Sister Alvear
04-25-2009, 12:38 PM
I talked to someone last night who mentioned someone that made great news what God told them to do...all of a sudden God told them something else...I am usually a person with great patience (known for that trait) however it is hard for me to believe that God is so undecided. I just believe some people use the VOICE of a god for money, gain, free plates of lunches and things like that and our poor Americans fall for it...and spend thousands of dollars on people like this.... Do you think the will of God is easy? NO it is not!
Some people when they find out the work of God is really work they bail out!
Dear ones IF GOD told you to do something and you do not do it you are disobedient to his eternal plan.
I KNOW I AM CALLED TO BE A MISSIONARY TO BRAZIL. I HAVE HELPED IN OTHER LANDS because OF MY EXPEIENCE, BEEN CALLED ON TO FILL IN BUT I KNOW WHERE GOD SENT ME.
Do you not think I have not heard preachers laugh at me for being a woman? Of course I have…Paul had those that doubted his call along with others in the Holy writ. Does it hurt? Yes, it does…it really does.
Listen carefully:
"Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they
descendants of Abraham? So am I. Are they servants of Christ?-- I
speak as if insane-- I more so; in far more labors, in far more
imprisonments, beaten times without number, often in danger of
death. Five times I received from the Jews thirty-nine lashes. Three
times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was
shipwrecked, a night and a day I have spent in the deep. I have
been on frequent journeys, in dangers from rivers, dangers from
robbers, dangers from my countrymen, dangers from the Gentiles,
dangers in the city, dangers in the wilderness, dangers on the sea,
dangers among false brethren; I have been in labor and hardship,
through many sleepless nights, in hunger and thirst, often without
food, in cold and exposure. Apart from such external things, there is
the daily pressure on me of concern for all the churches. Who is
weak without my being weak? Who is led into sin without my
intense concern?" (2Co11:22-29)
Listen to our Jesus:
“The greatest among you will be your servant” (Matthew 23:11).
If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me” (Matthew 16:24). A disciple learns that crucifixion was a hideously painful Roman method of execution, and condemned criminals had to carry their crosses through the streets to the execution site. When Jesus used this picture of his followers taking up their crosses to follow him, they knew what he meant. Following Jesus, therefore, is a true commitment, with the risk of death, and there is no turning back. This parallels Matthew 10:39 where Jesus says, “Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.”
Strange Jesus never mentioned the will of God is the house we live in or the color card we carry! The cross is the secret of the will of God in our life and success!
He talked about us being workers and servants…soldiers as Paul put in later on. Soldiers are tough. They endure suffering. They undergo discipline to make them stronger, more battle-ready. They serve at the pleasure of their commander and fight for king and country. They do not expect golf tournaments, world vacations, and a life of ease. Dear ones rest awaits us in that city not here on earth.
There have been times I too wanted to run to timbuckto but that would not make me in the will of the Lord. No matter how easy it may sound. Jonas ran…
It is amazing the Americans that fall for stories from unstable people and support the Jonas´s thinking they are doing God a favor. Where is the maturity in Pentecost?
THE BIBLE SAYS TO MAKE OUR CALLING AND ELECTION SURE. It is not something we play with. Someone that changes with each passing wind I would say that id a person does not know the voice of God he need not to be sent out but needs to set down on a church pew and learn. A double minded man is unstable in ALL his ways said the writer of long ago. God said, “I the LORD do not change.” -Malachi 3:6, NIV) Unlike people He is not wishy washly.
Every place in the world has people like that. People that have no willingness to learn to be an Indian they want to be the chief without even knowing what it means to be the chief. People that have a false humility…a plastic smile…. I can think of several people in Brazil that I know very well that are awesome preachers in the pulpit but they have never learned what it is to be a REAL follower of Jesus. They are smooth talkers and can make you believe the blue wall is pink but they do NOT know the voice of God and have destroyed innocent souls and will continue destroying.
The last 4 years have been some of the hardest years in our ministry. We have went through a horrible robbery with masked men holding guns to our heads, taking everything they wanted including our car and kidnapping our son. We went through the long trial of our grandson having two heart surgeries; I sit up with him night after night watching him struggle to breath. We went through the trial of my mother having a stroke and suffering for many months here and finally passing...she had no insurance and I had to borrow and beg for money to buy needed things for her. I have two surgeries; Brother Alvear had a horrible wreck that he still suffers the consequences. Five months ago we lost two cars in one day! Yet we are no better than God´s servant Job who lost much more.
