Let go and Start empty...

The year is coming to an end and we reflect on what we have done this year, what we have accomplished, how far we've come or even how much we went back.

God has done so many things for me this year. I don't even know where to begin. He has blessed me with work, education, spiritual growth and I've come far in my overcoming. And I know I still have a LONG way to go, but I am following my Father, who guides me and leads me to where He will use me for His Kingdom.

Today I would like to bring a small testimony. Something I learned this Christmas while spending time with my family. A lot of times we worry so much about ourselves we forget that God wants to use us, not looking at how much we lack, but using even that to do Great things. My family in Venezuela isn't Christian, yet!, though I have a cousin who is. And I just met him. He was an evangelist, but he failed and fell off track. What I admire the most about him is that even though he fell, he accepts it and is working to get back on it.

Being a Christian isn't about being perfect. Just because I accepted Christ in my life doesn't mean I wont fail or fall. But accepting that I'm not perfect, surrendering to my Savior and letting Him help me get back up after falling is what makes me a Real Human Christian. I learned that we have to be living testimonies of the word, of the wonderful works of God. That our lives have to reflect and be proof of what He can and will do.

As this year comes to an end, let's think about that.

A lot of times we carry our unworthiness like a burden. We bind ourselves into this Victim mentality, thinking that we are going to fail, and fall. And trust me we will. But that's not where our focus has to be. We fail and people fail us all the time. We are selfish, egocentric, mean, sinners, we hold grudges and we like to hold on to things. And yet God sees in us prophets, teachers, evangelists, worshipers and pastors. He sees what we are meant to be, while we are busy drowning ourselves in a cup of water.

To start this year I would like to encourage you to LET GO AND START EMPTY. Surrender it all to God, crucify yourself, your flesh on the Cross and start empty. No Traumas, no grudges, no victim mentality. Surrender it all and let God start a new you. The real you. The main resolution for this year should be that God will use us for greater things. That we will grow spiritually in what God has for us.

Brothers and Sisters, let our lives be testimonies to the word of God. Let others see that Jesus lives in us and that His Holy Spirit is what guides us. Let God be shown in our everyday life, in everything we do. In doing the dishes, changing diapers, talking to our friends, the way we treat ourselves, how we dress, how we treat others. Let's be the real bride of Christ, The Church He wants us to be.

Lets have a very blessed year and be a blessing to all those who surround us. That they will all see the Greatness of God in our lives and theirs.

God bless you and keep being a blessing to all those around you.

Freedom..

A lot of times we want to grow up fast, because when you become an adult you are free to do as you like. You have your freedom, your parents do not rule over you anymore. And trust me, I am very familiar with the wanting of this. But when you are a Christian you learn a different type of freedom.

As a christian freedom has a whole different meaning. Freedom isn't leaving home, it is coming home.When Jesus died on the cross he conquered death, and with that he gave us life, he gave us the freedom we needed to go back home. He frees us from our sins, so we can run back to our Father.  We are no more slaves of the darkness, we are free in His light.

When Adam and Eve fell in sin, we turned away from God. We left our home. To keep us on a path, came laws. Rules that condemn, that bind us. We became slaves. We were no longer free. Jesus came to break those boundaries, and set us free again. Our chains are broken. We can go back home. We can go to that promised land God has for us.

Today my encouragement is very simple. I would like for you to take a moment, and accept this freedom and share it with those around you. Stop thinking about when you will be free in this world. Accept the freedom Jesus has given us, now. And let's walk this walk together as brothers and sister. We are all going home.


God Bless you, and keep being a blessing to others.

"Dios se lo pague...."

There is a story my mother always tells me, about my grandmother in Venezuela, and today she repeated it. There is a saying in Spanish that says: "Dios se lo pague", meaning "May God pay you back", it is used to say thank you when someone does something you can't pay back. And that is what I want to share with you today.

