LA CONCIENCIA ES EL PRIMER PASO HACIA UNA VIDA MEJOR

Hay momentos en los que oramos para que Dios cambie una situación, pero también debemos preguntarnos: ¿qué responsabilidad me corresponde asumir a mí?
En nuestro caso, tuvimos que confrontar nuestra realidad. Más allá del peso o de nuestra apariencia física, había asuntos relacionados con nuestra salud que no podíamos seguir ignorando, particularmente en el caso de mi esposa. Ante cualquiera que fuera el problema de salud, entendimos que teníamos que ser intencionales, buscar la ayuda adecuada y movernos para provocar los cambios que estaban bajo nuestra responsabilidad.

La fe no sustituye la responsabilidad. Oramos, creemos en Dios y, al mismo tiempo, actuamos con sabiduría.

La Escritura nos recuerda:
«¿No se dan cuenta de que su cuerpo es el templo del Espíritu Santo…?»
— 1 Corintios 6:19, NTV

Cuidar el cuerpo no debe convertirse en idolatría de la apariencia, pero tampoco podemos caer en el extremo de descuidarlo. Nuestro cuerpo es parte de la mayordomía que Dios nos ha confiado.

Por eso buscamos orientación, tratamiento y supervisión médica. Comenzamos a revisar hábitos, alimentación, disciplina y aquellas decisiones cotidianas que estaban contribuyendo a nuestra condición.

Y aquí encontré una conexión directa con lo que enseño sobre crecimiento personal y liderazgo:

La conciencia identifica lo que necesita cambiar.
La responsabilidad elimina las excusas.
La intencionalidad nos mueve a actuar.
La disciplina sostiene lo que decidimos comenzar.

Y el dominio propio nos ayuda a permanecer cuando las emociones ya no son suficientes.

No podíamos cambiar el ayer, pero sí podíamos decidir qué hacer a partir de hoy.

Desde una perspectiva del Reino, esto también es liderazgo. Antes de pretender influenciar, dirigir o transformar a otros, debemos estar dispuestos a permitir que Dios confronte y transforme aquellas áreas de nuestra propia vida que necesitan orden.
El verdadero liderazgo comienza por gobernarnos a nosotros mismos bajo el gobierno de Cristo.

Todavía estamos en proceso. Seguimos aprendiendo, ajustando y conquistando pequeñas victorias cada día. No afirmamos que nuestro proceso sea la fórmula para todos; cada condición de salud requiere evaluación profesional y cada persona tiene circunstancias distintas.

Pero sí hemos aprendido algo:
No siempre podemos escoger la situación que enfrentamos, pero sí podemos decidir con qué actitud, responsabilidad, fe e intencionalidad vamos a responder ante ella.
Ora. Busca dirección de Dios. Busca la orientación médica correspondiente. Toma conciencia. Decide. Muévete. Sé intencional.

Porque muchas veces el cambio que estamos esperando comienza con la decisión que todavía no hemos tomado.

Seguimos celebrando nuestro aniversario. Seguimos creciendo. Seguimos creyendo. Seguimos tomando decisiones. Una victoria diaria a la vez.

— Ps. Luis Bernier & Idiana Liz

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Summer's officially winding down and, much of the country starts the transition between long, lazy days of summer and juggling the chaos of deadlines, frantic schedules, and extracurricular activities.

For me, I will jump into my 24th year in the classroom.

24 years of slow, sluggish days of recovery from the previous school year to the mach-3 craziness of a typical school day: a frazillion questions—some of which actually have something to do with the subject—as well as a litany of excuses, accommodation requests, apathy, and a cacophony of laughter directed at me because of something stupid I inadvertently or did.
Of course, it also comes meaningful and insightful classroom discussions, fond memories, and watching a light bulb come as a connection is made between the head and the heart.

I pray for many more school years to come.

Typically on the first day of school, the most frequent prompt that comes up is: what I did last summer.

This prompt produces a variety of responses, ranging from vacations, camping trips, swimming, tubing, fishing, and the county fair.

I’ve been thinking about this question a lot lately as well as what would be my answer.

All things considered, I had an eventful summer.
I embarked on another road trip, a budding impromptu tradition that takes me along American’s backroads exploring places I have never seen before. These annual road trips have become therapeutic for me.

The weekend after I returned, I went to my 40th High School Reunion, reliving old memories and seeing classmates I honestly thought I would have never seen again.

Next, my wife and I spent our 28th Anniversary exploring the old territorial capitol of Montana, Virginia City.

However, despite all of that activity, if I had to honestly define my summer, I would describe it as a time to heal.

This last spring, I lost my mother the same week my wife lost her job. It was a world turned upside-down.

In addition to the typical annual stress of teaching during a second semester, I had to be an emotional strength and encourager for my wife as we grieved the loss of my mother. We had to juggle a household that, for a time, dealt with a 60% income drop, a loss of insurance, and an uncertain future.

Now, I will emphatically state that God came through for us during that ordeal. He absolutely did.

However, those months also took a great toll on my being. I didn’t feel like myself at home or at work. My filters were down. My emotions were raw, shriveled and depleted. I was subdued and weak. I just wanted to crawl under a rock.

But the summer brought a time of restoration of heavy solitude. It brought with wonderful experiences alone, with my wife, and with God.