We have not had a car since...so that means riding city buses, catching taxis when we can afford them, trying to get in the church van to go with the people and it does not have air and it is very hot here. I can barely get in it and it breaks down at least once a week! I don´t even get in the other one as it is so old it stays broke down.
We just went through another horrible trial when people lied on us and our work.
Yet through it all we are more than conquerors for we KNOW we are in the will of our dear Lord.
Dear ones, IF GOD told you to do something and you do not do it you are disobedient. You must KNOW the voice of the Lord and if you do not know it you are NOT ready for HOLY service.
I KNOW I AM CALLED TO BE A MISSIONARY TO BRAZIL. I HAVE HELPED IN OTHER LANDS BECAUSE OF MY EXPEIENCE, BEEN CALLED ON TO FILL IN BUT I KNOW WHERE GOD SENT ME,
Every place in the world people are the same. People that have no willingness to learn to be an Indian they want to be the chief without even knowing what it means to be the chief. I can think of several people in Brazil that I know very well that are awesome preachers in the pulpit but they have never learned what it is to be a REAL follower of Jesus. They are smooth talkers and can make you believe the blue wall is pink but they do NOT know the voice of God and have destroyed innocent souls.
Do you think the will of God is easy? NO it is not! As difficult as it is for some to accept, the Bible reveals that anyone who is not submitting himself or herself to the will of God is submitting to the will of Satan. (Ephesians 2:1-3)
Every day I pray for god to someway give us a car...but he hasn´t yet.
Do you not think the devil does not come and try to cause us to have a pity party? Of course he does...Do you think he does not whisper…go home and help out in the states in some Spanish ministry.
Never for one minute have we even considered looking back or taking an easier road.
In all things we must trust Him when He sees we are worthy for a car he will use someone or ones to help us get one.
The truth is that the majority of us are more concerned about fulfilling our own desires rather than God’s. We formulate our own religious goals and create programs. Someone once said, "we major in minor and minor in majors."
God’s will for the elect includes self-denial, the cross life and a continuous process of transformation… Taking on Christ is not a one day thing.
Why don’t we also try to be truthful to our call so that we can inherit the salvation?
“And the world passes away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth forever.” (1 Jn. 2:17).
Some people when they find out the work of God is really work they bail out!
Dear ones IF GOD told you to do something and you do not do it you are disobedient to his eternal plan.
I KNOW I AM CALLED TO BE A MISSIONARY TO BRAZIL. I HAVE HELPED IN OTHER LANDS because OF MY EXPEIENCE, BEEN CALLED ON TO FILL IN BUT I KNOW WHERE GOD SENT ME.
Do you not think I have not heard preachers laugh at me for being a woman? Of course I have…Paul had those that doubted his call along with others in the Holy writ. Does it hurt? Yes, it does…it really does.
Listen carefully:
"Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they
descendants of Abraham? So am I. Are they servants of Christ?-- I
speak as if insane-- I more so; in far more labors, in far more
imprisonments, beaten times without number, often in danger of
death. Five times I received from the Jews thirty-nine lashes. Three
times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was
shipwrecked, a night and a day I have spent in the deep. I have
been on frequent journeys, in dangers from rivers, dangers from
robbers, dangers from my countrymen, dangers from the Gentiles,
dangers in the city, dangers in the wilderness, dangers on the sea,
dangers among false brethren; I have been in labor and hardship,
through many sleepless nights, in hunger and thirst, often without
food, in cold and exposure. Apart from such external things, there is
the daily pressure on me of concern for all the churches. Who is
weak without my being weak? Who is led into sin without my
intense concern?" (2Co11:22-29)
Listen to our Jesus:
“The greatest among you will be your servant” (Matthew 23:11).
If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me” (Matthew 16:24). A disciple learns that crucifixion was a hideously painful Roman method of execution, and condemned criminals had to carry their crosses through the streets to the execution site. When Jesus used this picture of his followers taking up their crosses to follow him, they knew what he meant. Following Jesus, therefore, is a true commitment, with the risk of death, and there is no turning back. This parallels Matthew 10:39 where Jesus says, “Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.”
