My name is Gines, and I've been keeping this blog for almost a year. Let me share with you something that God has done in my life. I hope to be a blessing and edification.
To the glory of God, I heard a sermon by Paul Washer called "examine yourself", a few days later I read that this was used by the Lord to reveal himself to Charles, wife of Paul Washer and save precious. God had been hitting the past two years in various ways, but He allowed that night in the month of October 2009, I heard this sermon, setting out so clearly the Lord's words in 1 John, who examined me completely and this began a profound transformation in my life. Before I tell you what happened, I have a bit of me.
was born into a Christian family, I grew up with a good example of my father and fastening love my mother. Were a model marriage until the day my father left this earth. He was a man who loved God, pious and fearful of him was always an example for me and I thank God for the 15 years that could be by my side.
So, I stayed in the church today that I have 31 years. In 1997, I married to Susan, my dear wife and God has given to Ana and Itai, my precious children. I've been very blessed by the Lord and I thank for it. But I look back and we've been real storms, night of the soul, real dangers for my wrong-doing and an unregenerate heart, which had not surrendered completely to Christ (I thought everything was normal). Even today I know what the Lord has allowed for good. I feel that all the past, the lessons, the whole process I have experienced seems to me that night led to the preaching and the texts in 1 John.
Like almost every night I stood before my laptop to find material for sound doctrine with which to fill the pages of my blog and find videos that I built. Although I must confess that I was always looking for inspirational videos, be idle on the internet is a ruin. But that day God had mercy on me and I found not as preaching "Examine yourself by Paul Washer." And many other materials known brother as "On the narrow road" and really challenged me, and took more than a year knowing what is true gospel and identifying pseudoevangelio is blooming everywhere. But now he was sitting in the chair in front of the screen, hoping to build for another sermon of my dear Paul. Never imagined what would follow, in fact, I had no idea.
I was confronted, the religious structure that held my weak "spiritual life" fell apart and I with her. Fell to pieces when down my "assurance of salvation", supports and columns that I had built over many years of being in my congregation fell apart as the fog. I saw myself as a mirror, clear and transparent and I liked what I saw. I felt a great sadness, I was naked and impressed by my new awareness, breathless and very sad, I realized how far I was from God and how sin had on me. This was the early morning.
Quietly and with great sadness in my heart, pondering what he had heard and read the word, I went to sleep.
besetting sin that I disappeared from the overnight, years of fruitless struggle and carnal in my power against sin, ended on that day. The night before, listening to the sermon, I found lacking, distant and alien from the kingdom of God.
There were no major tears, and I got excited listening to a song I did not see any light (even dawn Your light on me), or felt a supernatural power, or hear his voice audible.
But I was confronted, in my heart broken, spilled at his feet, broke the bottle and the substance was spilled (Mt 26:7), the spirit of the winds blew and relived (Ez 37:9-10), removing my heart of stone and giving me one of flesh (Ezekiel 36:26), sprayed me with his holy blood and grace flooded me (1 ยช Peter 1:2). He finished the fight in my strength and I felt death the carnal passions that I had been raging. Well understood now fighting with me and he was not alone.
Glory to God, I serve you, give you my entire life and do His will in the years that I have on this earth. I understand that there is nothing worthwhile for me in this world, there is no material success and personal triumph, if not my "success and my success" will come the day He calls me to his presence and there will see his beauty . (Philippians 3:8)
long for its return, I love that day, meanwhile, want to serve, not be idle, wasting my life, but to give my time and entire life and that He use me to bring His elect to fold.
God continue to bless and use for His glory to the family Washer. I pray the Lord to increase their faith and hold on the day of the test.
To the glory of God, I heard a sermon by Paul Washer called "examine yourself", a few days later I read that this was used by the Lord to reveal himself to Charles, wife of Paul Washer and save precious. God had been hitting the past two years in various ways, but He allowed that night in the month of October 2009, I heard this sermon, setting out so clearly the Lord's words in 1 John, who examined me completely and this began a profound transformation in my life. Before I tell you what happened, I have a bit of me.
was born into a Christian family, I grew up with a good example of my father and fastening love my mother. Were a model marriage until the day my father left this earth. He was a man who loved God, pious and fearful of him was always an example for me and I thank God for the 15 years that could be by my side.
