Mensaje: Como tomar decisiones

6/14/19

Predica: Hna. Noemi Cordero

Como tomar decisiones 

Entonces marchó Jesús con ellos a un lugar que se llama Getsemaní, y dijo a sus discípulos: Sentaos aquí, mientras voy a orar allá. Y tomando a Pedro, y a los dos hijos de Zebedeo, comenzó a entristecerse y a sentir gran angustia. Entonces les dijo: Mi alma está abrumada de una tristeza mortal; quedaos aquí, y velad conmigo. Y adelantándose un poco, se postró rostro en tierra, orando y diciendo: Padre mío, si es posible pase de mí esta copa; sin embargo, no se haga como yo quiero, sino como tú. Vino luego a los discípulos, y los halló durmiendo, y dijo a Pedro: ¿Así que no habéis podido velar conmigo una hora? Velad y orad, para que no entréis en tentación; el espíritu a la verdad está animoso, pero la carne es débil. De nuevo se apartó, y oró por segunda vez, diciendo: Padre mío, si no es posible que pase de mí esta copa sin que yo la beba, hágase tu voluntad. Vino otra vez y los halló durmiendo, porque los ojos de ellos estaban cargados de sueño. Y dejándolos, se fue de nuevo, y oró por tercera vez, diciendo las mismas palabras. Entonces vino a sus discípulos y les dijo: Dormid, pues, y descansad. He aquí que ha llegado la hora, y el Hijo del Hombre es entregado en manos de pecadores.

Mateo 26:36-45 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Mateo%2026:36-45&version=RVR1977

🎼Establece tu orden 🎼

• No podemos tomar decisiones sin antes orar. (Decisión #1 es orar ante una decisión crítica.)

• Primero pedir sabiduría y discernimiento. 

• Sabiduría = saber como ... tomar decisiones
• Discernimiento = distinguir entre ...

Santiago 1:5

Y si alguno de vosotros tiene falta de sabiduría, que la pida a Dios, el cual da a todos abundantemente y sin reproche, y le será dada.

Santiago 1:5 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Santiago%201:5&version=RVR1977

• Dios nos da respuesta

• no necesariamente es lo que queremos oír. 

1 Rey. 3:9

Da, pues, a tu siervo corazón entendido para juzgar a tu pueblo, y para discernir entre lo bueno y lo malo; porque ¿quién será competente para juzgar a este tu pueblo tan grande?

1 Reyes 3:9 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=1%20Reyes%203:9&version=RVR1977

• reconoce que eres siervo y que Dios es Rey

• Pide por claridad y por paz

• hasta que no sientas La Paz De Dios, no tomes la decisión. 

Is. 55:8-9

Porque mis pensamientos no son vuestros pensamientos, ni vuestros caminos mis caminos, dice Jehová. Pues así como los cielos son más altos que la tierra, así son mis caminos más altos que vuestros caminos, y mis pensamientos más que vuestros pensamientos.

Isaías 55:8-9 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Isa%C3%ADas%2055:8-9&version=RVR1977

• Dios no piensa lo que nosotros pensamos. 

• No porque somos fieles a Dios, no significa que podemos pretender que conocemos la plena voluntad De Dios. 

• Si no sientes paz, no decidas.

Jer. 29:11

Porque yo sé los pensamientos que tengo acerca de vosotros, dice Jehová, pensamientos de paz, y no de desgracia, para daros un porvenir y una esperanza.

Jeremías 29:11 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Jerem%C3%ADas%2029:11&version=RVR1977

• Pedir a Dios si él no va darte respuesta ahora, pide por su paz. 

• Dios no quiere que tomemos decisiones a lo loco, porque el quiere que tengamos paz. 

• Hay muchos consecuencias por tomar decisiones fuera de la voluntad De Dios. 

Mat. 26:39

Y adelantándose un poco, se postró rostro en tierra, orando y diciendo: Padre mío, si es posible pase de mí esta copa; sin embargo, no se haga como yo quiero, sino como tú.

Mateo 26:39 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Mateo%2026:39&version=RVR1977

• Nuestras decisiones no sólo nos afecta a nosotros.  

