Saturday I was on my way to a pastor´s meeting in Tuxtla Gutierrez, just learning how to get around in the city I was a bit lost. I had stopped at a red light and needed to turn right. I really wasn´t sure about the intersection or the red light, the car behind me blew his horn (something that happen a lot in this city) so I made the turn. Shortly after that as I was going down the road three police cars stopped me. Over the years I´ve learn to be calm having been stop many many time before. The officer came up and ask me for my papers of which I have to explain in detail being the city police don´t understand customs or immigration laws.

After a while he told me that they would have to impound my vehicle. I told him ok, but could he take me to pay the fine. He insisted that he would take my vehicle and I said ok whatever you want to do with me, I did argue or complain I just surrendered. There isn´t much use in that. After a few minutes he gave me back my papers smiled and said I was free to go.

During Sunday worship the Lord spoke to me saying,  ”Can you surrender to me and my will like you surrendered to the police.” Yes Lord forgive me for struggling and sometimes arguing when you ask me to do something.

Thank you Lord for loving me

All to Jesus I surrender;
All to Him I freely give;
I will ever love and trust Him,
In His presence daily live.

I surrender all, I surrender all;
All to Thee, my blessed Savior,
I surrender all.

All to Jesus I surrender;
Humbly at His feet I bow,
Worldly pleasures all forsaken;
Take me, Jesus, take me now.

I surrender all, I surrender all;
All to Thee, my blessed Savior,
I surrender all.

All to Jesus I surrender;
Make me, Savior, wholly Thine;
Let me feel the Holy Spirit,
Truly know that Thou art mine.

I surrender all, I surrender all;
All to Thee, my blessed Savior,
I surrender all.

All to Jesus I surrender;
Lord, I give myself to Thee;
Fill me with Thy love and power;
Let Thy blessing fall on me.

I surrender all, I surrender all;
All to Thee, my blessed Savior,
I surrender all.

All to Jesus I surrender;
Now I feel the sacred flame.
Oh, the joy of full salvation!
Glory, glory, to His Name!

I surrender all, I surrender all;
All to Thee, my blessed Savior,
I surrender all.

At one particular village, I was walking carrying a box of candy, the night before it had rain and the trail was full of mud. As I stepped onto the trail my feet flew out from under me and down I went. Candy flew in all direction, soaked in mud I got up and begin gathering the candy. Two youth women were watching and I jokingly said ”Its your falt” they answered ”Why is it our falt” and I explained that I was joking.

I went on to walk up the trail now a bit more careful, on arrival I notice the women had followed me to the church. I took them by the arm and brought them inside, when the service finished and they left. A few minutes later a young girl told me someone wanted to talk to me.

The young women were waiting to talk with me and told me they wanted to get close to God. I explained how and prayed with the women and went to find the pastor’s wife, as the pastor was busy. She spoke to the women and invited them to come back and planned to meet with them later.

Lesson learned – Even when you fall in the mud if you keep the right attitude God has people watching and you can lead them to Him.

Pray for these sister

I want to write about the images that are formed in our thoughts and hearts. Many people although may not form idols IMAGES with their hands, they do however form images in their minds and hearts of who they think God is.

Some would say Because God is love He could never punish or send to Hell       Haven´t they built a mental image of who they think God is?

But isn´t God also just, right in all His ways? Isn´t He Holy?

Loving was what He did when He sent His only begotten Son Jesus Christ to pay for what we deserved. If we reject this offering isn´t He just and right in His punishment?

We take the place as judges, about how God should acts and how He should  be. How silly to think the clay could judge how the potter should be.

Isa 29:16 Surely your turning of things upside down shall be esteemed as the potter’s clay: for shall the work say of him that made it, He made me not? or shall the thing framed say of him that framed it, He had no understanding?

Are not God´s thoughts much higher than our thoughts and His ways much higher than our ways.  God is expressed in the Old Testament and the New Testament and in our hearts as Holy, Father, Son and Spirit. He is not who we imagine in our minds and hearts.

HE IS!

Living GOD! 

HE is the Great I AM!