My mother was always a very outspoken little girl. My grandfather wasn't the best man of the house so my grandmother always found a way to make money to feed her children. She sold ice, and some other things I don't remember, and there was always people in her house. Who stayed to eat or drink coffee. The whole neighborhood came by my grandmothers house. My mother didn't agree with that because the prices were going up and everything was getting expensive, if all these people got these things for free, one day, she would have nothing to feed her children. My grandma always said: " Mi'ja en una casa nunca debe faltar un Dios se lo pague", in a house there should always be a May God pay you back.
One day my grandma saw that there was  no food for the next day. She only said: "Hmm there's no food for tomorrow" the next day at 5 am her brother came by with a goat. So there was food for that day.

The lesson we have to learn from this, is that a lot of times we think that because we don't have much we shouldn't give and God will understand. But in the bible it says, if you give you will have more. God gives seed to those who sow. Today my grandma is missing nothing, because during her entire life, even when she didn't have she gave, and she did abundantly, so God keeps giving her all she needs.

We worry so much about what we are missing in our lives, and we worry so much about what is going to happen tomorrow and we forget that tomorrow is not in our hands but in His. If He gives food and shelter to His other creation. How much more won't He provide for us who are His children?

So I guess today I bring a double encouragement. Like my Grandmother did and does. Always give, without holding back. Give love, give shelter, give and you will receive from God so you can continue giving. Be a river that flows and calms the thirst of those who are in need. And while giving, surrender it all to God. He is our provider. So why worry about tomorrow? He provided yesterday, He provides today and He surely will provide tomorrow.

So don't worry about what's going to happen tomorrow and Give =D

God Bless you and be a blessing to others.

Who am I?

I've been thinking lately about a lot of topics that I have also had trouble with. There is one topic that from time to time does bother me and I know that it might bother some other people too.

Insecurities. We all have them. We are afraid of what people may think of us, even if we don't say it out loud. It's OK and we don't mind while they say good things about us, but when someone says something bad, now that's a whole different story.
Insecurities arise when we don't know who we are, and we let the opinion of others influence us in such a way that we will be become what others want us to be. But as a Christian the only opinion that should matter in my life, should be God's opinion. And how do we know his opinion? His word. There are a lot of examples of how God wants us to behave. In Romans 12 it says:

Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. ² Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

 And it goes on about how our character should be. The point is we aren't supposed to be people pleasers, but God pleasers. The Lord should be our motivation to be good people, to do good to others, to forgive, to act correctly, and to love. He is constantly watching over us, even when we don't need to pretend because there are others around, He is there. He knows our deepest darkest secrets, he knows when we sin, before we did. He knows us better than we know ourselves and even then He decided to die on that Cross for us. 

We feel insecure, ugly, worthless, but think about it, The KING decided to leave it all to show us a way. He decided to take our sin, be humiliated in front of everyone, and killed with the most dishonorable way that existed in those times, just for us. Now tell me, do you still feel worthless? Do you still think that what the ones around you think matter, and what God thinks doesn't? 

My friends, I would like for you to take a moment today, and think about what you are and who you are pleasing. Then I would like for you to take that and surrender it all to God. because He knows what he wants you to become. And I'm sure that if you decide to please Him, it's probably not going to be easy, but it will be worth it.

Today I want to encourage you to read your bible, find out what God wants of you, and pray that He will bring you there. Be a God pleaser!


God Bless you and be a blessing to others. 

Just let Go...

A lot of times it is not easy to make decisions. It becomes even harder when those decisions not only affect your life but when they affect others. Like when you have to stop being friends with someone who has chosen a completely different path than you. Or when you decide that this guy you dated, isn't the one that God has intended for you to spend the rest of your life with.

One of the greatest decisions we can make is to choose to live a life for God, yet it is not easy. When you choose Him, you surrender yourself to Him, you are not the boss anymore. And as a control freak or bossy girl I sometimes am, it's not easy to let go.

It has been a bit difficult for me to write the last few days, because no message has come to my mind. Now I realize that the reason for this is because God hasn't been everything in my mind. Living on a tropical island, where there are no rivers, water can only flow inland when it rains.  I guess in my case, God's wisdom can only be shown if He lets it rain on me, for that I have to let Him be everything in my life, everyday.

