Howdy!
Its been too long since I last posted a blog! It has been a crazy couple of weeks, from manifestations of the Holy Spirit to incredible testimonies of healing and encouragement! Today has been, so far, amazing!
Today I woke up to one of my favorite songs: Jehovah Jireh (meaning The Lord who provides . It completely encourages me and definitely wakes me up in the morning! After class today, I was really debating about going home or staying on campus to study. Thankfully, God answered that by having me run into Tim. We pretty much talked and walked to the street where the Rich building is at and he prayed over me for my sinuses. Praise God for afterwards, I felt my sinuses become nearly empty and I felt my nasal passage just clear all the way to my throat! Such a blessing! To make things even better, Justin was parked right behind us and asked us to pray for his cough! Prayed over it and he said it significantly felt better! God is so good, its crazy! Seeing Justin there, I felt that I should ride with him to go home, and I must say, it was an extreme blessing! We started talking about how God has seasons for us. A season for us to bear fruit and a season where we grow roots. It was really encouraging to hear that because it just confirmed me that God knows what is best for not only ourselves, but for His Kingdom! Upon arriving to my apartment, I felt really compelled to ask him if he wanted to stop by for a drink of tea. Thankfully, he said yes and we began a whole new topic to talk about.
Habitual sin was the name and boy, did he bring on the game! It truly felt that this morning was orchestrated by Dad Himself! As if, He came down from His throne and had a chat with me over a cup of tea. I'm so thankful for God and for Justin's obedient heart towards the Lord; he encourages me every time I see him. Victory is given to us. It is our choice to either take it and run with it, or just leave it. Sin has no power over us, yet we choose to fear it, thus giving it power. After Justin left, I got a revelation-an image of a carnival/amusement park.
I saw that people were lining up at the ticket booth so that they could exchange their money for the tickets and enjoy the amusement park. The thing is, the people weren't exchanging regular money for the tickets, they were exchanging diamonds, rubies, gold, and any other precious stone or metal that you could think of. I could also see that the workers had a dark sense to them. I check my pockets and reach in to grab hold of the same currency: precious stones and metals.
I believe that what it means is that, sin is like going to a carnival. You have real money, jewels, and you spend it to get fake money, tickets, and enjoy a day at the carnival which doesn't last forever; not to mention, you get sore, weary, bored, and you begin to just wander aimlessly around the park, seeing what else you can do that can bring some sort of entertainment. There are times when I feel like that: I'm wasting away going to the carnival when there's a kingdom with limitless joy and happiness just on the opposite side of the lot. I find myself spending precious amounts of time seeking sin instead of using that time to seek God or doing something that isn't of this world. I saw this verse that really caught my eye:
"Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in rich food." -Isaiah 55:2
God is the only one that can satisfy us fully. These "rides" can only bring temporary satisfaction, if you can even call it that. I'm tired of seeing the same things at that carnival. I'm bored of the same attractions that offer prizes but are rigged to where you can never win. I'm exhausted of wandering aimlessly on the grounds just wondering what I should do there. I'm ready to go home; I'm ready to give my tickets back to satan; I'm ready to declare victory; I'm ready to go to Christ's throne and enjoy His Love which is not only effortless to receive, but also way better than any prize I can win at some trashy carnival!
God is calling out to us. He sees the pain in our hearts when we try something only to find that it doesn't even satisfy us for long. He has an even better satisfaction to offer and the coolest thing is: its free! God loves us and will never leave us nor forsake us. We just have to decide where we are going to spend our time: at some nasty, ghetto carnival or in a palace that has so many things to do, it would take an eternity to experience it all? I've decided what I'm going to do. Have you?
The day isn't over yet
Monday, March 29, 2010
Monday, March 15, 2010
Fired Up!!
Howdy!
Hey people! This week is going to be an excellent week! Not only are we going to encounter God this week, but He will change us and the cities of Bryan and College Station in ways that we thought highly improbable! In the name of Jesus Christ, who gives all authority and power, we are going out to BCS and we're going to bless everyone immensely! Be praying for us here at BCS! I'm going to be posting everything that happens this week so that not only will we be blessed, but also you, the reader, will be encouraged to seek Jesus, for He is earnestly seeking you and Loves you!