• afecta nuestra familia
• Afecta nuestra iglesia
• Afecta el Evangelio

• por más lógica que sea, si es fuera de la voluntad De Dios, no lo hagas. 

• Nos va costar y doler hacer la voluntad De Dios. 

Sal. 143:10

Enséñame a hacer tu voluntad, porque tú eres mi Dios; Tu buen espíritu me guíe por terreno llano.

Salmos 143:10 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Salmos%20143:10&version=RVR1977

• En oración, pídele a Dios que te enseñe (pero determina aprender y hacer lo que Dios te indica).

Rey de Gloria (letras)

Rey de Gloria (cancion)

Sí, el mundo se arrodillara y dirán que eres Dios. - La creación se arrodillará y dirán que eres Rey. - hay que empezar ahora ¿porque esperaremos?

//Rey de gloria lléname queremos contigo estar queremos contigo estár//

Sí, el mundo se arrodillara y dirán que eres Dios. - La creación se arrodillará y dirán que eres Rey. - hay que empezar ahora ¿porque esperaremos? - Ahora te adoramos - en victoria

//Rey de gloria lléname queremos contigo estar queremos contigo estár//

(Cantaré aleluya hasta que regreses - danzaré ... en tu presencia hasta que regreses) 6x’s

... en Tu presencia 12x’s

//Rey de gloria lléname queremos contigo estar queremos contigo estár//

(Cantaré aleluya hasta que regreses - danzaré ... en tu presencia hasta que regreses) 2x’s

... en Tu presencia 4x’s

Thankful in 2016

As I'm sitting here thinking how I could start my blog again after a three-year hiatus, I realize we are nearing the end of the year 2016 and I can't believe it's almost ending.  This year, with all its ups and downs, all I can say is that God still remains faithful.

This is yet another time of the year where things change; seasons change, temperatures and the climate changes, but one thing remains the same ... God.  Through every season of change in my life there has always been one constant.  How do I know that God remains unchanging? Still the same God he proclaims to be in his word? That he is the same faithful God who hears our prayers? That he knows the hopes and desires of our hearts and the best timing for everything?  I know because "I have tasted and seen".

This year has been a year of stepping out in faith, and believing God will provide in his perfect timing.  Since the beginning of 2014, my husband and I set out on attempting to buy our first home. The test proved daunting.  We fell in love with many homes, just to see them removed from the market just as soon as we would have placed a bid on them.  With the birth of our second child, we decided to take a break from househunting. Then, in the beginning of 2015, we continued our search once again.  At the end of 2015 (September to be exact) we placed a bid on a home that we had been eyeing for about a year but had not been placed on the market yet, since it was in foreclosure.  Our offer was accepted, and we were extremely excited, only to find out that shortly after our bid was accepted, the home had been broken into and some damage was done. After seeking repair so that we could continue with the purchase, it took us six months to finally get the home.

And looking back, I'm so thankful that God was patient enough with us to teach us to be patient, prayerful, and wait on him and to learn again that he knows what is best for us.  Sometimes we can so easily get caught up into what we want, that we forget to see that God wants to do things a little bit differently than we have planned.  Subconsciously we find ourselves dying to Christ, and living for self instead of dying to self and living for Christ ("For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again." (‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭5‬:‭14-15‬ NIV))

So, as this year draws to a close, I urge you to look back and find reasons to be thankful to God for where you are in your life, no matter if you are in the valley, or if you're in a place of blessing, if you're in a place of peace or in the eye of the storm, ask God to help you find the good in whatever situation you are in.

I'll leave you with "Thank You God" by Chris Tomlin:

Up to Speed 2016

Hello everyone.  Been a few years ...yeah I know, I know.  I haven't been around here much, but life has been CRAZY.  Let me see, well ...

 Sometime in the beginning of 2014 I was beginning to have slight health issues.  I mean, nothing major except the doctor (and by Doctor, I mean his Nurse Practitioner) couldn't diagnose me correctly.  From possible thyroid issue to possible UTI ... I was put on a bout of antibiotics ... after about 3-4 months, lo and behold, I find out I was 3-4 months pregnant ... yeah, baby 2 was on the way.  Add to that we were looking to sell our place and buy a new one, but now we NEEDED a new one!

