Una Entrega Voluntaria
¿Qué sucede cuando el lugar en el que estás ahora no es necesariamente el lugar en el que quieres estar, pero es donde sabes que el Señor quiere que estés?
Sometimes we think that because there is a calling in our life everything in front of us has to align perfectly so we know we are on the right track. But then you start following Jesus and it feels like you are living in a roller coaster where there are so many unexpected turns, highs and lows, and you just have NO type of control of where you are going. I don’t know you but that’s how I feel most of the time.
Knowing Him comes with a price, and most people don’t want to pay that price, but as you get to know him more you start realizing that He is so worth it. The laying down, the surrender, the price to pay, it’s so worth it, porque no hay otra persona en todo el universo que se le compare.
Rindiéndose día a día
Now in the big picture of life it is so nice when people of God say: “Yes! He is so worth it! The price is so worth it”. That sounds like a super hype/ spiritual phrase to say. But in the day to day, that’s when that phrase is not so fun.
What if your christian life doesn’t look so cool and perfect? What if your life feels blah? What if you feel like God’s strongest warrior, lol, and you are being thrown everything in life? What if the place that you are right now is not where you want to be, but you know is where the Lord wants you?? What if the only answer the Lord gives you is: solo espera."
Personally I have been going through that. For more than a year I have been struggling to find my place where I am. I have felt many times like I don’t have much community and friends. I have felt like God has had me hidden in a small town in Puerto Rico where nobody can find me, haha, I know that’s so dramatic, but that’s how I have felt.
I have said to the Lord many times: “Why did you put me in this place? What am I doing here? Why do I feel alone in this? I could be doing more somewhere else, I feel so out of place, nobody understands me.” I have tried to make my case before him so many times, but it hasn’t worked… yet. But honestly, ¿Qué sentido tendría moverme si Él no está conmigo?
...Un día mientras oraba al Señor me hice estas preguntas:
“What if where I am right now & what I am doing brings joy to Jesus? Am I able to live for his joy rather than my own? What if in this season even when I am not feeling it, I do it for Him rather than for myself? Will I love him more than myself and my wants? Will I be able to put aside my feelings and say: <Jesus, I surrender this season of my life, I will love you even when I don’t understand what you are doing?>”
I’m being so real with you when I say, that loving Him when I don’t understand what he is doing is hard and it sucks most of the time! It is easy when all is good and comfortable, but what about when you have to sit down in the uncertainty and uncomfortability? It’s a struggle for real!
How can I love the Lord in the midst of uncertainty? How can I love him in the midst of troubles? How can I love him when I have been ready to give up so many times? How can I love him when I don’t feel like continuing?
Fijando tus ojos en Jesús
What I’ve come to realize is that the answer to all those previous questions is that you just have to put your eyes on Jesus, and not only put your eyes on Him, but fix them on Him.
If you look up the definition of “Fixing your eyes” it means to: Focus intently on something, often to the exclusion of other distractions. In a metaphorical sense, it often involves concentrating one’s attention, thoughts, and affections on a specific goal, persona o ideal, particularmente en el contexto de la fe y la perseverancia.
Fijar la mirada en Él también implica apartar las cosas que nos distraen de Él. A menudo, las temporadas de sequía e incomodidad sacan de nosotros cosas que están obstaculizando nuestro amor hacia él.
Entonces, ¿qué es lo que nos distrae de Él? ¿Es tu constante pensamiento? ¿La primera canción de tu día se trata de Él? ¿Constantemente piensas en las Escrituras? Cuando llega la presión del día, ¿tu mente y tu corazón se apoyan en Él? ¿Dónde están tu atención, tus pensamientos y tu afecto? ¿Están en Jesús?
When you decide to practice fixing your eyes on Him, you are voluntarily surrendering your own way of doing things and actively saying to Him: “Im going to do it your way Lord.”
Fijemos la mirada en Jesús, el iniciador y perfeccionador de nuestra fe, quien por el gozo que le esperaba, soportó la cruz, menospreciando la vergüenza que ella significaba, y ahora está sentado a la derecha del trono de Dios.
4 Maneras de fijar tus ojos en Él
1. Una vida de adoración
“Through Him, therefore, let us at all times offer up to God a sacrifice of praise, which is the fruit of lips that thankfully acknowledge and confess and glorify His name.” Hebrews 13:15
2. Meditando en las escrituras
“You will keep in perfect and constant peace the one whose mind is steadfast [that is, committed and focused on You—in both inclination and character], Because he trusts and takes refuge in You [with hope and confident expectation].” Isaiah 26:3 AMP
3. Obediencia a la palabra del Señor
"Si ustedes me aman, obedecerán mis mandamientos." Juan 14:15
4. Una vida de oración
"No se preocupen por nada; más bien, en toda ocasión, con oración y ruego, presenten sus peticiones a Dios y denle gracias. Y la paz de Dios, que sobrepasa todo entendimiento, cuidará sus corazones y sus pensamientos en Cristo Jesús." Filipenses 4: 6-7
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Hola a todos! mi nombre es Gabriella pero me puedes llamar Gaby.
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He creado este espacio con el propósito de compartir lo que el Señor ha puesto en mi corazón de la manera más real y genuina posible. Quiero invitarte a mi camino de seguir a Jesús y espero poder inspirarte en el tuyo.
