El Espíritu Santo: mi guía & Amigo

El Espíritu Santo: mi guía & Amigo

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Recibimos esta paz a través de la morada del Espíritu Santo.

Si hemos entregado nuestras vidas a Jesús y lo seguimos, tenemos el espíritu mismo de Jesucristo viviendo en nosotros! El siempre está presente, intercediendo y guiándonos a la verdad y la paz, dentro y fuera de la tormenta.

¿Cuál es su propósito?? Es que vivirás con paz y alegría en tu corazón, sabiendo que te ama y nada se interpondrá entre ti y él, No importa la situación. Es que te hará justo, para que puedas mostrar los dones de su espíritu y mostrarle a un mundo moribundo.

La oración siempre es el plan de Dios para conectarnos con él, pero ahora más que nunca, Necesitamos rezar fervientemente para que Dios nos atraiga a sí mismo y orando por todo lo que está sucediendo a nuestro alrededor.

Tenemos acceso al espíritu mismo de Cristo en su Espíritu Santo que intercederá por nosotros cuando no sabemos qué pedir!

~ Romanos 8:26-28

“Del mismo modo, el espíritu nos ayuda en nuestra debilidad. Porque no sabemos por qué rezar como deberíamos, Pero el espíritu mismo intercede por nosotros con gemir demasiado profundo para las palabras. Y el que busca corazones sabe cuál es la mente del espíritu, porque[ el espíritu intercede por los santos de acuerdo con la voluntad de Dios. Y sabemos que para aquellos que aman a Dios todas las cosas trabajan juntas para bien, para aquellos que son llamados de acuerdo con su propósito ".

“Nuestras oraciones no siempre son respondidas por una acción específica. A veces nuestras oraciones son respondidas con un cambio en nuestra actitud o en nuestras emociones.. Después de las oraciones, podemos encontrar que la confianza ha reemplazado nuestro miedo, La satisfacción ha reemplazado nuestro deseo, La esperanza ha reemplazado nuestra desesperación, la comodidad ha reemplazado nuestro dolor, La paciencia ha reemplazado nuestra frustración, La alegría ha reemplazado nuestro espíritu de pesadez y amor ha reemplazado nuestra ira. Sé que muchos de nosotros somos sacudidos por los eventos en las últimas semanas, así que, Veamos a Isaías y veamos cómo se las arregló:

Cuando la vida de Isaías fue sacudida, Él respondió mirando hacia arriba. Como resultado, Tenía una nueva visión del Señor. Este es el momento de mirar hacia arriba ... desde nuestras rodillas! Pidamos a Dios que nos dé una nueva visión de sí mismo.. Porque, Dios es nuestro refugio y fuerza, una ayuda siempre presente en problemas. Por lo tanto, no tememos ... ya que el que habita en el refugio del Altísimo descansará a la sombra del Todopoderoso. Diré del Señor, El es mi refugio y mi fortaleza, Dios mío, en quien confío. Seguramente él te salvará de ... la pestilencia mortal ... no temes el terror de la noche ... ni la pestilencia que acecha en la oscuridad, ni la plaga que destruye al mediodía. Mil pueden caer a su lado, Diez mil a tu mano derecha, Pero no se acercará a ti ... "Anne Graham Lotz

 

Bendiciones,

Luces

 

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¿Ha resucitado tu vida??

¿Ha resucitado tu vida??

John 1:1,14, Titus 3:5, Lucas 1:28, 2 Corintios 5:21, mateo 27:3-4, 1 Corintios 15:3-4, and Colossians 3:1

For those of us who have suffered the trauma of abortion, can agree that every part of our being, physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional, has been broken and shattered into a million pieces. We found ourselves barely able to function and as a result we chose unhealthy mechanisms to cope with our state of despair; such as alcohol, sex, drugs, shopping, unhealthy relationships or anything that could fill the black hole in our heart. There is only one person who can pick up the shattered pieces of our broken lives and fill the hole in our heart and that is Jesus the only begotten Son of God. Have you truly met the Savior, the lover of your soul? Have you been led out of the darkness and chains, into His glorious healing light?

