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mayo 31, 2024 por Lindsey Moreno Deja un comentario

Seven Years

This blog post is a bittersweet one to write… After living in Gracias for seven years, the Lord is beginning a new chapter in my life. This coming change has caused me to reflect on the past seven years… all the memories, all the growth, all the changes, and all the answered prayers!

Being a math teacher, I think I have to talk about numbers a little bit. 🙂 When reading the Bible, we see the number seven appear everywhere!! The number seven is mentioned more than 700 times in the Bible. “Seven” often refers to completion or perfection, healing, and the fulfillment of God’s promises. Jesus used seven metaphors to describe himself as the path to salvation. God created the heavens and the earth and everything within them, and on the seventh day he rested. Jesus spoke seven statements while he was on the cross which culminated to the completion of his time on earth. There are seven petitions in the Lord’s Prayer. The Lord promised to never destroy the earth again by using a rainbow that has seven colors. The book of Revelation contains letters to the seven churches.

The last seven years in Gracias have been filled with adventures, lots of lesson planning, growing closer to Jesus, and far better than I ever could have planned for myself.

When I first moved to Gracias, I was a college graduate with a big heart to serve but had no clue how to be a teacher! Have you seen The Sound of Music? The Von Trapp family seemed to have a new governess every year (or every week!) to watch the children. And when Julie Andrews became the new governess, the kids knew all the tricks to play on her… This is how I felt stepping into my first classroom at Abundant Life Christian School. (Ask Allan about stories from when he was in 8th grade in 2017!) The students were truly great students, but they were used to having new teachers every year. And with basically no experience in the classroom, I was in for a ride! I remember coming home from school crying many times the first few months because I couldn’t figure out classroom management and felt like teaching was going to be impossible. But, with a mentor teacher, good community, supportive family at home, practice, and a lot of the Lord’s grace… I have stayed at ALCS longer than I imagined, and I have learned immeasurably more.

I know that God’s timing is perfect, and although I am extremely sad to leave the students and friendships I have made in Gracias, I know that God has great plans in store for the school, the ministry, and my future family. The very first year in Gracias, when it was time to decorate my classroom, the Lord put Philippians 1:6 on my heart for my classroom verse. And to this day, it has been my favorite.

“Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus” (Philippians 1:6).

It was my prayer for my students in 2017 and it’s still my prayer for my students today in 2024. When we take the weight of our salvation off ourselves, it allows us to live life joyfully, thankful for all the Lord has done! The “good work” is referring to the Gospel at work in our lives and transforming us through the process of sanctification. As I have grown closer to Jesus, this verse brings me so much comfort and peace. I get to leave all the results up to Him! He is going to be at work in my life– molding and shaping me– into His daughter. There is nothing that I can do to make God love me more, and there is nothing that I can do to make Him love me less. It is all because of Jesus that I have been able to connect and pour into so many students’ lives. It is all because of Jesus that students passed math class. 😉 It is all because of Jesus that I have had the opportunities to serve and live and learn in Gracias.

The first year doing anything is filled with changes and new normals, and it takes time to adapt. And looking back, I am so grateful for how the Lord grew and strengthened my faith tremendously in that first year of teaching. I had no idea how the Lord was going to grow and shape me when I stepped off the bus in Gracias for the first time, but it has been the biggest blessing in my life so far. And this is exactly what I am reminding myself of now in this upcoming year of transition, as I am moving home to get married and start a new season in my life!! With the Lord, the best is always yet to come when we keep trusting Him. 🙂

As Julie Andrews would say, “These are a few of my favorite things!” And they are some of the sweetest moments over the years that I will treasure forever– Bible studies with high school girls, watermelon juice, seeing the morning sun light up Celaque, flowering trees blooming in February, trips around Central America with other teachers, hiking to find waterfalls, and making lifelong friendships…

In honor of year seven, here are seven phrases of Thanksgiving…

Thank you Lord for leading me to Gracias and for the new adventure you have planned for my life in marriage! Thank you Jesus that every day is an adventure with you as I continue to serve and grow in faith.

Thank you Abundant Life Christian School for entrusting to me your students! For not only being my work place, but also one of my favorite places in Gracias. Every morning as I walk to our teacher meeting, seeing the Macaws in the trees, I have to pinch myself that this is a real school! Thank you for your unending support, believing in me as a teacher, and having the heart to raise up young men and women who love the Lord.
Thank you to my local church Puerta a las Misiones for your support, your prayers, for welcoming me into your family, and showing me what loving your neighbor as yourself looks like.