God Bless,
Pablo Lopez
Hey people! This week is going to be an excellent week! Not only are we going to encounter God this week, but He will change us and the cities of Bryan and College Station in ways that we thought highly improbable! In the name of Jesus Christ, who gives all authority and power, we are going out to BCS and we're going to bless everyone immensely! Be praying for us here at BCS! I'm going to be posting everything that happens this week so that not only will we be blessed, but also you, the reader, will be encouraged to seek Jesus, for He is earnestly seeking you and Loves you!
God Bless,
Pablo Lopez
Monday, March 1, 2010
How the Cookie Crumbles
First the cookie has pressure exerted onto it until it cannot hold its uniformity and thus, it crumbles.
Howdy!
I think that sometimes, we as people feel just like that cookie. One minute we are freshly out of the oven admired by many in our casual solidified state, and the next, someone just takes us and gives us so much pressure that we inevitably break apart. Whether the "someone" is an actual person or something in our life, we usually crack under immense amounts of pressure. Its perfectly natural simply because humans are weak by nature and we tend to listen to what other people have to say about us more than we listen to ourselves. Now the amount of pressure you can handle may vary with each person, but it still begins to eat away at your soul until your foundation starts to crack and falls down. Although, I would have to say that the only exception to complete crumbs would have to be Jesus. He has said countless times that He is the Rock of Salvation! If you build up a house on the beach, it may stand for awhile, but once the waves start acting up and you have a hurricane up ahead, then each and every time, that house will surely fall. On the other hand, if you build your house away from sand and you first dig a very deep hole and fill it with cement, then the house would have a better chance to stand up against even the mightiest storms. Jesus is that slab of concrete! He provides us with a sturdy foundation that can never be torn down no matter what kind of pressures may come our way. The thing that we need to realize is...the slab will prevent your house from falling, but the storm is going to keep on coming. Jesus has promised us not that all pain would end, but that He will be there to comfort us whenever we need comforting. That way, when hardships come, you won't have to worry about the house falling, but instead you can worry about things that you must come to reconcile with; your family, your friends, co-workers and everyone that is in your life. Jesus will comfort us and He will give us a place of security in the midst of the storm!
It's really late so I'm going to cut this short since I'm half asleep while typing this. If this is a dream, then I won't see this in the morning. I might just possibly be "sleep-typing"...I have done this in the past so be wary!
God Bless,
Pablo Lopez
Howdy!
I think that sometimes, we as people feel just like that cookie. One minute we are freshly out of the oven admired by many in our casual solidified state, and the next, someone just takes us and gives us so much pressure that we inevitably break apart. Whether the "someone" is an actual person or something in our life, we usually crack under immense amounts of pressure. Its perfectly natural simply because humans are weak by nature and we tend to listen to what other people have to say about us more than we listen to ourselves. Now the amount of pressure you can handle may vary with each person, but it still begins to eat away at your soul until your foundation starts to crack and falls down. Although, I would have to say that the only exception to complete crumbs would have to be Jesus. He has said countless times that He is the Rock of Salvation! If you build up a house on the beach, it may stand for awhile, but once the waves start acting up and you have a hurricane up ahead, then each and every time, that house will surely fall. On the other hand, if you build your house away from sand and you first dig a very deep hole and fill it with cement, then the house would have a better chance to stand up against even the mightiest storms. Jesus is that slab of concrete! He provides us with a sturdy foundation that can never be torn down no matter what kind of pressures may come our way. The thing that we need to realize is...the slab will prevent your house from falling, but the storm is going to keep on coming. Jesus has promised us not that all pain would end, but that He will be there to comfort us whenever we need comforting. That way, when hardships come, you won't have to worry about the house falling, but instead you can worry about things that you must come to reconcile with; your family, your friends, co-workers and everyone that is in your life. Jesus will comfort us and He will give us a place of security in the midst of the storm!
It's really late so I'm going to cut this short since I'm half asleep while typing this. If this is a dream, then I won't see this in the morning. I might just possibly be "sleep-typing"...I have done this in the past so be wary!
God Bless,
Pablo Lopez
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