So, I stayed in the church today that I have 31 years. In 1997, I married to Susan, my dear wife and God has given to Ana and Itai, my precious children. I've been very blessed by the Lord and I thank for it. But I look back and we've been real storms, night of the soul, real dangers for my wrong-doing and an unregenerate heart, which had not surrendered completely to Christ (I thought everything was normal). Even today I know what the Lord has allowed for good. I feel that all the past, the lessons, the whole process I have experienced seems to me that night led to the preaching and the texts in 1 John.
Like almost every night I stood before my laptop to find material for sound doctrine with which to fill the pages of my blog and find videos that I built. Although I must confess that I was always looking for inspirational videos, be idle on the internet is a ruin. But that day God had mercy on me and I found not as preaching "Examine yourself by Paul Washer." And many other materials known brother as "On the narrow road" and really challenged me, and took more than a year knowing what is true gospel and identifying pseudoevangelio is blooming everywhere. But now he was sitting in the chair in front of the screen, hoping to build for another sermon of my dear Paul. Never imagined what would follow, in fact, I had no idea.
I was confronted, the religious structure that held my weak "spiritual life" fell apart and I with her. Fell to pieces when down my "assurance of salvation", supports and columns that I had built over many years of being in my congregation fell apart as the fog. I saw myself as a mirror, clear and transparent and I liked what I saw. I felt a great sadness, I was naked and impressed by my new awareness, breathless and very sad, I realized how far I was from God and how sin had on me. This was the early morning.
Quietly and with great sadness in my heart, pondering what he had heard and read the word, I went to sleep.
besetting sin that I disappeared from the overnight, years of fruitless struggle and carnal in my power against sin, ended on that day. The night before, listening to the sermon, I found lacking, distant and alien from the kingdom of God.
There were no major tears, and I got excited listening to a song I did not see any light (even dawn Your light on me), or felt a supernatural power, or hear his voice audible.
But I was confronted, in my heart broken, spilled at his feet, broke the bottle and the substance was spilled (Mt 26:7), the spirit of the winds blew and relived (Ez 37:9-10), removing my heart of stone and giving me one of flesh (Ezekiel 36:26), sprayed me with his holy blood and grace flooded me (1 ยช Peter 1:2). He finished the fight in my strength and I felt death the carnal passions that I had been raging. Well understood now fighting with me and he was not alone.
Glory to God, I serve you, give you my entire life and do His will in the years that I have on this earth. I understand that there is nothing worthwhile for me in this world, there is no material success and personal triumph, if not my "success and my success" will come the day He calls me to his presence and there will see his beauty . (Philippians 3:8)
long for its return, I love that day, meanwhile, want to serve, not be idle, wasting my life, but to give my time and entire life and that He use me to bring His elect to fold.
God continue to bless and use for His glory to the family Washer. I pray the Lord to increase their faith and hold on the day of the test.
Note: This blog ends here, and there are many complaints, many people who can see and discern what is and what is not, many blogs, books, sermons and everything, so I want deal with the things that truly nourish the heart and build their lives, the living water that bubbles from the springs of God in his word, where things are sublime, spiritual and eternal as the deer pants for streams of water, waiting as the dew in the morning our anxious hearts. Humble ourselves before God for revival fervently (Habakkuk 3:2) and make our advice of the apostle Paul to Timothy (1 Tim. 4:16), beware of the doctrine and of yourself. Let us strive to defend the faith, but let us pray that God puts in us a heart of flesh (Ezekiel 36:25-27), lest in our desire to ensure righteousness (we can not do this) hardened and forgetting go we find the throne of grace every day and the power of the Holy Spirit to be useful tools in their hands.
God willing, I'll be posting in http://www.daddegracia.blogspot.com/ although this blog from the seduction of Christianity will remain open.
Without more, receive a hug in Jesus Christ our Lord.
