.- "Ves como es él, Señor?"
- "¿Ves como tú eres?"
- "Señor, ¿te refieres a que hay cosas que quieres cambiar en mi?"
- "Muchas cosas. ¿Estás dispuesta a escucharlas?"
- "Bueno, supongo."
- "Dime cuando estés en realidad dispuesta".
- "¿Por qué yo, Dios? Él es el que necesita cambiar."
- "El punto no es quién necesita cambiar. El punto es quién está dispuesto a cambiar."
- "Pero Dios, esto no es justo."
- "Yo nunca dije que la vida es justa, dije que yo soy justo."
- "Pero yo..."
- "Alguien tiene que estar dispuesto a comenzar."
- "Pero..."
- "¿Cuán importante es conservar tu matrimonio?"
- "Muy importante. Las otras opciones no son aceptables."
- "He dicho. Comencemos cambiándote a ti."
- "Ayúdame a tener una buena actitud en cuanto a esto, Señor."
- "Eso depende de ti."
- "¿Tengo que orar por mi esposo aunque él no lo esté haciendo por mi?"
- "Precisamente."
- "Pero eso no es...está bien, está bien, ya recuerdo. La vida no es justa. ¡Tú eres justo!"
(Silencio. Él está asintiendo con la cabeza desde el cielo.)
"Me rindo. Comienza. ¡Ay, esto va a ser doloroso! Ca...cambia...no puedo creer que estoy diciendo esto."
(Profundo respiro) "Cámbiame, Señor!"
Del libro "El poder de la esposa que ora" de Stormie Omartian.
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lunes, julio 18, 2011
viernes, julio 08, 2011
A child's faith
A little child will lead them. (ISAIAH 11:6)
And dear God," my little boy whispered, "I pray that you give mommy and daddy another Jaynes baby."
After four years of praying for God to bless us with a second child, we realized that might not be His plan for our family. However, every night my little boy, Steven, prayed for another "Jaynes baby." But how do you tell someone to stop praying a prayer?
As I pondered this dilemma, God took care of it for me. Just before his fifth birthday Steven and I were sitting at his child-sized table eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. He looked up at me, and with all the wisdom of the prophets asked, "mommy, have you ever thought that God might want you to have only one Jaynes baby?"
"Yes, son, I have," I said. "And if that's the case, I'm glad He gave me everything I ever wanted in one package when He gave me you."
"Well, what I think we ought to do is to pray until you're too old to have one. Then we'll know that was His answer."
Steven had no idea how old "too old" was. He knew Sarah in the Bible was 90 when she delivered Isaac. But whatever the outcome, Steven wasn't having a problem with God saying no. My son knew I said no to him many times, and no didn't mean "i don't love you." Rather it meant "I'm your parent, and i know what's best for you."
God taught me a great lesson that day. Through Steven's childlike faith, God gave me an example of the attitude of trust I should have toward my heavenly Father who loves me and knows what's best for me...and sometimes that means accepting when His answer is no.
From the book "Extraordinary moments with God" by Sharon Jaynes.
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And dear God," my little boy whispered, "I pray that you give mommy and daddy another Jaynes baby."
After four years of praying for God to bless us with a second child, we realized that might not be His plan for our family. However, every night my little boy, Steven, prayed for another "Jaynes baby." But how do you tell someone to stop praying a prayer?
As I pondered this dilemma, God took care of it for me. Just before his fifth birthday Steven and I were sitting at his child-sized table eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. He looked up at me, and with all the wisdom of the prophets asked, "mommy, have you ever thought that God might want you to have only one Jaynes baby?"
"Yes, son, I have," I said. "And if that's the case, I'm glad He gave me everything I ever wanted in one package when He gave me you."
"Well, what I think we ought to do is to pray until you're too old to have one. Then we'll know that was His answer."
Steven had no idea how old "too old" was. He knew Sarah in the Bible was 90 when she delivered Isaac. But whatever the outcome, Steven wasn't having a problem with God saying no. My son knew I said no to him many times, and no didn't mean "i don't love you." Rather it meant "I'm your parent, and i know what's best for you."
God taught me a great lesson that day. Through Steven's childlike faith, God gave me an example of the attitude of trust I should have toward my heavenly Father who loves me and knows what's best for me...and sometimes that means accepting when His answer is no.
From the book "Extraordinary moments with God" by Sharon Jaynes.
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