Don't give up Melissa Otto cover by Carolina and Sonia

A NEW YEAR!

Happy New Year!!!! Everyone posts, its all i see as soon as i open my news feeds on social media. A new year is defined by everyone according to their personal view. Some have a list of resolutions and wishes to fulfill, others just want the simple things.

 

Over the years i have learnt that having my new years lists got kinda tedious as i observed during half of the year that i didn't achieve some of the things i had put on my list. With time, this frustrated me and i decided from last year to keep things a little bit simple. So i shortened my list to three things:

1. More attention to Jesus
2. Better physical health
3. Conquer my fears.

I will say that fortunately i did achieve number 3, would have improved more on number 1 & 2. As we approach the new year 2017, today being the last day of the year, Christ spoke to me personally in my morning devotion. ITS TIME TO BE MADE WHOLE AND COMPLETE! time to GROW MORE and fulfill His purpose and plans for my life. Time to be more firm to principle and compromise only in preference. 

Sometimes in my anxiety i looked at what was around me, my colleagues, friends, environment, society, community, etc And in this day and age, people prefer to go along with the crowd and loose themselves. I saw that that was a danger and at the same time a temptation for me. I realized that the moment i shifted my eyes from God, i began to slip a little into the patterns of this world.

Don't get me wrong, the world isn't some nasty place, and neither am i an isolated alien. But according to what Scripture says, we are not of this world, we are in it, but not of it, We are not to be conformed to the ways of the world but are to be transformed by the renewing of our minds, meditating on God's Word, spending time in prayer and baring His testimony will make us stronger and more firm.

To shine in the light I have been given and bloom where i have been planted, to advance and grow according as Jesus would want me to. To prepare daily for His second coming and choose to be sanctified and have my character worked on, being the person that He wants me to be. To not merely TALK the TALK but above all to WALK the TALK. To allow Jesus to fill me, fill me with His presence and may my life be a living example of His love. To both seek my growth and the growth of those around me,

A new year is a new opportunity, not just to start afresh, but to finish off from where you ended a

nd GLORIFY the name of YOUR HEAVENLY FATHER

Tan solo he venido by Alexis Quinteros

God grant me!

Free by Dara Maclean (cover)

¡AMIGO VERDADERO!

Me atrevo a escribir una nota en español. No lo hago frecuentemente por que no estoy acostumbrada a hacerlo y la verdad que tengo miedo de que mi gramática española me falle. En realidad debería hacerlo más para perfeccionar el arte, jeje. Hoy me pregunto, ¿De que estas hecho Sonia…? ¿A quién perteneces? ¿Con quién caminas? ¿Quién es tu compañero? Surgieron estas preguntas gracias a la meditación de hoy cuando Dios me llamó la atención para examinarme y realmente reconocer donde estoy. Es importante siempre hacer una retroalimentación y autoexamen para ver si uno está en el buen camino. Esto no nos nace naturalmente sino que es el Espíritu Santo que nos lleva a ese lugar, una invitación especial para reencontrarse y saber que acción tomar.

Hay una “apariencia de santidad” que es muy fácil de realizar, tan solo uno tiene que portarse bien, vestirse bien, hablar bien, caminar bien, cantar bien y tadaaaaaaaaa, soy un Cristiano, santo y puro!!! Ojala que las cosas fuesen así, sería muy fácil y alcanzable ser cristiano cada uno por su cuenta, pero ser cristiano va más allá de eso. Es ser un seguidor de Jesús Cristo. NO ES SER JESUS EN LAS VIDAS DE LAS PERSONAS! Sino ejemplarlo, imitarlo y aun con nuestra condición pecaminosa, nos llama a formar una amistad con Él. Y el hecho de que somos pecadores debería darnos más razón para acudir a Él y aferrarnos más a Él porque no lo podemos hacer solos.

Muy pronto el tiempo vendrá donde cada uno va a demostrar a quien pertenece, y pienso que ni hace falta esperar por aquel día porque de alguna manera hoy, demostramos a quien pertenecemos cuando estamos enfrentados ante una prueba o dificultad o cuando Dios en su infinita sabiduría decide no darnos lo que pedimos . ¿Qué actitud tenemos? ¿Estamos dispuestos a seguir a Cristo aun en medio de la dificultad?

Se define la amistad verdadera o a un verdadero amigo como aquel que siempre está a tu lado pase lo pase, en los buenos y en los malos. Aquel quien te es fiel y nunca te deja solo. Eso es un verdadero amigo!!! Y para los que dicen que no tienen esta clase de amigo, están equivocados. Si hay un VERDADERO AMIGO, solo que no LE DAMOS CHANCE a manifestarse por nuestra ceguera y falta de fe.

Hoy, la invitación está extendido hacia nosotros! Una invitación de hacer una amistad con Jesús. Con los brazos abiertos nos llama y espera recibirnos!! ¿ACEPTAREMOS SU AMISTAD HOY?

YOU!!!!

So its been quiet a while since i wrote a note on here, doesn't mean I've been less inspired just means i have been in my incubation period where a lot of growth has taken place, a lot of reflecting and some decision making. As one grows older, the message and pictures become clearer and clearer with time.

I’m going to share a little bit about whats been going on while i was incubating and of course, my passion for writing will reveal it all. Its a free world and we are allowed to share our ideas and experiences, allowed to voice out whats in the depth of our heart, that’s the beauty of communication. I communicate to my audience of friends via social media, most of them i know, some i haven’t seen in ages and others well.......... they disappeared or maybe i disappeared on them, one of us disappeared, lol!

Life is an amazing journey, filled with many experiences and opportunities to grow and become one’s best self, reaching the grand potentials that are hidden inside but only exposed under certain circumstances. As most know I am Christian, which means I am a follower of Jesus Christ. And being so has shaped me and my beliefs and how i view the world. Today’s note is about YOU! yes................YOU!

YOU are a masterpiece, YOU are loved, YOU inspire others and YOU are amazing! YOU might not realize it or perhaps have not been told lately just how special YOU are. Well let me take the opportunity to say it while it was said to me too.

Never forget your worth as a human being, never forget you are a treasure, you are unique and your existence indispensable. This is not a fairy tale or some kind of motivational talk, it’s TRUTH told and shown when JESUS chose to die for YOU on that Old Rugged Cross. When no one was willing to pay for the mess your sins made, He was, when no one was there for you when you were in need, naked, hungry and weak, He was! Therefore the price of YOUR life was shown to be a high one because of the value JESUS placed on it and demonstrated it on the cross. But the story doesn’t end there. He’s preparing a PLACE for YOU so you could no longer go through the pain, hurt and suffering that this world brings. What a grand promise!

YOU were and YOU are WORTH IT!!! Wont YOU accept God’s Eternal Love today???