God bless!

Losing something in life is not fun. It’s not fun to invest yourself into something and not receive the prize or recompense you expect. Knowing this we have to be honest and realize that any loss in the beginning seems to be unfair but are they all really that bad? Have you ever lost something that after some time and meditation you realized the loss was the best thing that could have happened? In my personal walk I’ve lost many things that at first it seemed inconvenient but as time progressed I began to realize that these things were actually holding me back from developing into my full potential. It’s important to take note that we are all in a process of restoration and refining and this process will add and subtract as God sees it fit. Want to be happy? Then let Him trim the waste out of your life.

Getting a trim...Pastor Joell A. Perez

John 15:2 “Any branch in Me that does not bear fruit [that stops bearing] He cuts away (trims off, takes away); and He cleanses and repeatedly prunes every branch that continues to bear fruit, to make it bear more and richer and more excellent fruit.”

¡Que Dios Te Bendiga!

No tiene nada de divertido el perder algo que consideras de valor. No es ameno cuando haz invertido tu tiempo y energia en algo y al final no recibir la recompenza o el pago que esperabas. Al analizar esto debemos ser honestos y reconocer que cualquier perdida al principio aparenta ser injusta, pero ¿sera que en realidad es algo tan malo? ¿Alguna vez haz perdido algo y al pasar el tiempo y analizar la situacion te das cuenta que esa perdida fue lo mejor que tu pudo haber pasado? En mi camino he perdido muchas cosas que al principio parecian ser muy inconvenientes pero a medida que pasó el tiempo, me comenze a dar cuenta que esas cosas lo único que hacian eran detenerme de desarollar mi potencial completamente. Es muy importante tomar nota de que todos estamos pasando por un proceso de restauración y en este proceso es donde Dios refina tantas cosas, el añade y resta para que todo encaje a la medida. ¿Quieres ser feliz? Entonces permitele a Dios que recorte los desechos de tu vida.

Permitiendo los recortes,
Pastor Joell A. Perez

Juan 15:2 “Todo sarmiento que en mí no da fruto, lo quita; y todo el que da fruto, lo poda para que dé más fruto."

God bless!

               One of my biggest personal issues is anxiety. I get overwhelmed at times because of the doubt that still exists in my life. Don’t get me wrong, I try hard to not get to the point of feeling like that but, it’s a struggle. Why am I sharing this with you today? I guess the reason is at times it's good to know we are not on our own in our struggles. So how do we get over this? We have to trust God. We have to learn that we don’t have any control over our lives but, He does. The moral today is simple: He hasn’t lost control before and He will not start now!

Feeling confident…

Pastor Joell A. Perez
 
¡Que Dios Te Bendiga!
 Uno de mis más grandes problemas es la ansiedad. Muchas veces me siento agobiado por la duda que aún existe en mi vida. No me mal entiendan, siempre estoy luchando para no llegar a ese punto donde la ansiedad me invade pero es una lucha constante. ¿Por qué les comparto esto en este día? Porque me he dado cuenta que muchas veces nos ayuda el saber que no somos los únicos en ciertas situaciones. Entonces, ¿cómo superamos esto? Tenemos que confiar en Dios. Tenemos que verdaderamente entender que no tenemos el control de nuestras vidas sino que es Dios el que tiene el control. La moraleja de hoy es simple: ¡Dios nunca ha perdido el control antes, mucho menos lo va a perder ahora!
 
Sintiéndome seguro, Pastor Joell A. Perez
 

God Bless!

If you really love me…. Have you ever heard that question before from someone? It usually is followed by doing something for that person that will solely benefit the individual asking the question. Except in this example shown from scripture below. When we input God into any equation things go immediately from being conditional to unconditional, negative to positive and from bad to blessed. In the verse today we see how God tells His people, if you love me, you will keep my commands. Why? The reason He does this is because He understands when we obey His commands we are immediately blessed. So I’ll leave you with this final question: Do you love Him?

Loving God, Pastor Joell A. Perez

John 14:15 “If you [really] love Me, you will keep (obey) My commands.”