Strange Jesus never mentioned the will of God is the house we live in or the color card we carry! The cross is the secret of the will of God in our life and success!
He talked about us being workers and servants…soldiers as Paul put in later on. Soldiers are tough. They endure suffering. They undergo discipline to make them stronger, more battle-ready. They serve at the pleasure of their commander and fight for king and country. They do not expect golf tournaments, world vacations, and a life of ease. Dear ones rest awaits us in that city not here on earth.
There have been times I too wanted to run to timbuckto but that would not make me in the will of the Lord. No matter how easy it may sound. Jonas ran…
It is amazing the Americans that fall for stories from unstable people and support the Jonas´s thinking they are doing God a favor. Where is the maturity in Pentecost?
THE BIBLE SAYS TO MAKE OUR CALLING AND ELECTION SURE. It is not something we play with. Someone that changes with each passing wind I would say that id a person does not know the voice of God he need not to be sent out but needs to set down on a church pew and learn. A double minded man is unstable in ALL his ways said the writer of long ago. God said, “I the LORD do not change.” -Malachi 3:6, NIV) Unlike people He is not wishy washly.
Every place in the world has people like that. People that have no willingness to learn to be an Indian they want to be the chief without even knowing what it means to be the chief. People that have a false humility…a plastic smile…. I can think of several people in Brazil that I know very well that are awesome preachers in the pulpit but they have never learned what it is to be a REAL follower of Jesus. They are smooth talkers and can make you believe the blue wall is pink but they do NOT know the voice of God and have destroyed innocent souls and will continue destroying.
The last 4 years have been some of the hardest years in our ministry. We have went through a horrible robbery with masked men holding guns to our heads, taking everything they wanted including our car and kidnapping our son. We went through the long trial of our grandson having two heart surgeries; I sit up with him night after night watching him struggle to breath. We went through the trial of my mother having a stroke and suffering for many months here and finally passing...she had no insurance and I had to borrow and beg for money to buy needed things for her. I have two surgeries; Brother Alvear had a horrible wreck that he still suffers the consequences. Five months ago we lost two cars in one day! Yet we are no better than God´s servant Job who lost much more.
We have not had a car since...so that means riding city buses, catching taxis when we can afford them, trying to get in the church van to go with the people and it does not have air and it is very hot here. I can barely get in it and it breaks down at least once a week! I don´t even get in the other one as it is so old it stays broke down.
We just went through another horrible trial when people lied on us and our work.
Yet through it all we are more than conquerors for we KNOW we are in the will of our dear Lord.
Dear ones, IF GOD told you to do something and you do not do it you are disobedient. You must KNOW the voice of the Lord and if you do not know it you are NOT ready for HOLY service.
I KNOW I AM CALLED TO BE A MISSIONARY TO BRAZIL. I HAVE HELPED IN OTHER LANDS BECAUSE OF MY EXPEIENCE, BEEN CALLED ON TO FILL IN BUT I KNOW WHERE GOD SENT ME,
Every place in the world people are the same. People that have no willingness to learn to be an Indian they want to be the chief without even knowing what it means to be the chief. I can think of several people in Brazil that I know very well that are awesome preachers in the pulpit but they have never learned what it is to be a REAL follower of Jesus. They are smooth talkers and can make you believe the blue wall is pink but they do NOT know the voice of God and have destroyed innocent souls.
Do you think the will of God is easy? NO it is not! As difficult as it is for some to accept, the Bible reveals that anyone who is not submitting himself or herself to the will of God is submitting to the will of Satan. (Ephesians 2:1-3)
Every day I pray for god to someway give us a car...but he hasn´t yet.
Do you not think the devil does not come and try to cause us to have a pity party? Of course he does...Do you think he does not whisper…go home and help out in the states in some Spanish ministry.
Never for one minute have we even considered looking back or taking an easier road.
In all things we must trust Him when He sees we are worthy for a car he will use someone or ones to help us get one.
The truth is that the majority of us are more concerned about fulfilling our own desires rather than God’s. We formulate our own religious goals and create programs. Someone once said, "we major in minor and minor in majors."
God’s will for the elect includes self-denial, the cross life and a continuous process of transformation… Taking on Christ is not a one day thing.
Why don’t we also try to be truthful to our call so that we can inherit the salvation?
“And the world passes away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth forever.” (1 Jn. 2:17).