Where were you when you found Jesus? Era 34 years old and literally on my back laying on my couch for weeks at a time, and thinking this is not living, I am barely surviving, and wanting to end this torment of a life. My depression was so severe that I was incapable of getting on with my life and daily responsibilities. I was a broken, depressed, addicted, suicidal mess. On the outside, I pretended to have a perfect life, but inside I was dying and it became exceedingly more difficult to put on my mask every day. The only thing that kept me from formulating a plan to end my life were my 2 children who were very young, at the time around 7 y 8. I could not abandon them and leave them without a mother.

My husband had been on a quest to find the truth about Jesus and he was attending several churches in our area. In my desperation, I told him I wanted to attend church with him on one such Sunday. All four of us attended a small Baptist church in Browns Mills, NJ on January 2, 1994. For the next four weeks we would attend church as a family for Sunday School, Sunday Service, and on Sunday and Wednesday night meetings. My heart and mind were being saturated with the Bible, the Living Word of God (John 1:1,14). My Spirit was slowly being regenerated or reborn (Titus 3:5). My eyes and ears were opened and I heard things I had never heard before, and I had attended church my whole life. I heard that Jesus was born of a virgin teenager, a woman blessed and chosen by God, (Lucas 1:28) but no different from you or I. He lived a sinless life, (2 Corintios 5:21) was betrayed by Judas Iscariot for 30 pieces of silver, (mateo 27:3-4) was tortured and crucified on a cross, died, was buried and rose again on the third day. (1 Corintios 15:3-4) He is alive and sitting at the right hand of the Father in Heaven. (colosenses 3:1) When I realized that Jesus loved me so much that He died for me and He took upon himself my sins and He willingly died for me. I was finally broken of my self-sufficiency and pride and I humbled myself before God and I asked Him to forgive my sins and I asked Jesus to be my Lord and Savior.

The most memorable life transforming day of my life was on February 6, 1994 when I became a born-again believer in Jesus. I will never forget that evening after Church when I was of all things, smoking a cigarette in my garage; that addiction took longer to stop than my drinking which stopped immediately. It was a clear crisp beautiful February evening and looking up I saw the moon and stars and I had this overwhelming feeling inside that something happened, I felt my spirit quicken in me and I said, “I feel you in me, I am changed, thank you Jesus.” Tears streamed down my cheeks and I was filled with gratitude, love, and hope for the first time in my life, I felt completely loved.

Have you encountered Jesus?

Once you do you will never be the same.

Tell me your story, where were you when Jesus found you?

Bendiciones,

Toni

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Pensamiento apestoso: Pensamientos negativos

Pensamiento apestoso: Pensamientos negativos

Pensamiento apestoso: Pensamientos negativos

por Toni Weisz/Pensamiento apestoso

Scriptures: 2 Corintios 10:3-5 y filipenses 4:8-9

El pensamiento apestoso se refiere a los pensamientos negativos que nos atormentan especialmente cuando estamos DETENER (hinfeliz, Aenojado, lsolo o tenojado) this causes us to have a distorted view of God, self, pensamiento negativo, justificación, miedo, y ansiedad. Abordaremos cada uno de estos temas para que podamos discernir entre las mentiras que hemos creído a lo largo de los años y reemplazarlas con la verdad de Dios.. Nuestro objetivo es equiparte para que puedas tener la victoria en estas áreas..