Thank you 61 Isaiah for providing opportunities to serve and be involved in the community in ways I didn’t think possible, from Sunday school in Catulaca, to Friday night Youth group, to women’s conferences and teacher retreats.

Thank you to my friends and coworkers in both Gracias and in Minnesota. Living life overseas for seven years has come with its ups and downs, and I am beyond grateful to have been able to do life with such a sweet community here in Gracias, as well as the unwavering support from friends at home. You guys have shown me what fellowship and sisterhood looks like, whether we are near or far!

Thank you to my family for allowing me to follow the Lord’s call, for coming to visit, for doing life long-distance together. Your love and encouragement has been such a gift. Mom and Dad you have also impacted the students and families here in Gracias as I have learned so much from both of you. 🙂 Thank you to my amazing fiancé John for your endless pursuit these past three years and your sense of adventure!

Thank you to my students for allowing me to be your teacher and be a part of your lives. You guys have made the past seven years away from my family and being outside of my comfort zone completely worth it. 🙂 Thank you for teaching me how to be generous, how to care for others, how to work hard, how important snack time is, and how to never give up. My heart is bursting at the seams for how much love I have for all of you!

With the final weeks of school wrapping up soon, I’m going to enjoy all the baleadas and watermelon drinks I can, and am going to cherish every minute in Gracias with its amazing people and dear friends of mine. 🙂

#GraciasCristoPorGracias!! <3

Siete Años

Esta publicación me da un sabor agridulce al escribirla… Después de vivir en Gracias durante siete años, el Señor está comenzando un nuevo capítulo en mi vida. Este cambio que se avecina me ha hecho reflexionar sobre los últimos siete años… ¡Todos los recuerdos, todo el crecimiento, todos los cambios y todas las oraciones contestadas!

Siendo profesora de matemáticas, creo que tengo que hablar un poco de números 🙂 ¡Al leer la Biblia, vemos que el número siete aparece en todas partes! El número siete se menciona más de 700 veces en la Biblia. “Siete” a menudo se refiere a la consumación o perfección, la sanidad y el cumplimiento de las promesas de Dios. Jesús usó siete metáforas para describirse a sí mismo como el camino a la salvación. Dios creó los cielos y la tierra y todo lo que hay en ellos, y el séptimo día descansó. Jesús pronunció siete declaraciones mientras estaba en la cruz que culminaron con la finalización de su tiempo en la tierra. Hay siete peticiones en el Padrenuestro. El Señor prometió nunca más destruir la tierra usando un arco iris que tiene siete colores. El libro de Apocalipsis contiene cartas a las siete iglesias.

Los últimos siete años en Gracias han estado llenos de aventuras, mucha planificación de lecciones, acercamiento a Jesús y han sido mejor de lo que jamás podría haber planeado para mí.

Cuando me mudé por primera vez a Gracias, era una graduada universitaria con un gran corazón para servir, ¡pero no tenía ni idea de cómo ser maestra! ¿Has visto The Sound of Music? La familia Von Trapp parecía tener una nueva institutriz cada año (¡o cada semana!) para cuidar a los niños. Y cuando Julie Andrews se convirtió en la nueva institutriz, los niños sabían todos los trucos que podían jugarle… Así es como me sentí al entrar a mi primera clase en Abundant Life Christian School. (¡Pregúntele a Allan sobre historias de cuando estaba en octavo grado en el 2017!) Los estudiantes eran realmente excelentes estudiantes, pero estaban acostumbrados a tener nuevos maestros cada año y, básicamente, sin experiencia en el aula, ¡me esperaba una montaña rusa de emociones! Recuerdo llegar a casa de la escuela llorando muchas veces durante los primeros meses porque no podía entender el manejo del aula y sentía que enseñar iba a ser imposible. Pero, con un maestro mentor, una buena comunidad, una familia que me apoya en casa, práctica y mucha gracia del Señor… He permanecido en ALCS más tiempo del que imaginaba y he aprendido muchísimo más.

