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21 Días de Ayuno y Oración
por la UNIDAD
ENFOQUE SEMANA 2:
- Un espíritu de paciencia y tolerancia con nuestro prójimo.
- Una fuerte manifestación de perdón a otros y a nosotros mismos.
- Restauración de relaciones importantes que se han roto.
Día 13
CORAZÓN ENTERO
«Además yo sé que es
importante amarlo con todo mi corazón y todo mi entendimiento y todas mis
fuerzas, y amar a mi prójimo como a mí mismo. Esto es más importante que
presentar todas las ofrendas quemadas y sacrificios exigidos en la ley.»
-Marcos 12:33 (NTV)
"No se trata de lo que recoges, sino de lo que dispersas." -Helen Walton |
Estaba tan apresurada que por un momento hasta perdí noción de lo que me rodeaba. De repente pude sentir al Espíritu Santo dirigir mi atención a una pared donde se encontraba escrita una frase de Helen Walton (quien en vida fue esposa del fundador de las mega-tiendas Walmart y Sam's Club) que decía: "No se trata de lo que recoges, sino de lo que dispersas." Instantáneamente sentí ese calor de Dios bajar por mi columna y entendí el significado de ese inesperado momento: dar.
En ese momento me auto-analicé. Me conmovió realizar que todo esto de ser "bloguera" estaba lentamente convirtiéndose en un ídolo en mi vida. Es tan fácil que algo se imponga en nuestra vida y trate de ocupar el lugar que le corresponde a Dios, había permitido esto mismo por los pasados par de días. Me levantaba pensando, "Ok Dios, ¿de qué voy a escribir en mi blog hoy?", o sintiéndome realizada porque había logrado completar 'x' cantidad de entradas al blog en los últimos días, como me lo había propuesto. ¡Cómo fallé de no ver el panorama completo! Dios me había ayudado a hacer eso, ¡y no yo misma! En ese mismo momento me arrepentí.
God was patiently waiting for me to give to Him. Not to gather what He'd given me and take the credit for it. He waited for me to give Him the attention, not myself, my plans, or my issues. There was something taking up an area of my heart, that I was keeping from Him. In my case, it was due to personal goals, which is a form of pride. In your case, it may be unforgiveness, or self-reighteousness, self-pitty, anger, lust, and who knows what else. The question for today is, what is taking up space in your heart? What is taking up those areas of your heart and attention that should be entirely occupied by God? If it's unforgiveness, then forgive. If it's anger, let it slide, then take a breath and carry on peacefully.
Our great God deserves all of our heart. Giving it wholly to Him in service to Him and others is the greatest offering we could ever worship God with. Let God have your whole heart.
Oración del Día:
"Padre celestial, gracias por Tu paciencia y gracia conmigo. Hoy, rindo todas esas cosas que ocupan el tiempo y el espacio que te corresponden a Ti. Te entrego mi corazón entero, no sólo partes de él. Mis días son tuyos, mi vida es tuya, y mi corazón también es tuyo... por siempre. En el nombre de Jesús, Amén."
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21 Days of Fasting
and Prayer for UNITY
WEEK 2 FOCUS:
- A spirit of patience and tolerance with our fellow man.
- A strong manifestation of forgiveness in our families and church groups.
- Restoration of important relationships that have been broken.
Day 13
WHOLE HEART
«And I know it is
important to love him with all my heart and all my understanding and all my
strength, and to love my neighbor as myself. This is more important than to
offer all of the burnt offerings and sacrifices required in the law.»
-Mark 12:33 (NLT)
It's amazing how God can use the most random things to speak to us (Luke 19:40). Today, I had an unexpected but necessary trip to a nearby warehouse store. As I walked in, knowing that I'd be a while, I kept looking at the time and thinking, "I've gotta get home and finish my blog post for today!" I've been trying hard to not stray away from unfinished tasks and discipline myself to follow through with goals I've set until they're achieved. So, you can imagine how I was near desperate to get home and write this for you to read today.
At that moment, I analyzed myself. It stopped me in my tracks to realize that this whole blogging business was slowly becoming an idol in my life. For the past couple of days, I was allowing my new routine to creep in and steal God's spotlight. I was waking up thinking, "Ok God, what am I going to blog about today?", or going about my day feeling like I had amounted to something because I had already completed the task of putting in 'x' amount of blog posts in the past days. Oh, how I failed to see the big picture!. It was God who had given me the content in those posts, and it had nothing to do with "great-ole-me!" I repented then and there.
God was patiently waiting for me to give to Him. Not to gather what He'd given me and take the credit for it. He waited for me to give Him the attention, not myself, my plans, or my issues. There was something taking up an area of my heart, that I was keeping from Him. In my case, it was due to personal goals, which is a form of pride. In your case, it may be unforgiveness, or self-righteousness self-pity, anger, lust, pride and who-knows-what else. The question for today is, what is taking up space in your heart? What is taking up those areas of your heart and attention that should be entirely occupied by God? If it's unforgiveness, then forgive. If it's anger, let it slide, then take a breath and carry on peacefully. If it's anything else, remove it from the throne of your heart so Jesus can fully take his rightful place as King of your whole heart.
Today’s Prayer:
“Heavenly Father, thank you for your patience and grace towards me. Today, I surrender those things that take up time and space that belongs to You. I give you my whole heart, not just bits and pieces of it. My days are yours, my life is yours, and so my heart is yours... forever. In the name of Jesus, Amen."
Hola!! Me encata mucho tu blog. Sigue con tan hermosa labor. Asi como me inspira a mi, sé que a otros muchos tambien.
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