¡Que Dios Te Bendiga!
 Si verdaderamente me amas… ¿Alguna vez haz escuchado esta frase o te han hecho esta pregunta? Usualmente esta pregunta requiere que hagamos algo por la persona que esta haciendo la pregunta y por lo general, este “algo” solo favorece al que hace la pregunta. La única excepción a esto la podemos encontrar en el versículo de abajo. Cuando incluimos a Dios en cualquier ecuación, inmediatamente las cosas cambian; de condicional las cosas cambian a incondicional, de negativo a positivo, de maldición a bendición. En el versículo de hoy podemos ver como Dios le dice a su pueblo, si me amas, cumplirás mis mandamientos. ¿Por qué? La razón por la cual el dice esto es porque el sí entiende que al cumplir sus mandamientos seremos inmediatamente bendecidos. Entonces los dejo con esta última pregunta: ¿Amas a Dios?
Amando a mi Dios, Pastor Joell A. Perez

God bless!

We all have our issues, we all have challenges but we don’t all react the same to them. Some of us will fall in the sight of opposition while others will stand back and gear up for the battle. What’s the difference? The difference is found in what we speak, we either proclaim defeat or we proclaim victory before we engage and these words have everything to do with what our outcome turns out to be. The verse today refers to a woman that scripture states “kept saying” her health would be restored and at the inclusion of the presence of Jesus that is exactly what happened. What are you saying about your issues?

Declaring immense victory!
Pastor Joell A. Perez

Mark 5:28 For she kept saying, If I only touch His garments, I shall be restored to health.

¡Que Dios Te Bendiga!

Todos tenemos problemas, todos enfrentamos desafíos, pero no todos reaccionamos de la misma manera a estos. Muchos de nosotros desmayamos al ver la oposición mientras que otros inmediatamente se preparan para la batalla. ¿Qué hace la diferencia? Lo que hace la diferencia son las palabras que salen de nuestros labios; ¿o declaramos derrota o declaramos victoria? Lo que decimos antes de enfrentarnos a la situación tiene mucho que ver con el resultado que recibiremos al final. El versículo de hoy nos habla de una mujer que “constantemente decía” que su salud seria restaurada, una y otra vez repetía esto y cuando llego el momento de su encuentro con la presencia de Jesús, sucedió lo que ella tanto decía. ¿Qué estas diciendo tú sobre tus situaciones?

¡Declarándome en una victoria inmensa! Pastor Joell A. Perez

Marcos 5:28 “Porque decía: Si tan sólo toco sus ropas, sanaré.”

God bless!

during my years here on earth i have been witness to how selfish humanity really is. Not true? Of course it’s true but in Christianity we are supposed to be different, think different, speak different, treat people differently. Why? That’s our call, He has separated us so that we can stand out from the common by the things we do that are different. We are not supposed to strike when stricken, we are supposed to love instead. Is it easy? Of course not! Though it is possible as all things are through Him. We were called to build up our fellow brethren and this must be done at whatever cost to our ego and our pride. You said you wanted to be a Christian now it’s time for us to act like them. Happy Friday!

Putting others before myself… Pastor Joell A. Perez

Romans 15:2 “Each of us should please our neighbors for their good, to build them up.”

¡Que Dios Te Bendiga!

La humanidad es egoísta. ¿Cierto o no? Por supuesto que sí, pero los Cristianos estamos supuestos a ser diferentes, a pensar diferente, a hablar diferente, a tratar a los demás diferente. ¿Por qué? Porque es nuestro llamado. El Señor nos escogió para que fuéramos diferentes y nuestras acciones lo deben demonstrar. No debemos pagar con la misma moneda cuando nos hieren, estamos supuestos a amar sobre todas las cosas. ¿Será que esto es fácil? ¡Claro que no! Pero si es posible como todas las cosas que emprendemos con Dios a nuestro lado (todo lo puedo en Cristo que me fortalece). Fuimos creados para amar y animar a los demás y esto es algo que debemos hacer sin importar el costo; no debemos permitir que nuestro ego y orgullo se interponga. Dijiste que querías ser Cristiano…pues llego el tiempo de actuar como tal. ¡Que tengan un feliz día!

