¡Usted Puede Edificar a la Gente!

Leon FontaineEntregate

Cuando Jesús pasaba por allí, miró hacia arriba y le dijo: —Zaqueo, baja en seguida, porque hoy tengo que quedarme en tu casa. Zaqueo bajó aprisa, y con gusto recibió a Jesús. Lucas 19:5-6 (DHH) ¿Sabía usted que muchos no cristianos se sienten insignificantes frente a los cristianos? Me parece especialmente cierto como pastor. Cuando la gente descubre lo que hago, se acuerdan instantáneamente de todo aquello por lo que se sienten culpables. También suponen que los estoy juzgando de modo que ellos tienen una reacción emocional instantánea, ya sea que se sienten condenados y quieren retirarse o que se sienten enojados por ser juzgado injustamente. Debido a que la gente reacciona de esta manera frente a los cristianos, tenemos que trabajar doblemente duro para mostrar …

Are You Scared To Admit You’re Afraid?

Leon FontaineDevoted

Do not be afraid of sudden terror, nor of trouble from the wicked when it comes; for the Lord will be your confidence, and will keep your foot from being caught. Proverbs 3:25 (NKJV) What are you allowing fear to rob from you? I was trying to help an intensely fearful person deal with their anxiety the other day. The problem was they refused to admit they were scared. Their denial stopped me from being able to walk them through some ways to deal with their anxiety. After all, how can you deal with something you don’t admit you have? Mark 11:23 teaches us to speak to mountains, and they’ll obey us. It doesn’t say, “Ignore the mountain and pretend it’s not there,” Because denial …

Don’t Let Fear Take The Wheel!

Leon FontaineDevoted

For the thing I greatly feared has come upon me, and what I dreaded has happened to me. Job 3:25 (NKJV) Fear never produces goodness in our lives. One time, I remember listening to the audio of a pilot going down in a plane. Even as the aircraft continued to fall, the pilot maintained a business-like tone in his radio communications: “The plane is uncontrollable. We’re not able to save it. We’re at ten thousand feet and descending with no working controls.” And then, in the same controlled manner, he asked if someone would tell his wife and family that he loved them. Even while facing imminent death, that pilot had learned in advance that letting fear take over helped nothing. Job discovered this truth …

Tómese el Tiempo para Conectarse

Leon FontaineEntregate

se enderezó y le preguntó: —Mujer, ¿dónde están? ¿Ninguno te ha condenado? Ella le contestó: —Ninguno, Señor. Jesús le dijo: —Tampoco yo te condeno; ahora, vete y no vuelvas a pecar.] Juan 8:10-11 ¿Alguna vez usted cae en el pensamiento legalista y religioso? Si alguien dice una mala palabra, ¿siente usted la necesidad de juzgarla o de culparla? Si su vecino le invita a tomar algunas cervezas, ¿usted evita ir porque no aprueba beber? ¿O estás dispuesto a ir y llevar una cerveza sin alcohol? ¿Estaría usted dispuesto a salir a tomar café con un compañero de trabajo que tiene una relación con una persona del mismo sexo o usted estaría demasiado preocupado de que alguien de su iglesia pudiera verlo? A veces necesitamos un …

Do As I Say, Not As I Do?

Leon FontaineDevoted

When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. Psalm 56:3 (NLT) How many times have you heard an exasperated parent or adult use this line? “Just do as I say!” The problem is that children don’t do what we say; they do what we do! We often forget that our kids and others around us are watching how we react to bad news, or how we respond when we’re fearful. Do you react to fear by getting anxious? Do you get stressed and start barking orders at everyone? I was recently chatting with the youth pastors at our church. They were telling me how many teenagers today are heavily governed by fear. The kids talk frequently about how stressed they feel. In fact, …