Telling God what to Do, Decirle a Dios que Hacer

Pero tú me dirás: Entonces, ¿por qué todavía nos echa la culpa Dios? ¿Quién puede oponerse a su voluntad?Respondo: ¿Quién eres tú para pedirle cuentas a Dios? ¿Acaso le dirá la olla de barro al que la modeló: "¿Por qué me hiciste así?" ¿No tiene derecho el alfarero de hacer del mismo barro unas vasijas para usos especiales y otras para fines ordinarios? - Romanos 9:19-21

A lo largo de los años pensé que tenía las soluciones adecuadas para Dios resolver mis problemas. En mi mente figuraba una lista de soluciones para Él como: cambia a mi vecino el cascarrabias, sana a mi amiga de cáncer, has que mi esposo sea dedicado como los descritos en los libros sobre el matrimonio.

Muchas de estas cosas sucedieron y otras no. Muchas veces sentí que Dios me había decepcionado. Ahora veo que estaba usando la oración como un arma de control. Había estado tratando de controlar a Dios, Como si eso es posible!

Ahora con mi actitud cambiada, puedo llevar mis peticiones a Dios de una manera distinta. Aun soy ferviente y consistente, pero no tengo que decirle a Dios que hacer. Ahora solo miro, espero y copero. Aceptar la soberanía de Dios es un paso más de entrega al Todopoderoso.

One of you will say to me: “Then why does God still blame us? For who is able to resist his will?" But who are you, a mere human being, to talk back to God? “Shall what is formed say to the one who formed it, ‘Why did you make me like this?’ "Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for noble purposes and some for disposal of refuse? - Romans 9:19-21

Throughout the years I thought I had the right solutions for God to solve my problems. In my mind I listed solutions for him like: Change my grouchy neighbor, cure my friend from cancer, make my husband devoted as the ones described on the how- to books on marriage.

Some of these things happened and some of them didn’t. I felt that God disappointed me too many times. I see now that I have been using prayer as a weapon of control. I have tried to control God, as if that is possible!

With a surrendered attitude, I can bring my request to God in a different way. I’m still fervent and consistent, but I don’t have to tell God what to do. Instead, I watch, wait and cooperate. To accept God’s sovereignty is one more necessary surrender.


Blessings,

Source: Women's Devotional Bible 

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Nada se Pierde en el Espíritu, Nothing is lost in the Spirit

Por eso les digo: Crean que ya han recibido todo lo que estén pidiendo en oración, y lo obtendrán. - Marcos 11:24

Nunca se puede perder nada en el mundo de Dios. Debemos descansar seguros de que todo lo que es legítimamente de uno, regresará a uno y debemos dar gracias porque esto es verdad.

Al orar le pedimos a Dios primeramente que nos perdone, pedimos por: el pan de cada día, nuestra salud, nuestros familiares, nuestro país, ayuda económica y nuestra salvación. Cuando oramos con FE, debemos descansar seguros de que Dios cumplirá su promesa. Recordando siempre ser sabios y reconocer que todo viene a su tiempo, cuando Dios lo crea necesario y como el cree que es mejor para nosotros. A veces pedimos cosas que nos dañaran espiritualmente, o queremos lo que pedimos al instante, pero Dios obra de manera misteriosa y hace que cada bendición venga a su debido tiempo y en formas inesperadas. Así que no te desesperes, pide con fe y espera en Jehová seguro de que tus respuestas están en Él. Aún cuando las apariencias nos dicen que hemos perdido algo, podemos afirmar que Nada se Pierde en el Espíritu.

Señor, que se haga tu voluntad y no la mía, perdona mis ofensas, ayúdame a reconocerlas y a no volverlas  a cometer. Tu sabes lo que yo necesito y lo que me pertenece. Ayúdame a ser sabia para recibir mis bendiciones, vivir acorde a tus enseñanzas y ser luz de tu amor. AMEN

Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. - Mark 11:24

We could never lose anything in the world of God. We can rest assured that everything that is legitimate ours, will return to us and we should give thanks, for this is true.

