CÓMO VENCER EL CANSANCIO Y EL DESALIENTO

Leon FontaineEntregate

Por lo tanto, mediten en el ejemplo de Jesús, que sufrió tanta contradicción de parte de los pecadores; por eso, no se cansen ni se desanimen. Hebreos 12:3 (DHH) Las situaciones emocionalmente desafiantes tienen una forma de absorber su energía como ninguna otra cosa. Usted puede trabajar duro físicamente y estar cansado al final del día, pero no es el mismo tipo de cansancio que debilita el alma y que se manifiesta cuando hay tensión en el trabajo o en la casa, o quizás cuando usted está caminando sobre cáscaras de huevo alrededor de alguien, o está enfrentando un desacuerdo que parece no tener solución. Cuando el miedo, la ira, los celos o las preocupaciones lo presionan, cuando usted decepciona a las personas o estas …

A MULTI-TASKING POWERHOUSE CALLED LOVE

Leon FontaineDevoted

Love does no wrong to others, so love fulfills the requirements of God’s law. Romans 13:10 (NLT) The power of love accomplishes more than laws alone can. Think about it. Why do we not beat our kids? Is it because the law says not to? Or is it because we love them? Of course, it’s because of love! And because of that love, we naturally obey the law at the same time. When Jesus said that the most important commandments were to love God and our neighbours (Matthew 22:37-40), He was not doing away with the Ten Commandments—that would open the door to chaos and anarchy. He said, “These two commands are pegs; everything in God’s Law and the Prophets hangs from them” (Mathew 22:40, …

¿ES SU ENFOQUE CLARO COMO EL CRISTAL?

Leon FontaineEntregate

Por lo tanto, ya que ustedes han sido resucitados con Cristo, busquen las cosas del cielo, donde Cristo está sentado a la derecha de Dios. Piensen en las cosas del cielo, no en las de la tierra. Colosenses 3:1-2 (DHH) La meditación le ayuda a tener un enfoque claro. El versículo de hoy nos alienta a poner nuestras mentes en las cosas de arriba. Cuanto más meditemos sobre la bondad, la presencia y las promesas de Dios, más podremos elevarnos por encima de la ira y el temor que amenazan con gobernar nuestra toma de decisiones. La meditación nos ayuda a controlar nuestras emociones, ganar perspectiva y obtener un enfoque más claro, y esto nos fortalece en todos los aspectos de nuestras vidas. Todos enfrentamos …

HAS LEGALISTIC RELIGION HURT YOU?

Leon FontaineDevoted

“God did not send his Son into the world to judge and condemn the world, but to be its Savior and rescue it!” John 3:17 (TPT) Over the years, I’ve met many people who’ve been hurt by religion. But it’s essential to realize that it wasn’t Jesus who hurt them. That’s an important distinction. Unfortunately, following Christ becomes legalistic for many people, and they begin to place rule-following ahead of a relationship with God. Sadly, I’ve discovered this leads to mean-spiritedness. For example, I remember speaking to a heartbroken mom whose church asked her to leave when her husband divorced her. You see, it is often legalistic people who shun others—not Jesus or the true church. Christ didn’t turn His back on people who fell …

IT’S NOT WHAT WE DO, IT’S WHO WE BELIEVE IN

Leon FontaineDevoted

Can’t you see the central issue in all this? It is not what you and I do—submit to circumcision, reject circumcision. It is what God is doing, and he is creating something totally new, a free life! Galatians 6:15 (MSG) Today, some people believe that the church should preach such a harsh message that every sinner either runs to the altar for forgiveness or out the back door in shame. Yet I can’t find Jesus or the apostles doing that. When they preached the Gospel in a city, it would explode with great joy! Jesus consistently attracted massive crowds, and when He received persecution it was never from the crowd. It was always from the legalistic, religious people. In fact, those same religious people nailed …