2 Corintios 10:3-5 NKJV
“Porque aunque andemos en la carne, no hacemos la guerra según la carne. Porque las armas de nuestra guerra no son carnales sino poderosas en Dios para derribar fortalezas., derribando argumentos y toda altivez que se levanta sobre el conocimiento de Dios, llevando cautivo todo pensamiento a la obediencia a Cristo”.

filipenses 4:8-9 NKJV
"Finalmente, hermanos todo lo que es verdad, cualquier cosa que sea honesta, cualquier cosa que sea justa, cualquier cosa que sea pura, cualquier cosa que sea hermosa, cualquier cosa que sea de buen informe, si hay alguna virtud y si hay algo digno de alabanza, medita en estas cosas. Las cosas que aprendiste y recibiste., y oyó y vio en mí, estos lo hacen, y el Dios de paz estará con nosotros”.

Todos conocemos a una persona que puede aspirar todo el aire de una habitación porque cada palabra que sale de su boca es negativa.. ¿Alguna vez has experimentado eso antes?? It is emotionally draining to be in the company of a negative person for a long period of time before we too are dragged down into the pit with them. ¿Estás plagado de pensamientos negativos??

The enemy is continually trying to trip us up because his goal is to get us to focus on the negative things instead of all the things we should be thankful for. ¿Tienes una lista de agradecimiento?? Si no lo haces, te sugiero que hagas uno hoy, y escribe todas las cosas por las que estás agradecido. Cuando sientes que te viene un pensamiento negativo, simplemente saca tu lista y recuérdate eso Dios todavía está en el trono y tiene el control y está al tanto de todo lo que sucede en el mundo.. Él usa todo para Su propósito y planes en todas nuestras vidas.. We must remember God is good all the time and He is love; ese es su carácter. el nunca cambia. el es el mismo ayer, hoy, and forever.

El campo de batalla es realmente la mente.. that is where spiritual warfare starts, and that’s where we have a choice to take it on or not. Ahora mismo, there is hatred and ethnic cleansing in certain parts of the world, wars and devastation due to earthquakes, fires, mud slides. METROany are fearful, in despair, and feeling hopeless. But as believers, we need to be seeking the Lord even more now so we have His perspective on this. ¿En qué te estás concentrando ahora?? ¿Se siente en paz y esperanzado o deprimido y desesperado??

Tengo una lista de verdades bíblicas que leo todas las mañanas para recordarme que soy adoptado y amado por Dios.. Así me pongo mi armadura para protegerme de los dardos de fuego del enemigo.

quien soy en cristo, para combatir el rechazo

Soy digno.
soy amado.
Soy aceptado.
soy adoptado.
Tengo confianza y soy competente..
soy un niño de Dios.
Tengo el Espíritu Santo dentro de mí..
Soy victorioso en Cristo.
I am forgiven of all my sins and cleansed from all my unrighteousness.
tengo un hogar en el cielo.
Nothing can separate me from the love of God in Christ Jesus, my Lord.
soy valorado por dios.
Soy su precioso hijo.
no temeré ningún mal!

When I read this every morning, it protects my mind and my heart from the lies and negative thoughts that the enemy wants me to focus on. When I don’t read my list on a daily basis, Soy vulnerable a los dispositivos del enemigo.; Soy impaciente, cruel, self-righteous, judgmental, y fácilmente frustrado.

Caballero, You are showing me that today, in fact, Debo hacer tiempo contigo cada mañana; tu eres mi prioridad. Reading Your Word daily is food for my soul. Praying is a time for me to hear from You and to talk to You. Journaling is a time when I go even deeper with You, seeking Your wisdom and wanting so much to hear from You to lead and guide me in my life and in all I do because I want my life to be pleasing to You, and I want You to be glorified through it. Gracias, Caballero, por recordarme y convencerme de eso hoy.

padre en el cielo, I pray for each woman reading this blog. I pray they will seek You with their whole heart. Show them how much You love them in a very real and tangible way. Protect them from the lies and negative thoughts of the enemy, and help them to focus on the things that are true, honesto, justo, puro, hermoso, y de buen informe. Renueva sus mentes diariamente mientras leen Tu Palabra.. Sánalos y venda sus heridas como sólo Tú puedes, for You only are their Mighty Counselor and Great Physician. Encuéntralos donde están y guíalos con tu diestra justa.. Forgive all of their sins and heal them, Caballero. Gracias por tu amor, merced, gracia, y compasión sobre ellos. Oramos esto en el poderoso nombre de Jesús.. Amén.

