Purpose in His Way

In this chapter, Paul is calling Timothy into maturity, specially on speech. In the previous chapter he told him to hold strong to the words he has learn from him, but now Paul is asking him to share it with others. I believe youthful lusts are those that can drive someone away from their calling or tasks. As youth (not merely on age but also on maturity of Christlikeness) can be selfish, prideful, rebellious and impatient. Were we can be growing with everyone else who calls unto the Lord; we continue thinking that old habits or friends can be in our lives, we are wrong. People in the world must be our ministry and not our fellowship. There is more people in this same battle, and together we can strive for righteousness, faith, charity, and peace. It is easier when you can help each other out, we are a body and each member of it should be doing find otherwise the body aches. Here is where maturity comes, and we can learn to strive for ourselves to be found approved by our Lord. Having...

It is very often in my life were service is not the number one thing in my life. I believe myself works very well when I know what to do, it is really not hard for me to be obedient and work faithfully; doing things unto the Lord, trying not to expect any reward or word affirmation from someone. What is hard for me are the spontaneous service opportunities when I am doing something or I am “busy”. My heart doesn’t not always answer in a correct way. I don’t like that feeling and I believe Jesus wants to change that in me and make me more like Him. In these verses of Mark, He makes it clear we must serve others and be their servant. Greatness is found in laying down my life. Sometimes for me greatness equals to a position or achieving something, just to make me feel good. This is so selfish of me, at that moment I am evading who Jesus is. Pride grows and little by little He could start to have a second place in my heart. For me I don’t want to live my life any more, I want to be in His...

Throughout my life, prayer has been weak and a hard thing to understand for me. I prayed just as a task and didn’t shared my heart to God. During this time, God is calling me to improve in my prayer life. As I have been learning, it is not my actions and my attempts that make the way to God; He is the way, truth, and life. Not even me who is looking for me first, it is Jesus who never gets tired nor stops looking after me. All I need to do and respond to his loving call. During the last months, in my walking with Christ, He has been taking me higher and deeper. I believe, this season is about praying. In these verses, there was no one who stood up and come before the Lord, to cry out to Him and plead for His mercy. They didn’t react and search God, even though they were in sin and not pleasing the Lord. As them, my prayer is shallow and mediocre. In the book of Acts, they were sent to pray and ministry the word. It means that is half part of the...