Pensando en los demás primero, Pastor Joell A. Perez

Romanos 15:2 “Cada uno de nosotros agrade a su prójimo en lo que es bueno para su edificación.

 

God bless!

I’m sure many of us are occasionally frustrated with life and many times we may simply want to give up but would that be right? Would it make sense for us to fight for so long and push with all we had so many times to give up at this point? I’m sure giving up at times seems to make sense but does it really? It’s almost like paying a loan off 90% and letting something be foreclosed for 10% of a debt. It’s simply just silly. Why am I saying all of this? It’s time for us to put the pedal to the medal and push through the last bit of this challenge, can we do it? Yes we can! We have all the tools necessary to be victorious and all we have to do is believe it. Can you believe it?

Going the distance! Pastor Joell A. Perez

¡Que Dios Te Bendiga!

Yo se que en muchas ocasiones nos sentimos frustrados con la vida y muchas veces estamos a punto de dejar todo tirado pero, ¿por qué es que hacer esto no esta bien? ¿Creen que de verdad vale a pena luchar como luchamos y esforzarnos tanto por salir adelante y ser exitosos como para dejar todo tirado a este punto? Puedo entender que muchas veces el darse por vencido tiene más sentido que seguir adelante pero, ¿es cierto esto? Lo puedo relacionar con un préstamo, supongamos que ya hemos llegado al punto donde tenemos la deuda pagada un 90%, ¿será que de verdad vale la pena perder lo que estamos a punto de adquirir solamente porque nos falta pagar el 10%? Por supuesto que no vale la pena dejarlo perder, seria muy tonto. ¿Por qué les digo todo esto? Porque llego el tiempo de ver, de que estamos hechos; tenemos que seguir empujando lo poco que nos falta en este reto. ¿Será que podemos? ¡Por supuesto que sí podemos! Tenemos todas las herramientas necesarias para ser victoriosos solo nos falta creer. ¿Puede creer?

Avanzando hasta el final, Pastor Joell A. Perez

God bless!

Isn't it uncomfortable when we are around someone with a dirty mouth? It is even more difficult for people like me that suffered from this particular issue in my own walk. Why do I mention this today? We have to get to a point in our walk where we begin to realize the power our actions and words have on our state. What do I mean by state? Our walk, our progress and basically our positioning. Many of us wonder how we reached the point we are at and the truth is our mouth is our guide. If it is dirty our walk becomes dirty, if it is holy then our walk will become holy. Does this all happen at an instance? No. We will notice though how we go from one small word to another to another until we are dropping the big words. Want to know how to change? It’s simple, watch your mouth! Pay attention to your feelings, don't hold things in and remember dirty talking is a direct reflection of our inability to express what we are feeling.

Feeling assertive...Pastor Joell A. Perez

¡Que Dios Te Bendiga!

¿No les parece incomodo cuando estamos cerca de alguien que constantemente dice malas palabras? Es muy incomodo y desagradable especialmente si haz sido alguien que en tu pasado usabas ese mismo vocabulario áspero. ¿Por qué les hablo de este tema hoy? Tenemos que llegar a un punto en nuestro caminar con Dios donde verdaderamente comprendemos el poder que tienen nuestras acciones y nuestras palabras en nuestra vida y nuestro estado de ánimo. ¿A que me refiero con estado de ánimo? Me refiero a nuestra dirección en el camino que vamos, nuestro progreso y nuestra posición. Muchos de nosotros a veces nos preguntamos como es que llegamos al lugar donde nos encontramos y la realidad es que nuestra boca es nuestra guía. Si solo salen palabras sucias de nuestros labios, lo más seguro es que nuestra camino también este sucio, sin son palabras buenas y positivas de igual manera estará el camino. ¿Sera que esto sucede de la noche a la mañana? Por supuesto que no. Pero sí podemos notar como una palabra grosera al principio parece pequeña e insignificante, se va agrandando a palabras más y más vulgares hasta que nuestra vocabulario esta repleto de estas. ¿Te gustaría cambiar esto? Es muy sencillo, piensa bien antes de abrir tu boca. Pon atención a tus sentimientos en el momento antes de hablar, no te amargues con cosas que guardas en el corazón y recuerda, el hablar con palabras groseras solo demuestra nuestra inhabilidad de comunicarnos efectivamente.