Sé que el tiempo de Dios es perfecto, y aunque estoy extremadamente triste por dejar a los estudiantes y las amistades que he hecho en Gracias, sé que Dios tiene grandes planes para la escuela, el ministerio y mi futura familia. El primer año en Gracias, cuando llegó el momento de decorar mi salón de clases, el Señor puso Filipenses 1:6 en mi corazón para que fuera el versículo de mi salón de clases. Y hasta el día de hoy, ha sido mi favorito.

“Estando seguros de que el que comenzó en vosotros la buena obra, la perfeccionará hasta el día de Cristo Jesús” (Filipenses 1:6).

Fue mi oración para mis alumnos en el 2017 y sigue siendo mi oración para mis alumnos hoy en el 2024. Cuando nos quitamos de encima el peso de nuestra salvación, ¡nos permite vivir la vida con alegría, agradecidos por todo lo que el Señor ha hecho! El “buen trabajo” se refiere al Evangelio que obra en nuestras vidas y nos transforma a través del proceso de santificación. A medida que me he acercado más a Jesús, este versículo me ha traído mucho consuelo y paz. ¡Puedo dejarle todos los resultados a Él! Él estará obrando en mi vida, moldeándome, para convertirme en Su hija. No hay nada que pueda hacer para que Dios me ame más, y no hay nada que pueda hacer para que Él me ame menos. Todo gracias a Jesús he podido conectarme y hacer un impacto en la vida de tantos estudiantes. Todo es gracias a Jesús que los estudiantes aprobaron la clase de matemáticas;) Es todo gracias a Jesús que he tenido la oportunidad de servir, vivir y aprender en Gracias.

El primer año en el que hacemos algo está lleno de cambios y nuevas normas, y lleva tiempo adaptarse. Y mirando hacia atrás, estoy muy agradecida por cómo el Señor creció y fortaleció enormemente mi fe en ese primer año de enseñanza. No tenía idea de cómo el Señor iba a hacerme crecer y formarme cuando me bajé del autobús en Gracias por primera vez, pero hasta ahora ha sido la mayor bendición en mi vida. ¡Y esto es exactamente lo que me recuerdo a mí misma, ahora en este próximo año de transición, mientras regreso a casa para casarme y comenzar una nueva temporada en mi vida! Con el Señor, lo mejor siempre está por venir cuando seguimos confiando en Él 🙂

Como diría Julie Andrews: “¡Estas son algunas de mis cosas favoritas!” Y son algunos de los momentos más dulces a lo largo de los años que atesoraré para siempre: los estudios bíblicos con chicas de secundaria, el jugo de sandía, ver el sol de la mañana iluminando Celaque, los árboles que florecen en febrero, los viajes por Centroamérica con otros maestros, las caminatas para encontrar cascadas y el hacer amistades para toda la vida…

En honor al séptimo año, aquí tengo siete frases de Acción de Gracias…

¡Gracias Señor por guiarme a Gracias y por la nueva aventura que tienes planeada para mi vida como casada! Gracias Jesús porque cada día es una aventura contigo mientras sigo sirviendo y creciendo en la fe.

¡Gracias Abundant Life Christian School por confiarme a sus alumnos! Por no sólo ser mi lugar de trabajo, sino también uno de mis lugares favoritos en Gracias. Todas las mañanas, mientras camino hacia nuestra reunión de maestros y veo las guacamayas en los árboles,tengo que pellizcarme para saber si la realidad. Gracias por su apoyo incondicional, por creer en mí como maestra y por tener el corazón para levantar hombres y mujeres jóvenes que aman al Señor.

Gracias a mi iglesia local Puerta a las Misiones por su apoyo, sus oraciones, por darme la bienvenida a su familia y mostrarme cómo es amar al prójimo como a uno mismo.

Gracias 61 Isaiah por brindar oportunidades para servir y participar en la comunidad de maneras que no creía posibles, desde la escuela dominical en Catulaca hasta el grupo juvenil de los viernes por la noche, conferencias de mujeres y retiros de maestros.

Gracias a mis amigos y compañeros de trabajo tanto en Gracias como en Minnesota. Vivir la vida en el extranjero durante siete años ha tenido sus altibajos, y estoy más que agradecida de haber podido vivir la vida con una comunidad tan dulce aquí en Gracias, así como con el apoyo inquebrantable de mis amigos en casa. ¡Ustedes me han mostrado cómo es el compañerismo y la hermandad, ya sea que estemos cerca o lejos!

