos en nuestras vidas. Gracias por reparar las cosas descompuestas, por recojer a mis hijas despues de clases, por orar por nosotras, por escucharme, por sus oraciones, por los consejos por acompañarme y simplemente estar ahi en los momentos dificiles y tambien en los faciles. A veces haciendo mucho a veces no haciendo nada sino pasar un rato agradable. ¡¡¡Amigos y amigas: GRACIAS!!! LOS AMAMOS Bendiciones, besos y abrazos: Gaby, Raeanne y Annike | | |
| Today as I was reading the devotional from Provervs 31 Ministries I felt so thankful for what God's perfect love for his children. I have had hard times in my life not that many but some had been really hard but I thank God for his care and love. If you are experiencing a difficult time in your life I hop you can find confort in knowing that God is in control and please abandon yourself in him he has GOOD care of you. Blessiing, kisses and hugs!!! 3 Feb 2009Wendy Blight"All that night the Lord drove the sea back with a strong east wind and turned it to dry land." Exodus 14:21 (NIV)Do you feel alone? Does God feel far away? Does life seem dark - are you afraid? At one point in my life, I answered "yes" to each of these questions. Following a tragic incident in my life, fear filled my heart. God seemed so distant. I felt completely alone. It was then that God placed a familiar story before me from Exodus chapter 14. It tells the story of the Israelites' escape from slavery in Egypt. Initially, Pharaoh agreed to let God's people go, but soon after they left, he changed his mind. He began to pursue them with 600 of his best chariots. The approaching army terrified the Israelites. T hey cried out to Moses. Moses reminded the people of God's promise that He would deliver them. But their circumstances told them otherwise. They heard the rumbling of the chariots charging toward them. They saw the huge body of water blocking their only escape. Can you imagine their fear? The reality they knew was that Pharaoh's finest soldiers were pursuing them, and there was a huge obstacle, the Red Sea, preventing their escape. God's people had no idea the miracle awaiting them. When Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, Scripture says, "All that night the Lord drove the sea back with a strong east wind and turned it to dry land" (Exodus 14:21). Because it was dark, the Israelites could not quite see what God was doing. In the dark of night, God tirelessly worked on behalf of His children to deliver them, just as He had promised. It's as if the words of this story leapt off the pages of Scripture and into my dark, desolate heart. Although th e Israelites could not see or hear God, He was working in the midst of their darkness. I too could not "see" or "feel" God, but He was at work around me in invisible ways – present and active, working on my behalf to carry me through my dark place. In the dark, we have two choices. We can take matters into our own hands, turning to drugs or alcohol to numb our pain, seeking out friends' advice, or the latest self-help book, never really knowing if any of them is the way to healing and wholeness. Or we can look to God. We can open His Word and know that He guarantees healing and wholeness. Would you like the Truth of God's Word to come alive for you? Would you like Him to come along side of you? You need only ask. The Lord promises, "When you seek me with all your heart, you will find me." (Jeremiah 29:13). You don't have to feel alone - seek God today! Dear Heavenly Father, it is so difficult to walk through darkness. You feel so far away . I feel so alone. Thank You for the promise that You will never leave me or forsake me, and that there is nothing in all creation that will ever separate me from the love I have in You and in Your Son. Walk ever so closely with me during this darkness, Lord. Speak to me. Give me hope. Show me the treasures in my darkness. In Jesus' Name, Amen.Related Resources:
Hidden Joy in a Dark Corner: The Transforming Power of God's Story by Wendy Blight For more on Wendy's story, visit her blogSanctuary Devotional BibleApplication Steps: Sometimes God allows difficult circumstances to do a mighty transformational work in our lives. Will you examine your heart and honestly ask the Lord whether your difficult circumstances might not be a part of His refining process for your life...to make you more like Him? Journal what you discover. Reflections: Reflect on this verse from Isaiah 61:1, " The Spirit of the sovereign Lord is upon me, because the Lord has appointed me to...bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives, and release from darkness for the prisoners..." Allow God the Healer, Jesus the Redeemer to come bind up your brokenness, show you the way to freedom, and release you from the darkness. He is waiting. Power Verses:1 John 1:5b, "God is light; in Him there is no darkness at all." (NIV) Romans 8:38-39, "For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any power, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus." (NIV) | | |
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