Sintiéndome seguro y firme,

Pastor Joell A. Perez

God bless!

Have you ever sat down and made a plan for your future? Have you thought about what career you are going to pursue, what neighborhood you want to move to or what car you want to drive? Have you ever thought past this week? Why do I ask? The truth is if we don’t form a vision or have a plan we set no goals for ourselves and in turn end up walking in place for way to long. This is not God’s desire for His children. He has a hope and a plan for all of us and it’s in our best interest to explore the greatness of what He has laid out for us. Why don’t we do it? Well, let me be frank… we are mostly lazy, afraid and simply don’t believe. Please don’t take offense to this but understand the purpose of this email is to motivate you to push forward and be the greatest you, that you can be! If we don’t plan in the physical, I hate to say I doubt highly we plan in the spiritual. What can we lose in trying?

Making plans…Pastor Joell A. Perez

¡Que Dios Te Bendiga!

¿Alguna vez te haz sentado a formular un plan para tu futuro? ¿Haz pensado que carrera quieres estudiar, en que barrio te gustaría vivir o que carro te gustaría comprar? ¿En algún momento haz pensado más allá de una semana? ¿Por qué te hago estas preguntas? La verdad es que si no creamos una visión o un plan para nuestro futuro, entonces no tendremos metas que seguir y esto solo causa que no tengamos una dirección en que enfocarnos y terminemos caminando día a día sin sentido o destino. Esto no es lo que Dios desea para sus hijos. El quiere darnos esperanza y tiene un plan perfecto para cada uno de nosotros, pero depende de nosotros el explorar y buscar esas cosas maravillosas que el ha planeado para nosotros. ¿Por qué es que no hacemos esto? Bueno permíteme ser honesto…porque somos perezosos, porque no creemos en sus promesas y vivimos con temores. Por favor no se ofendan con lo que estoy diciendo, más bien entiendan que mi meta con este correo es motivarlos a que empujen y cojan fuerzas para hacer todo lo necesario para lograr todo lo que Dios ha planeado para nosotros. Si no fabricamos planes para las cosas tangibles, temo decirles que lo más seguro es que tampoco hacemos planes para nuestras metas espirituales. ¿Qué perdemos si lo intentamos?

Planificando, Pastor Joell A. Perez

God bless!

Today is the day the Lord has made and we will rejoice in it! Let’s approach this day with a positive, influential, go getter mindset. Let’s not look at today like a drag or the beginning of torture J but rather let’s look at it as an opportunity to be happy, share with family, share with friends, make money and ultimately prosper. Why? This is the reason that today was made for us to enjoy it. Who said this has to be a day where we drag our feet or mope around? Let’s stop making excuses why we can’t find joy and let’s make joy show up in our today! Expect greater things, see greater things develop and live a greater life. I dare you!

Enjoying New Beginnings,

Pastor Joell A. Perez

¡Que Dios Te Bendiga!

¡Feliz Lunes! Hoy es el día que el Señor ha hecho y nos gozaremos en el. Comencemos este día con pensamientos positivos, con pensamientos y acciones que puedan influenciar las cosas buenas y con una mentalidad de triunfadores. No nos arrastremos por este día como si fuera una tortura, por lo contrario, veámoslo como una nueva oportunidad para vivir felices, para compartir con la familia, para compartir con buenos amigos, para producir dinero y ser prósperos. ¿Por qué digo esto? Porque Dios nos regaló este día precisamente para que lo disfrutemos y seamos productivos. ¿Quién te digo que Dios te regaló este día para que te sintieras desanimado y pasaras tus horas arrastrándote sin sentido? Dejemos de inventar excusas del porque no podemos encontrar el gozo y más bien invitémoslo a acompañarnos en este día. ¡Ten la expectativa de que van a suceder cosas grandes, de que vas a ver cosas maravillosas desarrollarse en frente de ti y vas a poder vivir una vida victoriosa! ¡Te desafío a que vivas con estas expectativas!