This week my message is short. I would like to encourage you, that whatever you may be going through today, remember that choosing for the Lord, may not be easy, but the rewards are Great. He will fulfill your life emotionally, spiritually and physically. Just give all your worries to Him, talk to Him, be his Friend and He will make sure everything is going just the way He plans. For He has plans to give you life and a Future.

God bless you all, and be a blessing to others.

Open your mind...

Today I met a very interesting person. Even though his story was unique, I've heard this before in others, even in family members. "I believe in God or in a Higher being, but I don't like church. I pray at my house, by myself. I have studied and researched religions, and they all agree on a higher power. Therefor I believe."

This "I don't like church" type of thinking, is my fault. It's our fault, as part of a church. In my search for a home were I, as a christian, could be and feel like I'm moving forward and "leveling-up" spiritually, I went to a lot of different churches and different doctrines. And like this person, I also did and still do a lot of research on other religions, to know what they believe and to better understand why they believe or why some don't.

When I was 3 years old, my parents divorced, and my mother was the one who raised me and my brother. She always tells me, she didn't have anything, so she gave us to God, and whatever His plan was, He had to provide for us, and use us.

My first church was on my mother's bed at night. We were 3 church members, my brother, my mother and I. My first book was the Bible, and I loved it. As an innocent child I had a fear for God, but I wasn't afraid of Him, I always saw Him as my father and that I had to follow His example. Of course I didn't always behave but I never did anything really bad. I had my issues because of not having a daddy, and as I grew older I always had the feeling that I need one. I had friends with a father in home and I felt like I really wanted that, but as I grew older I realized I had the best father of all.
When I became a teenager I had to discover myself, and of course there were some times when I was searching for answers in so many places, I just got lost. So I decided to go back to my beginning, I went back to my Bible. I asked the Lord in prayer. I prayed: "Lord, I know I haven't been the best but please speak to me, I need answers from you." And I opened my bible and it was in Isaiah 6 which is my favorite verse in the bible. My favorite part said:

⁸ Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?”

And I said, “Here am I. Send me!”

 And then I understood that maybe my mission in life, is to go out there and speak the truth. Haven't done a great job so far, but I am trying. I want the Lord to send me out there, to make a difference. 

He wants to send out His army of believers, to not fight with guns or nuclear energy, but to fight hunger, poverty, Hippocrates , low self-esteem, and so many other things that are happening right here. Even in our churches. We don't have to go to Africa to fight hunger, right here, in our own communities there are kids who are going to school without having anything in their stomach. There are boys and girls committing suicide because of low self-esteem. There is a spiritual war going on and we aren't doing anything about it. We aren't praying for miracles. When we pray we ask for selfish things. God has to give us, and we don't give anything.    I believe that we are a river that has to flow. We receive from above, our vertical relationship has to influence our horizontal relationships.

When I say open your mind, I don't mean believe anything you hear from other religions. Open your mind to see, feel and know what God wants you to do for Him today. Tell Him: "Here I am, Send me!!"

God has great plans for us, we are the ones limiting Him, by closing our minds. Open your mind to do whatever crazy random act of Kindness He puts on your heart.

I want to encourage you today to open your mind, to let God use you for His Kingdom, for His people. And be a river that flows with water for those who are thirsty for Him, thirsty to know that they have the Best Father anyone could ask for. Let the Lord pour His rain of wisdom, kindness, righteousness, forgiveness and most important of all grace. That whenever we speak to those who need him, even in our church or out there in the world, whoever hears us, will hear and feel the grace and love of our Father. The love that Jesus Christ showed us when He went to that cross and was victorious.


Be blessed and be a blessing to others.

Casting Stones

This weekend I heard something that happened in a church that left me thinking a lot. A pastor in front of everyone in his church, during service, started casting stones. Well not literally but you understand my point, he exposed two young adults who were in sin and this sin is giving fruit.