Gracias a mi familia por permitirme seguir el llamado del Señor, por venir de visita, por vivir la vida a distancia juntos. Su amor y aliento han sido un gran regalo. Mamá y papá, ustedes también han impactado a los estudiantes y las familias aquí en Gracias, ya que he aprendido mucho de ustedes dos 🙂 ¡Gracias a mi increíble prometido John por su compromiso interminable estos últimos tres años y su sentido de la aventura!

Gracias a mis alumnos por permitirme ser su maestra y ser parte de sus vidas. Ustedes han hecho que los últimos siete años lejos de mi familia y estar fuera de mi zona de confort valga la pena 🙂 Gracias por enseñarme cómo ser generosa, cómo cuidar a los demás, cómo trabajar duro, lo importante que es la hora de la merienda y cómo nunca darse por vencido. ¡Mi corazón estalla del amor que les tengo a todos ustedes!

En estas últimas semanas de clases disfrutaré de todas las baleadas y bebidas de sandía que pueda, y apreciaré cada minuto en Gracias con su gente increíble y mis queridos amigos 🙂

#GraciasCristoPorGracias!! <3

abril 19, 2024 por Lindsey Moreno Deja un comentario

Recovery Requires Rejoicing

Hi, all!

For those who don’t know me, I’m Lauren! I joined the ministry team this year, working with Kristi and Jackie in Abundant Life Christian School. This is my third year in Honduras. I teach Language classes from 8-10th grade, I’m the assistant volleyball coach, I work with struggling English speakers in our school, and I’m the go-to teacher if you want to hear a bad pun. (They’re actually good though…so…)

There are a lot of adjectives that I could say about myself, attributes that those getting to know me ought to be informed about, but in this blog we’ll only focus on two: joyful and depressed. Ever since I was young, I’ve had this unshakable sense that joy is an ingredient in my bones that I can never remove. I remember as a kid having this knowledge that it doesn’t matter if I’m sad or happy, God made me a joyful person, and nothing could take that away. Or… at least that’s what I thought until 2017. That year, the sense I had since childhood was rocked. I became deeply depressed. It was an incredibly hard few years of my life. Not only was I suffering an illness I couldn’t control, I felt like I lost an integral part of myself. I couldn’t find joy. In fact, I became averse to it. The depression permeated so much of my mind and soul that the idea of being joyful again sounded awful. How could I have joy again after everything that happened, all that I lost, what I’d done? So I shut the door on trying and remained in my mental prison, with half of me so desperately wanting to escape while the other side started making a home there.

I moved to Honduras, started a new job, and was in a new community. I wanted these to be the solution to fix whatever was broken inside my brain. For a time, I did think that I had won. The depression subsided, and I had won, right? If that was the case… where is my joy? Turns out, I hadn’t won. My depression had become a trickster and decided to come and go as it pleases.

My solutions hadn’t worked. Running away and moving didn’t fix me, my remedies kept failing. I’d be depressed, then happy, then the cycle begins again. Where is my joy? Why can’t I win?

The past year, the Lord has been teaching me, reminding me, and showing me that my joy comes from Him. He is my Healer: my One solution. When depression plays its tricks again, I can’t rely on myself to have joy. He made joy a part of me, yes, but I come from Him.

Often, when I’m at my lowest, I don’t want to rejoice. I don’t feel like it. There’s no point. That’s why I love how rejoice is defined; it is not only an emotional response, but it is a command. I will rejoice when everything is good, and I will rejoice when it’s not. If I focus on my Saviour, then I will always have a reason and a way to rejoice.

Recovery takes time. My battle has been going on for 7+ years. I’m frustrated, but I’m hopeful. I need to rejoice, whether I feel like it or not. The Lord is my strength and my refuge when I can’t go on by myself. He has given me people who love me, challenges to overcome, and purpose to fulfill. Maybe soon I will be completely recovered, with no sign of depression and my joy fully restored. Or, maybe my battle with depression continues my whole life. It doesn’t matter. I will look to the Lord. I will rejoice.

2 Corinthians 6: 9-10, “known, yet regarded as unknown; dying, and yet we live on; beaten, and yet not killed; sorrowful, yet always rejoicing…”

octubre 27, 2023 por Lindsey Moreno Deja un comentario

Welcome to the 61 Isaiah School Team!

This year 61 Isaiah is expanding our work in Abundant Life Christian School. We have created a team of teachers who are dedicated to their students and to sharing the Gospel. This August we welcomed Jackie and Lauren to the 61 Isaiah school team.