Disfrutando cada nuevo principio, Pastor Joell a. Perez

God bless!

        We all get to that point in life from time to time that we feel tired, we feel like we need to get away. Is going away the best thing to deal with being tired? Each one of us is different, I've learned this lesson over the years from my lovely wife. She always tells me: "everyone isn't like you" and she is right. With that said too many of us want to be like everyone else instead of discovering who we really are. Who said running from your issues will make you feel better? Who said not running would work? My point today is we are all different but we can't allow society and what others do to dictate what we do, we have to be ourselves! No one will ever be as good at being you as you are and only you (God of course) can change your ways. What is my point today? We all need to refuel at times but how we do it is something we have to discover for ourselves. Why be like everyone else, some people thrive under pressure while others wither away. Do you know which one you are?

Believe it or not I think I'm attracted to pressure!

God bless!

    Do you remember as a kid running into problems because you didn't follow the rules? I remember way back when I was a kid (it wasn't that long ago!) and even today how everywhere we went there was a set of rules displayed. Why? For our safety, for our ability to enjoy what and where we were going to embark, etc. Rules weren't made to put a damper on a good thing but actually to make a good thing flow easier. So what is my point today? As Christians we were left with more than rules we actually have a rule book (The Bible), this book tells us more than just what to do and what not to do it actually tells us the benefits and consequences of each as well! Why do I get excited about this you may ask? It's simple, if we follow the rules in this book then we will turn out blessed. It's not a gamble it's a guarantee! Get excited about following the rules, the benefits will show soon.

Excited,

God bless!

     Why are you stuck? So many of us will associate our feeling "stuck" with outside circumstances but are they really the cause? Well let's start with what I mean by feeling "stuck": when things don't go your way, when you don't get that raise, when your marriage isn't 100% healthy, when you feel like a black cloud hovers over you, I'm sure you understand me clear now. So why do we associate these things with our outside influences? Because we are perfect (major lol)! Now I hope we all realize we are far from being perfect and we all make mistakes (this is normal). When we begin to attribute our issues to all the outside circumstances then we have to take a moment to check ourselves. Why, you ask? I would say close to 100% of the time the problem is not external but rather internal to our mind and heart but we don't want to fold our pride. Can I get an Amen?  We know this is true but even now our pride tries to convince us otherwise. So what do we do? Seek God on His terms not ours! What do I mean? Let's stop man-ipulating His word and lets read and hear it the way its brought forth. I'm sure I won't get too many likes to this one but I have to keep it real.

Liking change in my life,

Pastor Joell A. Perez

God bless!

                One of the most impacting stories in scripture is that of Elijah & Elisha. Their simple way of meeting and the way the transference of the anointing took place was just awesome. As Elisha was doing his everyday business he was separated as the anointing fell on him. Has the anointing fallen on you? If so what have you done with it? Have we walked in the full potential of our anointing or have we simply decided to do things our way? Why do I ask? Every so often it is important we each do a gut check or a review of our walk, if we do this we will be able to realign ourselves (if needed) much easier than waiting until we are living haphazardly and change comes at a higher cost. Want to know how to do a gut check? It's simple look at your actions (as I will mine) and evaluate the fruit that is being birthed from them, if there isn't any then we need to make some adjustments..

Checking myself,

1 Kings 19:19 "So Elijah left there and found Elisha son of Shaphat, whose plowing was being done with twelve yoke of oxen, and he drove the twelfth. Elijah crossed over to him and cast his mantle upon him."

God bless!

                What's your thought of your life today? Are you looking forward to this new day or looking forward to its end? Do you see yourself as a victor or a victim? Are you a mental giant or a mental umpa? Today is the day to change your mindset if it is anything but positive! Why you ask? My answer to you is" Why not? Why remain in the state of denial about what God says about you? He swears to bless you, He swears to love you, will He lie? In this day He encourages you to keep your head up, change your mindset and look forward to blessings as they are on their way towards you!

Believe it?

God bless!

