Insecurity

         One of the things that most, if not all youth deal with are insecurities. You know, that voice that tells you you can't do something, that your not good enough, that there are better, and the list goes on. This problem is not only among the youth who do not know God, but also, this has been a problem for those even baptized with the Holy Spirit.

           Why is this? Because insecurities are our battle. Something we as individuals need to overcome. While the person does not face and overcome their insecurities, they will find themselves stuck. Stuck to make decisions in their life because of the fear of failure. Stuck to making a difference through their life.

So, the quesiton is how does a person face and overcome their insecurities?

         The first step is to recognize/realize that we need God for everything. And as the bible says, without Him we cannot do anything. When we humble ourselves and recognize this, we tell are insecurities, "Yes, your right. Maybe there are better. Yes, maybe I cannot do it, BUT God will give me the capacity, the strength, and wisdom to do it".

        The next step is to confront your insecurities. If your insecurities say no, then you say yes. If they say you wont be able to, then you say, "Let's find out if I'm not going to be able to do this".

        Another thing that provokes insecurities are comparisons. Never compare yourself with others because God makes each person with different talents with their individual value.

        Finally, dont be afraid.  Well, the fear will come but it is like I always tell the youth. I never let my fears, insecurities, timidness, stop me from doing what I have to do.

        God gives a secret weapon to confront insecurities which is called faith. You have it inside of you, now it is time to use it.

        God Bless,

       
     

Cuanto puedes pesar?

   Hace unos días un amigo mio del grupo joven me estaba platicando sobre el ejercicio, y lo que el hablo para mi tiene mucho que ver con nuestra vida espiritual.


  Cuando una persona esta en el press de banca, levantando las pesas, están haciendo ejercicio. Mas, una de las cosas que lo decepciona, es que cuando la persona se cansa de levantar las pesas, paran. Aquella persona coloca las pesas de nuevo en su lugar para tomar un descanso. El me estaba diciendo que cuando nosotros estamos cansados, y cuando sentimos que no tenemos mas fuerzas para seguir, es allí cuando tenemos que luchar aun mas. Nosotros tenemos que salir de nuestra zona de confort y hacer el intento adicional, ir un paso de mas para ser mas fuerte. Si la persona desiste cuando este cansada, o cuando lleguen al punto de su zona de confort, entonces nunca crecerán, y se mantendrán  en el mismo lugar. Nunca alcanzaran su potencial.

  Cuando mi amigo me estaba platicando esto, yo misma pensaba, esto es lo mismo que acontece en nuestra vida espiritual. Cuando la persona no ejercita su fe, la persona se mantiene en el mismo lugar. Con las mismas situaciones, los mismos problemas, lo mismo todo. La persona que no usa lo que Dios coloco adentro de si, nunca crece. Esta persona se mantiene en su zona confort. Solo escuchando del poder de Dios, solo escuchando los testimonios de los de mas, pero nunca probando por uno mismo.

   Cuando una persona quiere una transformación en su vida, tienen que perseverar, tiene que luchar, mas, por causa que esto requiere esfuerzo, dolor, sacrificio,  la persona muchas veces prefiere continuar con la vida que tiene aunque de duela. La persona sigue sufriendo porque prefieren quedar en esta zona y estar cómodo en vez de levantarse y luchar hasta alcanzar la bendición.

   La vida de una persona solo puede progresar cuando la persona llegue al punto de decir YA BASTA!! Cuando la persona dice que ya no puede vivir de tal forma. O la vida de ellos cambia o cambia mas no aceptan vivir de la misma manera. Todo comienza con una decisión.

   Como ha estado su vida espiritual? Has ejercitado tu fe, o solo sentar en el sofá de la zona de confort? Si su fe fuera representada por las pesas como en la foto de arriba, cuanto puedes pesar?


Dios los bendiga,

How Much Can you Bench?

      A couple days ago a good friend of mine in the youth group was talking to me about working out. Although we were talking about exercise, what he said is very much related to our spiritual life.

When a person is on the bench press lifting up the weights, they are exercising. However, one of the things that disappoint him, is that when a person gets tired of lifting they stop. They put the weights back in their spot to take a break. He was telling me that when we are tired, when we feel that we have no more strength, that is when we have to try even harder. We have to break out of our comfort zone to do that extra push, to go that extra mile to become stronger. If the person stops once they are tired, or once they reach the line of their comfort zone, they will never grow, they will maintain themselves in that same spot. They will never reach their full potential.

    While my friend was telling me this, I was thinking to myself, that this is the same thing that happens in our spiritual life. When a person does not exercise their faith, they maintain themselves in the same spot. With the same situations, the same problems, the same everything. The person that does not use what God has placed inside of them, never grows. This person remains in their comfort zone. Only hearing about the power of God, only hearing the testimonies of others, but never knowing for themselves.

When a person wants a transformation in their life they have to persevere, they have to fight, but because this requires effort, pain, sacrifice, many people prefer to continue in the life they have even though it hurts. The person continues to suffer because they prefer to stay in this zone and be comfortable than to get out of their comfort zone until they reach their blessing.

A person's life can only progress when a person reaches a point where they say ENOUGH!! When they person says they can no longer live this way. Or their life changes or it changes but they will not accept living in the same way. It all starts with a decision.

How has your spiritual life been? Have you been exercising your faith, or lying down on your comfort zone couch ? If your faith was represented by the weights in the picture of above, how much could you bench?

God Bless.