Hi, My name is Jackie and I grew up in Stillwater, Minnesota with my twin sister, Robbie, and younger brother Charlie. Family is extremely important to me and we spend a lot of time out in nature, riding horses, or on the river when we are all together.

I’ve always had a heart for service, helping others, Spanish, and sharing my faith. So, after graduating from The University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN with a Math major, the Lord led me to Gracias to combine all those passions! I started teaching math and science at Abundant Life Christian School, and have been there for the past 6 years. It was during my first year teaching that I found out about 61 Isaiah through Shannon and Kristi’s Involvement with the school. Last year I found out that 61 Isaiah was growing their mission outreach in the school and was asked to join the school initiative.

This year, I will be serving at ALCS as a part of the 61 Isaiah school team. I still teach math and science, but have the resources to be more missions focused. I will be helping to organize high school girls’ Bible studies, women’s conferences, as well as school events to provide a time of fellowship and for deeper relationships to form amongst coworkers at ALCS.

I love to nurture and see things grow- whether it is my students’ math skills at ALCS, friendships in the community, or flowers in my backyard, and I am excited to have the opportunity to continue to grow and serve alongside 61 Isaiah this year in a new way!

Hi all!

My name is Lauren Eggleton and I am a language teacher at ALCS. I also work with the lowest English speakers that we have in the high school. I joined the 61 Isaiah school team because I am passionate about the students and their relationship with God. I would like to be a part of God bringing His love to the students, staff, faculty, and families of this school.

I grew up in the mission field. My parents worked in Russia until I graduated from high school. All during university, I knew that I would leave the USA again and live in a foreign country. I discovered a love for the Spanish language, and a few interviews and resumes later, I decided to move to Honduras to work as a teacher at Abundant Life Christian School.

This is my third year in Honduras and my third year teaching. I’ve really enjoyed living here, learning the culture, and practicing my Spanish. I am excited to see what this year brings and to grow the Lord’s presence in the school as well as the city!

octubre 14, 2022 por Taylor Chandler 1 comentario

Hurting with the Hurt

61 Team Members on their first day of school

Each morning in my devotional class at ALCS we spend some time in prayer. On a normal day we pray for Honduran fútbol players, animals to be rescued and have homes, or something political. However, one particular day after the bell rang, a girl in class pulled me aside and asked for prayer. She did not feel comfortable sharing with the entire class but proceeded to tell me her request. We prayed together, and while we prayed streams of tears fell down her face.

There are many people I know and love who are hurting during this season. You might find yourself in a similar situation. Loss is hard. Heartbreak is hard. Not hearing from God is hard. Bad news is hard. Sickness is hard. (Fill in the blank) ________ is hard.

My heart hurts because people are hurting. If I’m being honest, my flesh wants to be the bandage to your heart. I want to have the right words, but I don’t have the words to put all the broken pieces together. But what I do have is something better. Someone better. Access to a Holy God who sits on the Throne and will not be moved. My God is a God of all comfort. He sees the pain and the tears that fall, and He knows and understands the parts of our lives that we don’t understand.

2 Corinthians 1:3 says, “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.”

We find multiple times in the gospels that Jesus was moved with compassion for people that were hurting. He met them in their need, and the same is true today for you and for me. He not only meets us in our need, but gives us access to comfort those around us in need. Prayer is so important when we or our loved ones are facing unfortunate circumstances because God is the source of all hope and joy.

I need to remind myself of these truths quite often. I’m thankful for those in my life who constantly point me to the source of life. They comfort me, and remind me to call on His name in prayer because He hears us. I hope I may remind you to call on His name when you are in a similar season. God is faithful today and every tomorrow yet to come.

Psalm 145:18-19 "The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them.”

Deuteronomy 31:8 “The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.”

If you find yourself in a season of hurting, continue reading 2 Corinthians 1:3-11. God is faithful.

junio 10, 2022 por Jeff Holloway 3 Comments

Hearing Loss for the Hearing

Almost 2 years ago God called us to move to a new country to join with 61 Isaiah ministry in sharing the gospel with the Lenca. This meant we had to leave all our old friends and make new friends, leave some comfortable customs and learn some new ones. It meant that we needed to learn a new language so we could communicate the gospel we were called to communicate.