In our prayers we ask God for forgiveness, we ask for: our daily bread, our health, our families, our country, financial blessings and our salvation. When we pray with faith, we must rest assured that God will fulfill his promise, and must remember always to be wise and recognize that everything comes in His time and when God sees is best for us. Sometimes we ask for things that will damage us spiritually and want what we ask for at once, but God works in mysterious ways and makes every blessing comes in due time and in unexpected ways. So do not despair, ask in faith and wait in the Lord, knowing that your answers are in God. Even when circumstances tell us that we have lost, we can proclaim that, Nothing is lost in the Holy Spirit.

Lord, make thy will and not mine, forgive my offenses, help me recognize them and not to commit them again. You know what I need and what belongs to me. Help me be wise to receive my blessings, live according to your teachings and be part of your light of love. AMEN!


Continue to have a blessed summer,

Our Blessings, Nuestras Bendiciones

Nuestras Bendiciones

"Clama a Mí, y Yo te responderé y te revelaré cosas grandes e inaccesibles, que tú no conoces." - Jeremías 33:3

Saber que somos amados por Dios es un tesoro inapreciable. Somos bendecidos de muchas maneras y  debemos explorar más a fondo para descubrir los regalos divinos que están disponibles para nosotros cada día y en cada cosa. Las bendiciones de Dios son muchas, pero la mayoría de veces buscamos cosas "grandes e impactantes" cuando en realidad es en las cosas pequeñas que se manifiestan los milagros y bendiciones de Dios en forma extraordinaria. Dios es nuestra prosperidad y nos anima a explorar y descubrir las abundantes bendiciones que nos rodean. Clama con Fe y el responderá!

¿En donde y en que has descubierto una de tus bendiciones hoy?

Our Blessings

"Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know." - Jeremiah 33:3 

To know that we are loved by God is a priceless treasure. We are blessed in many ways and we should explore further to discover the divine gifts that are available to us every day and every thing. God's blessings are many, but we most often look for things that are "big and impressive" when in reality it is the little things that manifest miracles and blessings of God in extraordinary ways. God is our prosperity and encourages us to explore and discover the abundant blessings that surround us. Call to God with Faith and He will answer!

Where and in what miracle have you discovered your blessing today?

Song of the month JULY 2011, Blessings (Bendiciones)

by Laura Story

“Because they love me,” says the LORD, “I will rescue them; I will protect them, for they acknowledge my name. They will call on me, and I will answer them;I will be with them in trouble,I will deliver them and honor them. With long life I will satisfy them and show them my salvation.” - Psalm 91:14-16

"Yo lo libraré, porque él se acoge a mí;lo protegeré, porque reconoce mi nombre. Él me invocará, y yo le responderé; estaré con él en momentos de angustia; lo libraré y lo llenaré de honores. Lo colmaré con muchos años de vida y le haré gozar de mi salvación.- Salmo 91:14-16

"Blessings" Lyrics

We pray for blessings

We pray for peace

Comfort for family, protection while we sleep

We pray for healing, for prosperity

We pray for Your mighty hand to ease our suffering

All the while, You hear each spoken need

Yet love us way too much to give us lesser things

Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops

What if Your healing comes through tears

What if a thousand sleepless nights

Are what it takes to know You’re near

What if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise

We pray for wisdom

Your voice to hear

And we cry in anger when we cannot feel You near

We doubt Your goodness, we doubt Your love

As if every promise from Your Word is not enough

All the while, You hear each desperate plea

And long that we'd have faith to believe

Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops

What if Your healing comes through tears

What if a thousand sleepless nights

Are what it takes to know You’re near

And what if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise

When friends betray us

When darkness seems to win

We know the pain reminds this heart

That this is not, this is not our home

It's not our home

Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops

What if Your healing comes through tears

And what if a thousand sleepless nights

Are what it takes to know You’re near

What if my greatest disappointments

Or the achings of this life

Is the revealing of a greater thirst this world can’t satisfy

And what if trials of this life

The rain, the storms, the hardest nights

Are Your mercies in disguise