I do believe it is a shame for these young adults to be living in sin and to be leaders in their ministry. What anointing are they bringing to others? None. And yet I do not agree with this pastor to expose them like that. This pastor lacked wisdom, Godly Wisdom.

When Mary Magdalene was about to be stoned to death, which by law was the punishment for adultery, Jesus showed mercy and Godly wisdom. He knew she had to punished, and that the ones who were about to cast these stones were right. BUT God is the only one that is allowed to judge us. He is the only one who is righteous enough, pure enough to punish or show grace. Jesus used his wisdom to show us all that we are in no position to judge anyone around us, because none of us are free of sin. None of us can cast the first stone.

When you know someone is in sin, and you as a brother or sister in Christ might want to help her or him, by giving some advice. Talk to them privately, guide them with the wisdom the Lord has given us. Don't point fingers, because who are you to be the judge?

Today I want to encourage you, if you are in sin and a someone has pointed fingers at you, if they have cast stones at you, I won't tell you to forget about them, but to forgive them and check yourself. See if you are being an example to them. And if you aren't get on your knees and pray to the Lord to help you and forgive you, and show you his wisdom, like Jesus Christ has.

Do not be like this pastor, who without thinking judged these young adults, who have failed not to the church but to God. And even when they failed Him, he will show them enough grace to forgive them and use their fruit for great things in His Kingdom.

I leave you with this. Do not cast the first stone, be right with God and show the Grace he has shown you to others. That is the way we as Christians or Followers of Christ should act, because we have also been forgiven of a lot!

Be blessed =D

Dancing in the Desert

Sometimes Life feels like a roller-coaster ride, it has its ups and downs. And very often our down moments seem like they will last forever. Sometime when we are happy we forget that God is the one that has provided those joyful, feelgood moments and when we are down we want to blame it all on Him.

In the Bible, the desert has been used as a symbol of a place of trial. When the people of Israel left Egypt, they were guided into the desert and wandered there for 40 years. You may think, if my down moment is my desert, I don't want to stay there for 40 years!! But God had a bigger purpose for them. He did not want to take them directly from slavery to salvation but instead he wanted to help them grow strong to then become the owners of their own land, the Promised land.

Before Jesus started his ministry he went into the desert for 40 days, where he was tempted a lot, but he overcame that. And when he got out he was ready to start his ministry and teach us the way of Life.

When we become a Christian, sometimes we feel like life gets harder, like it was easier when we didn't know this life, or when others see Christians they think why we complicate our lives so much. They don't see that God has a bigger purpose for us. That he wants to teach us how to go from Slave of Sin to Saved from Sin.

The attitude we show in the Desert defines our character, and it defines whether or not we will grow stronger in Christ or stay stuck in one place.

In my short life experience I've known different kinds of people, those who dance in the desert and overcome the trials and become conquerors and achievers of great things and I also know those who stay stuck in the desert and never grow and are always in a loop, where the trials repeat. And trust me it will repeat until you decide to move forward, until you pass the test.

Today I would like to encourage you to be a dancer in your desert. It is a school to teach us how to become stronger and conquerors of our fears and temptations. This is the purpose of God, he wants us to grow stronger in every trial, every desert, so he can use us to do great things in His name.

If today you are in a desert, know that God is there with you, and he will provide for you the strength to carry on and be a conqueror. Praise Him and Glorify Him because He will never put you in a situation you can not overcome. And if you find that this time it is harder than last, this means you have grown in Christ and He will give you the tools in his word to be who he wants you to be.

We are never defeated unless we give up on God, so hold on tight to him and have a Great ride =D

God bless you all.