Our whole family began to take Spanish classes. I had known a little Spanish before but just enough to get by with a few basic things. Most of the Spanish I knew was picked up by listening to people and joining in on the conversation. Michelle is doing much better than I am as she listens and practices with her teacher.

One thing that has made it difficult is that we moved here during a pandemic, and everyone is wearing a mask. You can’t see their lips when they speak and their voice is muffled. Well, this made it hard for someone who learns by listening. Now we all had that problem, but I found out I had an even bigger problem.

For a few years, Michelle had joked about me having selective hearing, and then that grew to me just not getting every word that was said in a noisy room. I would begin to hear my family say things like “does the T.V. have to be so loud” or “remember I told you that” then we would be somewhere and I would hear some of the smallest quietest sounds and they would come to the conclusion that I had selective hearing.

Well in learning a new language, we began to find out that even though I was repeating what I heard I was not pronouncing the words correctly. We realized something was wrong with my hearing. I just didn’t hear the same things other people did. We decided to get my hearing tested.
We took a 5-hour drive to Tegucigalpa for an appointment with an audiologist. After about an hour of testing, he brought me into his office, and he said he had some bad news and some good news. He asked me if I had ear infections as a child – I did. He asked me if I was in a place regularly that caused me to be around loud music. I said I was a youth Pastor and went to many concerts and also helped backstage during concerts.

He knew my hearing history from these tests. He said the bad news was that I have a diagnosis of hearing loss for the hearing. This has three very noticeable symptoms. 1. When you are in a room where many people are talking you can’t hear clearly, everything just mushes together. 2. When you’re talking with people you need to look at them and see their lips. 3. When learning a new language, you can’t pick up all the words correctly and hear different things that other people hear.

The latter symptom is the one we need to deal with the most. It seems that I can’t hear certain sounds of letters. I can’t hear B, P, T, V, S, and a few more. It was fine when I was only around English words. When people would speak English to me, and my ears didn’t hear those sounds my brain would fill in the blanks with the right sounds, so I thought I was hearing those sounds. It was what I was used to and expected. I didn’t think I was missing anything I believed and knew I was hearing those sounds. Now when I began learning a new language there would be blanks and my brain would try to fill in the blanks with the English sounds. Now when the word was close to an English word, I did fine but when the words were not I struggled. Michelle and others would repeat the words and I would say what I just knew was being said and I was wrong.

Well, when the audiologist put in a demo set of hearing aids adjusted for this, things did not sound louder, but they sounded clearer. Then he began to speak to me in Spanish and say a few words that included those letters. I was wowed. I had to ask him if these words really sounded that way and on one word, I argued with him but when Michelle walked in and said the word it sounded just like him and I was hearing the wrong thing the whole time.

Romans 12:2 tells us “Do not be conformed to this world, but to be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” We need to be careful not to have hearing loss for the hearing spiritually. This is when we have a tradition or practice that we have done our whole life and even when we read a scripture that says something different, we have already decided and all we hear is what we want to. Or maybe we have an idea or thought that we believe and want to be true that when we hear teaching or see something that isn’t that way we refuse to see or hear the truth.

I have been a Christian for 44 years and for 30 of those years I was positively sure there were only 2 of each animal on Noah’s Ark. Then one day while reading the story to my kids in Genesis 7:2 I read the word seven. What?!!! 7 clean animals of each kind – Wow. You mean all those songs and all those movies, and all those bible stories were not right. Then a few years later I was reading it again for a project and how did I miss that it was 7 pairs of each clean animal – what ?!!! you mean 14 of each clean animal and bird. I had hearing loss for the hearing with Noah’s Ark. How many more things were clear in scripture that I was doing the same thing? How many times had I decided that since someone told me that is the way it is, and they put two or three scriptures together and it sounded so good and it was what I wanted to hear so I believed it to be that way?

I believe that the bible is the Word of God and that all of it is true. The problem is that many people want to give certain scriptures more weight than others. Any time we have a belief or a teaching that requires us to lessen or explain away another scripture, I think we may be experiencing a little hearing loss for the hearing spiritually. We need to be very careful when we decide that we want to hear what we want to hear and make one scripture less than another in importance. I have found throughout the years of studying God’s word I have had hearing loss for the hearing and needed to look at scripture for what it says and not what I want it to say. It is amazing what happens when we simply let God’s word be our hearing aid and correct us.

Siete Años

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