The healing processes that have to take place in us
Dr. Roberto Miranda
(Audio: Spanish)
SUMMARY: In this sermon, the speaker discusses the topic of pain and suffering and how it is a normal part of life. He emphasizes that the difference between Christians and non-Christians is not that Christians don't experience pain and suffering, but how they handle it. He uses the example of the Apostle Paul, who experienced many trials and difficulties but still found joy in the Lord. The speaker also talks about the benefits of pain, such as how it can be a surgical instrument used by God to lead us to happiness. He then discusses the story of Elijah, a great man of God in the Old Testament who experienced a moment of crisis and fear after a great victory. The speaker notes that even great men of God like Elijah were subject to emotions, but God can still use imperfect people to do great things.
God allowed Elijah to reach a point of total insufficiency and depression in order to work on his weaknesses and take him to another level of spiritual capacity and personal healing. This is an example of how God uses painful experiences to bless and strengthen us. Elijah's strong personality, which made him fit to fight in a time of persecution, also had a negative side that made him incapable of dealing with frustrating and helpless situations. God wanted to enrich him, show him a different aspect of himself, and form him into a pastoral servant. Elijah's depression was a kind of therapy that God wanted to give him. God works through our natural abilities and takes time to prepare a saint. In our low points, we sweat many of the impurities that are in us, confront our own mortality and insufficiency, and learn how much we need God and our loved ones around us. God wants us to be happy even while we serve him, although we may go through tribulation.
The speaker discusses the story of Elijah in the Bible and how it teaches us about the importance of taking care of ourselves emotionally, spiritually, and physically. God wanted to show Elijah a different side of himself, one that was merciful, compassionate, and tender. The speaker emphasizes the importance of finding balance between being strong and confident (like Martha) and being tender, soft, and adoring (like Mary). God also wanted to heal Elijah psychologically, and took him on both physical and internal journeys. When God appeared to Elijah, he was not in the wind, earthquake, or fire, but in a soft and small whistle. The speaker emphasizes the importance of finding God in the stillness and peaceful moments of life.
God is not always found in the noise and bustle, but often in the stillness and silence. We should discern the presence of God and not just look for manifestations of the Holy Spirit. God wants us to know Him in all His complexity and wants to reveal himself to us in trials and difficulties. Like Elijah, we can come to know God and ourselves better through these experiences. We should ask God what He is accomplishing through our trials and tribulations. Lastly, the speaker invites those who want to receive prayer or accept Christ as their Lord and Savior to stand up and be blessed in Jesus' name.
God allowed Elijah to reach a point of total insufficiency and depression in order to work on his weaknesses and take him to another level of spiritual capacity and personal healing. This is an example of how God uses painful experiences to bless and strengthen us. Elijah's strong personality, which made him fit to fight in a time of persecution, also had a negative side that made him incapable of dealing with frustrating and helpless situations. God wanted to enrich him, show him a different aspect of himself, and form him into a pastoral servant. Elijah's depression was a kind of therapy that God wanted to give him. God works through our natural abilities and takes time to prepare a saint. In our low points, we sweat many of the impurities that are in us, confront our own mortality and insufficiency, and learn how much we need God and our loved ones around us. God wants us to be happy even while we serve him, although we may go through tribulation.
The speaker discusses the story of Elijah in the Bible and how it teaches us about the importance of taking care of ourselves emotionally, spiritually, and physically. God wanted to show Elijah a different side of himself, one that was merciful, compassionate, and tender. The speaker emphasizes the importance of finding balance between being strong and confident (like Martha) and being tender, soft, and adoring (like Mary). God also wanted to heal Elijah psychologically, and took him on both physical and internal journeys. When God appeared to Elijah, he was not in the wind, earthquake, or fire, but in a soft and small whistle. The speaker emphasizes the importance of finding God in the stillness and peaceful moments of life.
God is not always found in the noise and bustle, but often in the stillness and silence. We should discern the presence of God and not just look for manifestations of the Holy Spirit. God wants us to know Him in all His complexity and wants to reveal himself to us in trials and difficulties. Like Elijah, we can come to know God and ourselves better through these experiences. We should ask God what He is accomplishing through our trials and tribulations. Lastly, the speaker invites those who want to receive prayer or accept Christ as their Lord and Savior to stand up and be blessed in Jesus' name.
Let's go to the word of the Lord, I want to share with you this morning, continuing with our topic on abundant lives, happy lives, healthy lives, healthy lives, especially the healing processes that have to take place in us. And in the future I want to be even more specific about different topics like depression, anxiety, mind tethers, all these kinds of things. It's going to be a long series, but through all of those topics we're actually dealing a lot with scripture and we're at the very center, at the very heart of the Christian life.
But again, always staying focused on God's call to be healthy people, healthy people, in the midst of a hostile world that often militates against our healing and that we have to deal with the struggles, the difficulties, the problems. , the pains of life, illnesses, economic reversals, but despite all of this, as Paul says, "in all these things -not outside of them, but in them- we are more than conquerors."
But again, always staying focused on God's call to be healthy people, healthy people, in the midst of a hostile world that often militates against our healing and that we have to deal with the struggles, the difficulties, the problems. , the pains of life, illnesses, economic reversals, but despite all of this, as Paul says, "in all these things -not outside of them, but in them- we are more than conquerors."