The Greatest Weapon of All

This week I've had a very amazing experience with God.
During church on Sunday I felt this urge to give a testimony about how amazing God has been to me. My two grandmothers, one in Venezuela and the other in the Netherlands had a very rough summer. One was sick with water in her lungs and the other had a hernia near her intestines which is a very delicate area more in her case since she has diabetes and heart problems. My family and I went into prayer. I went to the Netherlands for vacation and in the 3 weeks I stayed my grandma stayed in the hospital for 2 weeks. But then during my testimony I realized it was ONLY 2 weeks, and now that I'm back on my island my brother tells me that she is as if nothing ever happened. God is Great. My other grandma, the one in Venezuela had to go through a series of tests and treatment before she could get the hernia removed because of her delicate situation. Last week she got into surgery and I am the proudest granddaughter there is. My grandma is my idol because she is the strongest woman I know. Despite her condition she had healed a lot in just one week. God is Great. Last Sunday I gave this testimony and I encouraged my brothers and sisters in Christ to Pray! There is Power in prayer. Jesus prayed and taught us how to pray. He gave us the greatest weapon there is. With prayer we can control what is going to happen in our countries, in our communities, in our schools, everywhere. The best thing that happened was that the leader that preached that day, spoke about the Power of prayer! God used me to start the preaching and it feels amazing to be used by Him.

That day I felt that God wanted to use me, I had to give my testimony. When you feel that way you can't concentrate on anything else. You just know He will make you talk and if you don't He will be heard either way. So I decided to follow Him, and I spoke up.

Today I would like to encourage you to do the same. Maybe you would think " I am horrible at speaking in public". Trust me I was shaking when I was talking, but I felt like it wasn't me. Before I had to go up, the pastor let worship go on for like an hour, and I was thinking of the many things I would say and how I would say them. I was going to conclude my testimony with the subject of faith and yet when I went up there it somehow ended with the power of prayer. My friends, trust me, when the Lord wants us to speak He will give us the right words, the right things to say. As scared and shaky as I was while holding the mic, I knew it was not me talking. I was right behind Him. He was saying what needed to be said and I was just a way, a voice. And that is the MOST AMAZING FEELING EVER!! Just let Him use you, and once you let Him, all your fears and all your shaking will be gone.

So I encourage you to use that amazing weapon Jesus Christ has given to us, Prayer, to go to our daily battles and be victorious in Him. And let Him use you, trust me on this one, you won't regret it.

Please enjoy the following song =D

God Bless you all.

10,000 Hours...

In my first post I would like to introduce myself. I'm a girl that lives on an island in the Caribbean called Curacao. I study law and I am a Christian. I've been a christian since I can remember. The first book I read was the Bible and even though I started in the Catholic Church as I grew older my path got modified and I decided to go to Pentecostal church. I've been a member for 6 years now.

In the beginning I must confess my relationship with God was better, it had more fire and as life got busier my fire started to dim, but now I've decided it's time to grow more and share what my thoughts are with whoever is willing to read.

I called my Blog 10,000 Hours with Him (Him being Christ) because my pastor inspired me during the Olympic Games. He explained to us that for an athlete to become good at any sport it would take him around 10000 hours to become that way. That is around 3 years before you can say you are good at any sport. He compared this to the fact that the Ministry of Jesus Christ lasted 3 years and the disciples spend 3 years walking with him, that would be around 10,000 hours before they could carry the Gospel and bring it to other nations and people.

A lot of us Christians are the typical Sunday Christians, we only pray or go to church or do anything "God-related" on Sunday or Once a week. And yet we think we are "good" Christians, wanting to judge others and point fingers while we know we don't even know whats written about Christ or our religion. For us to be good Christians maybe we should think that it takes TIME and if even the disciples that had Christ to walk with them and teach them directly how more won't we need to study harder and learn about the Way? What I'm trying to say is, maybe we should spend more than 10,000 hours praying and reading and asking questions and learning about God and from God so we can talk with Authority and Wisdom, and all of this comes from Above.

I would like to encourage whoever reads me to not be just a "Sunday Christian" but to be a Full Time Christian. I challenge you to make it more than 10000 Hours with God let it be so much that even God will say KID, GET OFF ME!!

Let's start this walk, day by day asking Our Lord to teach us and when he does to give us the wisdom to learn and move forward. So that one day when we finish walking this marathon He can be proud of His children and proud of His people.

I encourage you today =)