But even the archangel Michael, when he was disputing with the devil about the body of Moses, did not dare to bring a slanderous accusation against him, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!” –Jude 9, NIV
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Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.” When he had said this, he breathed his last. –Luke 23:46, NIV Who has followed avidly the Chilean miners’ rescue? The world was watching the miners reach the surface for the first time in two months. Goggles on their eyes on a tiny capsule, their embrace with their families seemed eternal…until they had to go to the hospital. Pneumonia, dirt, and bath teeth aside, they were in great shape. (Yes, even the one with two chicas, yeah, him too…) Only God can do that –and what surprised me was seeing this quote on the back of their t-shirts… In his hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to him. –Psalm 95:4, NIV Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up. –James 4:7-10, NIV Jesus replied, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.” –John 13:7, NIV I will defend this city and save it, for my sake and for the sake of David my servant. -2 Kings 19:34, NIV Everyone wants to be someone else.
Man hardly ingrains change. Peacefully or violently, we will resist the calling to be transformed or renewed in any matter. Our blood pours out opposition to ways higher than ours. Yet deep inside, a part of us, deep inside of us, wants for new blood, new oxygen, and a new thought. It breathes for something new; it craves anxiously for a clearer revelation. Change does only not begin when we crave something new: it starts on a greater longing. I don’t know, God will NEVER take away the essence of our being, for it’s too precious to lose that! But He does modify our character to conform it to a Higher will. The problem, though, is not on looking to change: it’s when we don’t choose to be ourselves for some ill-conceived image of faint purpose. Well then, what is the point of trying to be something I’m not!? Am I irresponsible? No, but I do need to work on being pendiente of my surroundings. Am I nice? Yes, but this doesn’t mean that I should become a living melcocha and let people step on me. Can I take decisions easily? Nope, not even if I had a cheesecake or a chocolate cake in front of me. (Guess I don’t want to lie…) Should I stop writing? Oh, hell, no! But I can’t obsess over putting every detail to bed if it won’t turn to a blessing for my life and others. Transformation takes more than willingness; it takes balance, truth and action to discover what will we turn out to be in life-what we want to be, what we hope to be, what we’d love to be. For we know, we know we will do great things –although we are great as we are right now-, but don’t worry if we can’t see things overnight. (This goes for me, too.) Off to work out on my change. Blessings from Puerto Rico, and your cristino preferido, José E. See to it, brothers, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God. But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin's deceitfulness. (Hebrews 3:12, 13, NIV) |
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