Thursday, April 19, 2007

Yes God IS Alive

MMM.... well this is a touchy subject and to be honest I dont really feel comfortable talking about it... but God has been talking to me about and so I feel like I need to...

Everyday I learn more and more that God is alive, that Jesus is alive... and that not only is He alive, but He is alive and working in me... my family... my church... Mexico... and all over the world... He has plans in motion and people moving... and everyday I am sooo thankful for that... God is alive and movin..!!!

But sometimes I think that we forget (because its not that pleasant to think about) that God is not the only one alive and working. There is an enemy that is constantly moving and planing and trying to stop the plans of God... I think that sometimes we just unconsciencely imagine Satin just sitting in hell waiting for the end of the world... What a lie... he is fighting for souls just like God... I cant pretend to imagine why God has allowed Satin to keep the authority and power that he has but...

What I do know that God´s power is infinintly greater... and becuase He lives in us we have a certain degree of power and authority also... and its more than all of the servents of the devil put together... And we need to be in unity... fighting and praying together... and working against the enemy... depending on God for wisdom and discernment... and depending on eachother for encouragement and growing together... I believe that a revival is possible in our families and in our church... but there is one word that I feel has been lacking in a lot of areas lately (meaning months and years) and that is UNITY... UNITED... working together...not just in the church but outside... in our businesses... in our families... in our communities... in our schools... praying together... not just like at dinner but for hours everyweek... children wanting to spend time in prayer with parents... parents with children.... brothers and sisters... praying and seeking wisdom together... the youth going out and serving in the communities... and just a whole lot of sharing love!!!!!!!!!!!

I believe that this is one of the biggest (if not the biggest one) way to show God to people... In a world so full of hate and fear and sadness (as seen in the young man in Virginia Tech)... I believe that just even a little love can make a difference... Cnn said that the roomates of the man told them that he had on several occasions talked about killing himself... "I might as well just kill myself" I wonder what kind of difference it would have made in his life if those roomates had gone to him and hugged him and expressed their love for him and that their love stems from a love that is even more powerful and more pure and more unconditional... The love of Jesus Christ.... who knows... maybe he would have rejected everything that they told him and the event would have taken place anyway... but I sure think its what God wants from us and that it is worth the chance!

Hate is soooo small next to love... real love... And this is the weapon that im gonna choose to fight the enemy...and dont get me wrong... I know that its not always easy... its work for us to love everyone all the time... but what work is more important and rewarding... its gonna be hard though... we are going to have to surrender fear, embarrasment, selfishness and a long list of other stuff... It might seem a little naive... or ignorant... but trust me... IT JUST "SEEMS" THAT WAY....its not ignorance... its enlightenment... Thank you Jesus for your love....

1 comment:

Alessandra Maria-Rene' said...

1 Juan 4:16-21
16 Y nosotros hemos llegado a saber y creer que Dios nos ama. Dios es amor. El que permanece en amor, permanece en Dios, y Dios en él.
17 Ese amor se manifiesta plenamente[a] entre nosotros para que en el día del juicio comparezcamos con toda confianza, porque en este mundo hemos vivido como vivió Jesús. En el amor no hay temor,18 sino que el amor *perfecto echa fuera el temor. El que teme espera el castigo, así que no ha sido perfeccionado en el amor.
19 Nosotros amamos a Dios porque él nos amó primero.20 Si alguien afirma: «Yo amo a Dios», pero odia a su hermano, es un mentiroso; pues el que no ama a su hermano, a quien ha visto, no puede amar a Dios, a quien no ha visto.21 Y él nos ha dado este mandamiento: el que ama a Dios, ame también a su hermano.