Living joyful lives despite our scars
Dr. Roberto Miranda
(Audio: Spanish)
SUMMARY: In this sermon, the speaker talks about how God wants us to live emotionally healthy lives that reflect the abundance and fullness of God's children. He emphasizes the importance of balance and how Jesus reflected that balance between justice and grace. The speaker believes that we all enter the Gospel deformed and unbalanced, but God wants to adjust and tune us up to put our lives in balance. He also talks about how we all have scars and wounds from life, but if we analyze them through God's lens, they can make us deeper, richer, and more balanced. The speaker ends by emphasizing two principles: first, that God wants us to live happy lives, and second, that we live in a world that is deformed and full of dangers, tribulations, and suffering.
We live in a world with two principles: a good principle of God who wants to bless us, and an evil principle of Satan and his demons who want to harm us. This world is full of dangers and tribulations, and innocent people sometimes suffer because of the conflict between these two principles. God is involved in a project of restoration and healing of the world, but there are many forces at war with each other, and sometimes innocent people suffer as a result. We need to understand this and be patient, knowing that God is working to heal the world. We need to be prepared for the struggles and difficulties of life by continuously strengthening ourselves in the Lord through prayer, reading the Bible, and developing our faith. We are not fighting against flesh and blood, but against spiritual forces of evil, and we need to be equipped with the armor of God to stand firm against the devil's attacks. It takes work and discipline to live a healthy, victorious life as a Christian, but God has given us the resources and weapons we need to fight against the pains and deformities of life.
The speaker emphasizes the importance of nourishing oneself spiritually, as God does not do everything for us. He uses the analogy of a Roman soldier putting on armor to resist the devil and stand firm in the face of adversity. The speaker highlights truth as one of the most powerful resources for emotional health and joy in life, as lies and misinterpretations can lead to neurosis and character deformations. The devil is the father of lies and wants to falsify God's truth. The speaker encourages listeners to make a pact with the truth and resist the lying spirit that has fallen in the world.
In order to live a successful life, we must make a pact with the truth, commit to speaking and interpreting the truth, and dress ourselves in the breastplate of justice. Justice is an incredible protector that helps us live healthy lives and protect us from the attacks of the enemy, and God calls us to be people of justice. We must treat each other equitably, fairly, and with generosity, and never harm or do wrong to others. God's justice involves holiness, and we must walk in that balanced Word. By living in truth and justice, we can live in peace with ourselves and with others.
We live in a world with two principles: a good principle of God who wants to bless us, and an evil principle of Satan and his demons who want to harm us. This world is full of dangers and tribulations, and innocent people sometimes suffer because of the conflict between these two principles. God is involved in a project of restoration and healing of the world, but there are many forces at war with each other, and sometimes innocent people suffer as a result. We need to understand this and be patient, knowing that God is working to heal the world. We need to be prepared for the struggles and difficulties of life by continuously strengthening ourselves in the Lord through prayer, reading the Bible, and developing our faith. We are not fighting against flesh and blood, but against spiritual forces of evil, and we need to be equipped with the armor of God to stand firm against the devil's attacks. It takes work and discipline to live a healthy, victorious life as a Christian, but God has given us the resources and weapons we need to fight against the pains and deformities of life.
The speaker emphasizes the importance of nourishing oneself spiritually, as God does not do everything for us. He uses the analogy of a Roman soldier putting on armor to resist the devil and stand firm in the face of adversity. The speaker highlights truth as one of the most powerful resources for emotional health and joy in life, as lies and misinterpretations can lead to neurosis and character deformations. The devil is the father of lies and wants to falsify God's truth. The speaker encourages listeners to make a pact with the truth and resist the lying spirit that has fallen in the world.
In order to live a successful life, we must make a pact with the truth, commit to speaking and interpreting the truth, and dress ourselves in the breastplate of justice. Justice is an incredible protector that helps us live healthy lives and protect us from the attacks of the enemy, and God calls us to be people of justice. We must treat each other equitably, fairly, and with generosity, and never harm or do wrong to others. God's justice involves holiness, and we must walk in that balanced Word. By living in truth and justice, we can live in peace with ourselves and with others.
I want to continue this series that we have started on how to live healthy lives, emotionally healthy lives, lives that reflect the abundance and fullness of God's children. We cannot tell the world that there is a difference in the Gospel unless our lives reflect it, and God is willing to bless us. And He wants that in the midst of trials, struggles, tribulations, anguish, we can win, we can counteract evil, we can live lives that are better and better every day, lives that are even nourished by trials and difficulties, and reflect the faithfulness of that wonderful God that we have.
So I want to talk about, we already started about three weeks ago, four weeks ago, interrupted by trips and vacations, all kinds of things, but as much as possible in these next Sundays, we are going to be talking; The trips and things are almost over, we need one more and then we are here with the Lord's help for a long time, and we can be very continuous in teaching this topic on Sundays.
So I want to talk about, we already started about three weeks ago, four weeks ago, interrupted by trips and vacations, all kinds of things, but as much as possible in these next Sundays, we are going to be talking; The trips and things are almost over, we need one more and then we are here with the Lord's help for a long time, and we can be very continuous in teaching this topic on Sundays.
