Change the World!

My year has started Great! With exams but GREAT! I've been watching a lot of movies lately, and the last movie I saw was Les Miserables. As tragic as the movie may be, I did enjoy it. And I would like to take one part of the movie that touched me.

The guy who was a prisoner, had been marked as a dangerous man, and this pastor showed him mercy and grace when nobody else did. Even when he tried to pay this mercy and grace with stealing from him, nothing changed, the pastor showed even more mercy and grace. This mercy and grace shown by a man of God, in the name of God, made this man marked by his sins, a new man.

This is how we should always be. Even when people turn against us, let us not be fast to judge them or condemn them. We should show grace like God has shown us. We have been forgiven of so much, who are we to not do the same to others? What changed us to be better people, is the grace and mercy, the forgiveness that God has given us. This change can be contagious, we can help to change others, by showing what God has done for us. And not only telling people what He did, but doing the same as he did, with those who surround us. Like I have written in previous posts, we have to be like a river, flowing with water, but then it flows into the sea, which is part of an ocean, which is connected to other oceans, and it keeps exchanging this flowing water, that came from the mountain with grace and mercy. As human beings, we are all connected. As Christians, as sons and daughters of Our Heavenly Father, we are all one BIG FAMILY. An always and forever growing family. And for this to be possible we have to share and love each other and be united with the love that God has shown us.

When we become Christians, we become part of a body that is moved by the Holy Spirit. Let us be truly moved all together as one, connected like rivers are to the sea and that to the oceans and all of them sharing and being one big life source. We have to be the ones to move this world into what God wants it to become.
One time in a preaching I heard a preacher say, We are the ambassadors who bring the Kingdom of God to the world. With our prayers, we move God.

Today I would like to encourage you to be that river, that starting point, that domino that starts a chain reaction of mercy and grace. I know this world can truly change for the better if we can see how our action can affect others. Good or bad, we always move each other. Let us make it a good effect. Let us as Christians and even if you are a non-believer, lets make this world a better place for all of us, by starting with our own everyday actions.  Lets be a blessing into the lives of our neighbors, so they can be a blessing to others around them.

Be blessed and keep being an awesome blessing to each other.

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.