The teacher in Ecclesiastes writes of seasons in life:

“A time to be born and a time to die,
A time to plant and a time to uproot, A time to kill and a time to heal,
A time to tear down and a time to build, A time to weep and a time to laugh,
A time to mourn and a time to dance, A time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
A time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing, A time to search and a time to give up,
A time to keep and a time to throw away, A time to tear and a time to mend,
A time to be silent and a time to speak, A time to love and a time to hate,
A time for war and a time for peace.” (Ecclesiastes 3:2–8)

Life is filled with seasons. As much as we try, they are unavoidable. Frankly, it is easy to cling to God when life is wonderful; however, true spiritual growth comes when life isn't peachy.

We always enjoy mountain top experience; however, it is also important to remember that nothing grows on a mountain top. The rich, fertile soil lies in the valley.

It often seems superficial that use suffering to test us or to teach us a lesson. More often, he quietly sits with us in difficult seasons for us to cling to.

So what is the answer to that question asked in nearly every classroom in America? I healed.

My summer was a time for restoration, a time for healing.

In a matter of days, the school year kicks off and a new season begins.

And with the new year, when the next season arrives, my grip on God—with prayer and knowledge he is with me—remains tighter than ever.

Al comenzar a crecer de manera intencional y a liderarme a mí mismo, entendí una verdad incómoda: no podía pedir resultados diferentes mientras siguiera tomando las mismas decisiones.

Tuve que asumir responsabilidad por mis hábitos, por mi disciplina y por la manera en que estaba cuidando de mí. Ese proceso me llevó a dar un giro de 180 grados: eliminar hábitos que me estaban frenando, desarrollar amor propio y comenzar a tomar decisiones más conscientes.

De marzo a agosto he logrado bajar 120 libras, con disciplina, orientación, tratamiento y supervisión médica. No ha sido un proceso improvisado ni una fórmula rápida. Ha requerido constancia, acompañamiento y compromiso.

Y seguimos creciendo. Porque una transformación real no se construye en un solo gran momento, sino en victorias diarias: elegir mejor, cumplir lo que nos prometimos, levantarnos después de fallar y volver a decidir.

Todavía hay camino por recorrer. Pero hoy entiendo algo con mayor claridad: antes de liderar a otros, tuve que aprender a liderarme a mí mismo.

El crecimiento comienza cuando dejamos de esperar que algo cambie y comenzamos a cambiar nosotros.



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"Vocês são a luz do mundo. Não se pode esconder uma cidade construída sobre um monte." Mateus 5:14

Essa frase de Jesus sempre me faz pensar no que a gente coloca diante das pessoas.

Hoje, muita coisa chega até nós por uma tela. Uma pregação, um testemunho, uma conversa, uma frase que alguém compartilhou.

Às vezes, a pessoa nunca pisaria numa igreja, mas pode encontrar uma palavra enquanto passa o dedo pelo celular.

É por isso que eu acredito que comunicar também é uma forma de servir.

A gente pode usar o que tem nas mãos para mostrar o que Deus está fazendo e, quem sabe, chegar até alguém que está precisando disso.

Então faz uma experiência hoje, coloque no seu Story ou no status do WhatsApp: “Posso orar por você?”

E deixa lá. Não precisa explicar nada.

Talvez ninguém responda.

Mas e se alguém responder?

Uma pergunta tão simples pode abrir espaço para uma conversa que precisava acontecer. Talvez a luz que alguém está procurando hoje possa chegar através de você!

From the viewpoint of God’s eternal purpose, the church exists to be
• the incarnation and manifestation of the ultimate passion of God
• the organic expression and physical extension of the Trinitarian Community
• the corporate image-bearer of the Lord Jesus Christ on the earth
• the family of God
• the divine building whereby every living stone is being transformed, reshaped, and fitted together to form the Lord’s temple
• the colonial outpost of the coming kingdom
• the masterpiece of God
• the spiritual “Bethany” where Jesus of Nazareth is received, obeyed, and adored in the midst of a rejecting world
• the vessel in which the power of Christ’s resurrection life is visibly displayed
• the object of God’s supreme affection and delight
• the willing vehicle for Christ’s manifested presence
• the torchbearer of the testimony of Jesus
• the “one new man”—the new species—the “third race”
• the fiancée of Jesus Christ—His very body, His very bride
• the new humanity marked out in the Son of God before time and brought into existence by His cross
• the Christian’s native habitat
• the spiritual environment where face-to-face encounters between the bride and Bridegroom take place
• the living witness to the fullness and headship of God’s Son
• the colony from heaven that bears the image of its Ruler

Romanos 8:38
Y estoy convencido de que nada podrá jamás separarnos del amor de Dios. Ni la muerte ni la vida, ni ángeles ni demonios,[b] ni nuestros temores de hoy ni nuestras preocupaciones de mañana. Ni siquiera los poderes del infierno pueden separarnos del amor de Dios. 39 Ningún poder en las alturas ni en las profundidades, de hecho, nada en toda la creación podrá jamás separarnos del amor de Dios, que está revelado en Cristo Jesús nuestro Señor.

¿Acaso hay algo mejor que el amor de Dios? ¿Podría algo compararse a su amor, gracia y misericordia?

Él te ama como nadie te ha amado, ni te amará. Él sigue llamandonos a cada uno por nuestro nombre.

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