                Do we truly value the reward from God towards our lives? Have we really shown an appreciation for the awesome talents He has bestowed upon us? Do we really understand the miraculous greatness that God has prepared for us? Why do I ask these questions? We can't receive the promise unless we believe it is real. Throughout scripture we see time and time again how God promises His people great things but they don't always take advantage of it. Many times in our own walk we have strayed from His promise towards us as well but, I come with great news today, it's not too late to start the process again. He is not mad at us and He has not forgotten us. I would venture on saying that His promise was specifically designed for your today! The verse today will sum it all up, but remember we have to accept it as ours.

Thanking Him for the promise.

Pastor Joell A. Perez

Genesis 15:1 "AFTER THESE things, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram, I am your Shield, your abundant compensation, and your reward shall be exceedingly great."

God bless!

          Of course you know I love controversy(I really don't). My title today alone will gain me many emails but I can only share what I know to be true. To many Christians today get so caught up in prayer and take absolutely no action. We get stuck in "waiting" for something to happen rather than being people who spark things to begin. We put  up all the excuses in the book why we are not "worthy"(I didn't know this walk was about our strength.), why those around us are not allowing us to shine, why it was our parents fault, pastors fault, and the list goes on and on. What am I getting at today? It's simple, pray and work. Prayer is great but we need to back it up with actions and faith. Want to see change in your life? Then I encourage you today to make something happen!

No pain, no gain..

God bless!

        Have you ever seen two people get in a silly fight and because they are so proud they will extend the time of the fight simply to establish fault? In other words the issue itself may have been minor but they are so hung up on being right that they will hold the grudge longer. Has that person ever been you? I can assure you I personally was an expert at holding grudges for a long time but one day I realized it just wasn't getting me anywhere. Of course I felt justified while doing it but that didn't gain me anything whatsoever except a reputation of being a proud mule. Are you a proud mule? I'm not trying to be offensive but it takes us having to realize our wrong to be able to begin the process of change. The moral of the story today is very simple, we have to begin to be more concerned with saving relationships rather than saving face. Now this doesn't mean we are everyone's door mat, it simply means we are willing to hear another person out and look past the small issues.

Not caring who is at fault..

God bless!

                Relationships are tough, sometimes they seem virtually impossible to deal with. Over time the strength of any relationship seems to get weak and our resolve towards our partner seems to diminish but how do we strengthen it? I think I can sum it up in one word: Vulnerability. How vulnerable are we willing to be for love? The thing is that Love doesn't have a backup plan, it doesn't have a secret bank account, it doesn't have a secret Facebook account, it doesn't have any means of parachuting out of the relationship. Isn't it sad how so many of us go into something permanent with the idea of "How do I get out of it, just in case..". Why do it? Why do we seek a halfway relationship? Why do we seek a relationship on our terms? Relationships (trust me I'm no expert but I can share some bumps and bruises I have learned from) must be an all or nothing thing or they simply won't work. How do I know? As a counselor over time I have seen many fall apart, not because God decided there time together was up but rather because we as humans decided to finally execute our ability to have "Free Will". Why does our free will cause us to damage or destroy something eternal? How can we feel ok with saying goodbye to something so powerful and awesome? Of course don't get me wrong I'm not saying stay in an abusive relationship but I am saying before your relationship gets abusive we must tend to it. Where did the love go? We don't just stop loving out of nowhere, something must trigger a change in our will to make things work. Why am I going on about this? Yes I'm interested in our current marital relationships but even greater perhaps is my interest in getting the church back to a vulnerable state before God. To love God once again the way we did when we cared about nothing else but to please Him.

Why? Because this is the avenue to true breakthrough, as you and I read this I'm 100% sure we all need breakthrough in some area of our life, if this is the case then we need to return to the state of giving Him our heart. He won't hurt us, He won't leave us, He won't forget us. How do I know? I guess because He should have left me a long time ago but He refuses to give up on me so now I refuse to give up on Him!

Thanking God for His love..

Pastor Joell A. Perez

God bless!

