REFUSE TO GIVE IN TO DEFEAT

Leon FontaineDevoted

For this I labor [often to the point of exhaustion], striving with His power and energy, which so greatly works within me. Colossians 1:29 (AMP) How do you handle defeat? I remember one particularly difficult year of my life that made me feel defeated. During that time, I experienced multiple death threats, an arsonist set fire to my house and my father, nephew and a few church staff members suddenly passed away. It became very easy to feel sorry for myself. But as this defeated feeling crept over me, I realized that regardless of my circumstances, I needed to choose a different attitude. So, I started studying Bible heroes of the faith. How did these men and women rise up and lead God’s people through hard …

EL PODER DEL ENFOQUE

Leon FontaineEntregate

»Vengan a mí todos ustedes que están cansados de sus trabajos y cargas, y yo los haré descansar.  Acepten el yugo que les pongo, y aprendan de mí, que soy paciente y de corazón humilde; así encontrarán descanso.  Porque el yugo que les pongo y la carga que les doy a llevar son ligeros.» Mateo 11:28-30 (DHH) Aquello en Lo que usted se enfoca en la vida se hace más grande. Digamos que hay una tachuela en su zapato. Cuanto más usted se enfoque en esa tachuela, más grande será el dolor. Sin embargo, si de pronto un oso lo persigue, usted se olvidas de eso y corre como si ni siquiera estuviera allí. Tenemos que ser cuidadosos. Si nos concentramos demasiado en nuestro dolor …

SMALL PRICE TO PAY

Leon FontaineDevoted

No power in the sky above or in the earth below— indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:39 (NLT)  God’s promises can determine your future.  Think about that for a minute. Imagine what your life would be like if you were walking in God’s promises. Take one in particular and picture it. For example, you could meditate on our verse today which says that nothing can separate you from God’s love. Picture this—His love is with you, in you and around you. It’s everywhere you go. Even when you’re at your worst, God loves you. When you feel unimportant, He’s saying, “I value you so …

TRATANDO CON PENSAMIENTOS NEGATIVOS

Leon FontaineEntregate

y estamos dispuestos a castigar toda desobediencia, una vez que ustedes obedezcan perfectamente. 2 Corintios 10:6 (DHH) La Biblia nos enseña en 2 Corintios 10:3-6 que hay un proceso para tratar con nuestros pensamientos. Si usted no hace frente a un pensamiento negativo, este se convierte en un argumento. Usted en su cabeza, comienza a discutir consigo mismo sobre este pensamiento y empieza a desarrollar teorías y razonamientos. Su imaginación se llena con un concepto o teoría equivocada, que se opone a la verdad de la Palabra de Dios. Para evitar esto, debemos seguir estudiando y declarando la Palabra de Dios. Al declararla, esta llega a nuestro corazón, donde las creencias correctas pueden expulsar creencias equivocadas que se encuentran profundamente arraigadas. En la medida en …

DO WHAT IT SAYS

Leon FontaineDevoted

But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. James 1:22 (NLT) People tend to think that it’s okay to watch and read all sorts of things as long as they realize they are not real. But whether we like it or not, what we look at, listen to and say are being planted and are growing in our hearts. The result is you can confuse your heart, or as James 1:22 says, deceive yourself. What you do also has an effect on your heart. You may think it’s fine to break rules as long as no one finds out, but you’re planting things in the soil of your heart. You may not feel any …