Preguntas para tomar en serio:

  1. ¿Luchas con pensamientos negativos??
  2. ¿Con qué frecuencia te acosan estos pensamientos??
  3. ¿Hay alguna persona o situación que te haga empezar a pensar negativamente??
  4. ¿Qué has hecho para protegerte de este tipo de pensamientos negativos??
  5. Cómo podemos orar por ti?

Por favor contacta. We would love to hear from you. Envíeme un correo electrónico a: toni@myashestobeauty.com.

Eres amado,
Toni

 

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Pensamiento apestoso: Mi visión distorsionada de Dios

Pensamiento apestoso: Mi visión distorsionada de Dios

Pensamiento apestoso: Mi visión distorsionada de Dios

por Toni Weisz/Pensamiento apestoso

Scriptures: Proverbios 23:7a, Romanos 2:4d, 1 Corintios 6:20, John 3:16, 8:44, 1 John 4:8, and Jeremiah 29:11

Stinking Thinking se refiere a los pensamientos negativos que nos atormentan., especialmente cuando estamos DETENER (hinfeliz, Aenojado, lsolo o tenojado) o tener pensamientos como una visión distorsionada de Dios y de uno mismo, pensamiento negativo, justificación, miedo, y ansiedad. Abordaremos cada uno de estos temas para que podamos discernir entre las mentiras que hemos creído a lo largo de los años y reemplazarlas con la verdad de Dios.. Nuestro objetivo es equiparte para que puedas tener la victoria en estas áreas..

Primero, the Word of God says in Proverbios 23:7a, “For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.” Lo que pensamos de nosotros mismos dicta cómo nos vemos a nosotros mismos, Dios, y otros, y cómo respondemos a las cosas. Si nos vemos como hijos de Dios, amado, apreciado y adoptado en la familia de Dios, veremos que somos realmente especiales, apartado por Dios para buenas obras. Tendremos una visión más positiva del mundo. Si sentimos que no somos dignos de ser amados debido a nuestros pecados pasados, y no una persona de valor, nos sentiremos deprimidos, solitario, y sin esperanza. ¿Puedes ver que lo que pensamos determina cómo nos sentimos??

My first distorted view of God started when I was a very young child around six or seven years old. Vi a Dios como un Dios enojado que era inaccesible.. I was told as a child that if I did something wrong God would punish me, Estaba constantemente esperando que el martillo cayera sobre mi cabeza cada vez que hacía algo mal.. The church I attended was old and had beautiful stained-glass windows, pero por dentro estaba oscuro, frío, y la gente hablaba en latín. No vi el amor de Dios ahí. Todo lo que vi fueron reglas estrictas y castigos severos por desobedecer.. Vi a estudiantes golpearlos con reglas regularmente.. Esto me mantuvo escondido de nuevo, como lo hice en casa, cuando mi padre estaba teniendo uno de sus arrebatos de ira.

Es la bondad de Dios la que lleva al arrepentimiento (Ref. Romanos 2:4d). Un método para modificar la conducta es mediante el miedo al juicio.; el otro es a través del amor. Dios quiere que le obedezcamos por amor y no por miedo. Si amas a alguien y él te ama, quieres pasar tiempo con esta persona, pero cuando piensas que alguien es una persona dura, No es alguien con quien te sientas seguro y cómodo.. Ves la diferencia? Dios es amor, y su gracia es inmerecida. Because of what Jesus did for us on the cross, the least we can do is serve Him and obey His Word. We were bought with a price (Ref. 1 Corintios 6:20); the precious blood of Jesus paid the penalty for our sins and the sins of the whole world.