                I know most of us struggle on Monday mornings because it is the beginning of a new week which usually means new challenges. Now this is true, there are new challenges but, we have to keep in mind that as Christians new challenges are simply new opportunities. Today lets change our thinking for a moment and realize that we have a new day to breath, a new day to earn and most importantly a new day to worship our way out of challenges and into blessings. Today as we approach work, school and life in general let's do it with a "can do" mentality and look at the obstacle as a simple stepping stone to something greater. What do we have to lose?

Moving on up.

God bless!
          One of the biggest mistakes we make as Christians is to believe and look to man rather than believe and look to God. Now I'm sure we will all say we don't believe in man, but many times our actions will say different. We depend on man so much at times that we will modify our walk and call with God simply because of people. What do I mean? Not being able to receive from a person God is using to bring the Word of God.  If we walked according to the measure that God from us, we will be able to receive from anyone who exposes the word of God in truth. I'm not saying we have to receive from someone who is living in outright sin (don't get me wrong) but anyone who is seeking the mind of God should be able to transmit a message of hope to each of us, unless we have learned and perfected everything in our lives already. There is a simple way to assure ourselves that we are closing up our hearts to someone and it is if we see ourselves scrutinizing every word that is released from a pulpit (funny thing is we actually will open the bible just to contend the point being made). Isn't it  interesting that those that "can't receive" are usually people that are living haphazardly? This word might seem very direct, but it's true. When we learn to rely on God we don't look to man for "Godness".  But rather simply fellowship. I'm not saying we shouldn't be counseled or lead, but what I am saying is we have to always see God before anyone else. When we learn to lean on God we will see the blessings we have desired but if we are stuck on receiving from God only through a man like "Moses" of the Bible, then we are stuck in the wrong thinking and we need to ask God to help us change our perception. The moral today is seek God directly and don't let yourself be caught up with the people who look to man or cant receive the word of God from a man because when you go to church you and I go to receive from God and not Moses.

God bless!

                Isn't the feeling of anticipation just awesome? To have a desire and look forward to the fulfillment of that desire is, if not one of the best feelings ever. Ever look forward to an event or a visit? That feeling is exactly what I want to talk about today, every day we should look forward to what will happen between us and God that day and those to come. Now some of us have isolated our experiences with God to the church alone (not that this is good) but then we should have our receptors set to high and look forward to those short services we are part of on a weekly basis. I don't know about you but I can't wait to see what God has in plan for this weekend! It's time to look past the weeks struggles and visualize the blessings to come.

Feeling excited!!

God bless!

         Anger. Bitterness. Dismay. Disappointment. These prior mentioned feelings for the most part are all birthed from the same thing: lack of communication. No one wants to talk things out anymore, we are all way too proud to be able to receive from anyone and we are all to righteous to try to see our wrongs, am I right? Over my short time on this planet (J)I have seen many relationships wither away because of a lack of communication, people don't take the time to talk to each other but it's funny how they will make the time to talk to others about each other (Selah). The moral of the devotional today is that the time has come to show our strength not by not talking to someone but, rather we show it by fighting against the desire of stopping the communication all together. Who am I talking to today? Myself..

Talking things out..

Pastor Joell A. Perez

Hablando...

¡Que Dios Te Bendiga!

          Ira.Amargura.Desaliento.Decepción.Todos estos sentimientos mencionados casi siempre, nacen por la falta de algo en común: falta de comunicación. Casi nadie quiere resolver los problemas de hoy en día con buena comunicación, todos no hemos vuelto demasiado orgullosos como para querer escuchar a los demás y todos somos justos en nuestra propia opinión como para aceptar nuestros errores. ¿me equivoco? Durante mi corto tiempo en ese planeta he visto cantidad de relaciones marchitarse por la falta de comunicación, las personas simplemente no toman el tiempo necesario para tener buena comunicación el uno con el otro pero lo interesante y triste es, que sí toman el tiempo para hablar mal de las personas con los demás (Selah). La moraleja del devocional de hoy es, que recordemos que la fuerza interior no se demuestra con silencio; las situaciones se pueden resolver si ponemos todo de nuestra parte para lograr una buena comunicación. ¿A quien le estoy hablando en este día? A mí mismo.

Hablando para resolver situaciones, Pastor Joell A. Perez