No vi el amor de Dios evidente en mi antigua iglesia.. No fue hasta que fui 34, cuando asistí a una pequeña iglesia bautista en Nueva Jersey, que escuché el evangelio por primera vez. El edificio era muy sencillo., sin vidrieras. Había una cruz en el frente donde estaba el predicador y un piano.. Pero una cosa que sí vi mostrada fue el amor de Dios que estas personas tenían.. Eso es lo que me atrajo a Jesús. Fue la predicación de la Palabra de Dios a través de la Biblia y el amor de Dios en las palabras y acciones y en los rostros de las personas que asistieron a esa pequeña iglesia..

John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son…” Él nos amó tanto que dio a su Hijo para morir por ti y por mí.; esa es una imagen de amor sacrificado. Gracias, Jesús, por morir voluntariamente en la cruz por nosotros, Sé que es tu amor por el mundo lo que te mantuvo en esa cruz.

Creo que el enemigo está trabajando duro para distorsionar nuestra visión de Dios., para hacernos dudar de que Él realmente nos ama y se preocupa por nosotros. Mira a Eva en el jardín., la serpiente (Satán), el engañador y padre de la mentira, tratando de plantar semillas de duda en la mente de Eva sobre si se puede confiar en la Palabra de Dios. Me imagino que ella estaba pensando, “Dios me está ocultando algo bueno. Él realmente no me ama porque si lo hiciera, He would give me everything I want.” Adam and Eve did not know what was best for them, y es lo mismo con nosotros; Tampoco sabemos qué es lo mejor para nosotros.. Dios nos dijo que no tuviéramos relaciones sexuales antes del matrimonio.. ¿Estaba ocultándonos?? No, En realidad Él nos estaba protegiendo., especialmente aquellos de nosotros que abortaríamos a nuestros bebés. He was trying to protect us and our babies from physical death, and emotional, mental, and spiritual torment and bondage to the evil one.

Me di cuenta que era por amor que Dios no quería que tuviera relaciones sexuales fuera del matrimonio., porque quería protegerme. If only I had trusted God and invited Him into my decision-making process and believed that He would provide for my baby and me, Entonces tal vez hubiera tenido el coraje de elegir la vida para mi bebé.. En cambio, my distorted view of God made me fearful to approach Him with my needs, which was the enemy’s plan. If the enemy can cause us to panic and not seek God’s wisdom, disposición, y proteccion, entonces ha ganado la batalla.

For you precious ones who were abused, abandoned, and rejected by family, guardians, and friends—those who were supposed to protect and provide for you—God saw and it broke His heart. This deep-seated fear associated with authority figures causes us to doubt that God is a good Father who loves us. We associate the characteristics of these individuals to God. We think He must be abusive and will reject and abandon us too. That is a lie from the evil one. Dios es amor. Love is His character. We will never experience perfect love except through Jesus, God the Father, and the Holy Spirit. The evil one wanted us to believe these lies about God so He could destroy our lives. And he did, for many years, but then GOD!!! God had a different plan for our lives, one that is good to give us a hope and a future.

Preguntas para tomar en serio:

  1. What were your distorted views of God as a child, teen, and young adult? What was He like?
  2. ¿Cómo lo ves ahora??
  3. Cómo podemos orar por ti?

I pray this topic has been helpful for you to see how the evil one through his deception and lies did not want us to know God. But God with His great love and mercy toward us, pursued us and drew us to Himself. He is a refuge for the oppressed. He binds up the broken hearted and heals all our wounds.

If you need to talk, please reach out you can email me at: toni@myashestobeauty.com.

 

Eres amado,
Toni

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Miedo vs Fe

Miedo vs Fe

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John 16:33, John 14:27, and 2nd Timothy 1:7

Cuando era una niña pequeña, I feared so much in my life, especially in my home where I should have felt safe. I can remember fear always being with me. At a very young age, while laying in my crib my older brother would come in and silently hover over my face, to frighten me. For years he tormented me in so many ways, including sexual molestation when I was an adolescent but no one came to my rescue. My parents were mostly present but unaware; they were not able to care for us individually since there were so many of us; I had 14 brothers & sisters. They were busy working, training us to do household chores, taking care of the home and keeping us afloat. My mom was not a communicator and didn’t engage in individual conversation with us. And my father was a very angry man who took his frustration out on us kids, so in fear I hid from him when he came home from work. But that was not always an option.

A lo largo de los años, I learned that if others saw my fear, they would take advantage of and sometimes prey on me. Eventually I learned to mask my fear with a false persona of self-confidence to prevent anyone from getting too close and hurting me emotionally. I worked really hard to provide for myself and created a perception that I could overcome any threat that came into my life; I was convinced, I could protect myself. This worked as long as I was able to control my environment. But that is not reality. We know there are many situations we can’t control, including our relationships with others!

Into my early teens my life spiraled out of control with promiscuity, broken relationships, drug and alcohol abuse until I came to the point that I lost what sliver of hope I had and felt an overwhelming sense of despair. Fear ruled my thoughts and no matter how hard I tried to bury it; it was always present in my heart. I continued on this destructive path, trying to bury the pain, until one day I found myself pregnant and this situation stopped me in my tracks! I feared that my lifestyle would be exposed, I was ashamed and feared what others would think of me. I was single, in my 20’s and didn’t really know the father, so I had an abortion. That is when I found myself unable to cope with my decisions, especially the one that took the life of my child. This choice brought me to a point of extreme crisis. I couldn’t move past this decision which was always in my thoughts and defined who I had become.

During the time span of my disfunction, from the age of 14, I can remember followers of Jesus telling me about Him, but I was afraid of getting involved in what I thought was the rigid religion I grew up in that had nothing to offer me except judgement. For 11 years Jesus sought me out and one day, ironically, 9 months after my abortion, He opened my eyes to see His truth and, on that day, I asked forgiveness for all my sins and invited Him to be my Lord and Savior. As I began to walk with Him and explore the bible, I read that He would care for me and that I could exchange my fear for faith in Him, and in His promises!

As a new Christian, just learning about the ways of God and who I was in Him, I continued to operate out of fear. But over time, I came to understand that fear and faith cannot co-exist. One will always negate the other. This was a life changing truth for me!

For the past two or so weeks we’ve been listening to the world and experts tell us to, “Be afraid, fear for our health, the health of our family members, the economy, losing our jobs, not having enough to sustain us, to avoid all social contact, that things are going to get much worse, that there is a silent killer among us!"

The government entities have closed down the parks, escuelas, restaurants, businesses and more. The stock market is plummeting and the world is reacting in panic, wondering what the future holds for them and their children. Many are selfishly hoarding goods in the event they have to be quarantined. There is uncertainty all around us. While I’m very aware of what’s happening and that we have good cause to experience this fear and concern, I want to share 2 perspectives that I hope will help us put things into perspective.

And I heard Satan Say, “I will cause anxiety, fear and panic. I will shut down business, escuelas, places of worship, and sports events. I will cause economic turmoil. I will isolate them so I can more easily attack and cause great fear, so they will lose all hope.”

Luego, Jesus said: “I will bring together neighbors, restore the family unit, I will bring dinner back to the kitchen table, I will help people slow down and appreciate what really matters. I will teach my children to rest and rely upon me and not the world, their money, or possessions. I will provide for all their needs.”

What are you fearful of?

How do you respond when you cannot control your environment?

The Lord has given us His Word to show us how we can be encouraged through difficult times and not to react in fear.

We read in John 16:33, “I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”

John 14:27, “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give you; not as the world gives do, I give to you. let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.”

2 Tim 1:7, “For God gave us not a spirit of fear, but of power and love and self-control.”

 

In Christ’s love,

Luces

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