"Oh the joys of buying a new home", they said.  "It's gonna be such an adventure", they said.  A joy it was not, and it wasn't so much an adventure as it was an emotional roller coaster.  Add into that pregnancy hormones ... well God bless my husband for the tears he had to endure.  We contracted a realtor for 6 months to sell our home.  I saw more squirrels in my yard than I did people coming through to see it.  Contract ended, baby #2 had arrived and we took about a few months off of home buying to keep our sanity in tact.  

March of 2015, we started looking again for our new home and seen at least 5-6 homes we really liked, but needed to sell our home in order to be able to make the transaction.  September 2015 we put in a bid for the house of our dreams and it was accepted!! However, it took 6 MONTHS to finalize the sale since the home was vandalized days after our bid was accepted.

December of 2015, I listed our home for sale on Zillow.com as SALE-BY-OWNER just to see if we would get any bites and the calls came rushing in.  February 17, 2016 we sold our home.  February 29, we signed for and received keys to our new home!

It has been a bitter-sweet journey, but now we are elated.  We are in our new home and enjoying every minute of it.  Major projects have been completed and now we are preparing for our house warming party.

Through it all, GOD has been faithful.  (I even have a prayer room!)  But more on that later.  There are so many new things happening, but I just wanted to let you all know I'm back and excited to share what creative things God inspires me to share. 

Take care, God bless and stay tuned for what's next. 😉

Gratitude and Gobble Gobble Baby Beanie Hat

I know ... it's been a long time since I last posted.  Life has been very interesting.

Watching my little one grow and begin to say things like "Mama" and "Dada" has totally overwhelmed me.  She's growing so fast, it blows my mind.  She crawls soldier style, cries for her Daddy if she gets hurt, makes the cheesiest smile when she learns to do something for the first time or when she does something that causes anyone to smile or laugh.  She cries "Mama" when she's tired or hungry.  She's been saying "Duch" to call our 6 year old girl (Dutchess, our Lemon Basset Hound and been saying "Jaya" to call her cousin Josiah ... all this and she's only 10 months!!  It's amazing that I can't ever remember life without her.

As I think back, I can't help but be grateful to God for all the blessings He has poured out on my family and me.  There is not a thing in my life that I am not grateful for; the bad because it molds my character and teaches me how to work at relationships; the good because it gives me peace and rest from times of trial. Through all things, I've learned to be grateful, even though (at times) I may not understand some of the things I go through.

With this said, I'd like to share this song: "Gratitude" by Nichole Nordeman.  It reminds us to be grateful even if what we are hoping or expecting doesn't come to pass as we would like it to ... but, maybe God has a better plan, maybe He knows what we really need.  May we have peace with what God does in our lives and may we ALWAYS be grateful for ALL He does and that we can learn to trust Him.


I'd like to share this pattern I've been working on for my baby for Thanksgiving.  The pattern fits 9-12 months.  Hope you enjoy!

Gobble Gobble Baby Beanie Hat

Materials:

            Redheart Yarn: Super Saver

                        Coffee

Café Latte               

                        Buff

                        Black

White

                        Hot Red

                        Gold

                        Carrot

                        Spring Green

            Needle: USH8/5.00 MM

GOBBLE GOBBLE HAT

Using COFFEE:

Start off with Magic Ring (mr)

1. Ch 2 (this is the first dc), 9 dc, sl st to join. – (10 sts)

2. Ch 2 (this is first dc), 1 dc in same st, 2 dc in remaining 9 sts, sl st to join. – (20 sts)

3. Ch 2, 2 dc in next st, [1 dc in next  st, 2 dc in next st] repeat from [ to ] 8 times, sl st to join. – (30 sts)

4. Ch 2, 1 dc in next  st, 2 dc in next st, [1 dc in next  2 sts, 2 dc in next st] repeat 8 more times, sl st to join. – (40 sts)

Change color to CAFÉ LATE:

5. Ch 2, 1 dc in next 2 sts, 2 dc in next st, [1 dc in next 3 sts, 2 dc in next st] repeat 8 more times, sl st to join. – (50 sts)

6. Ch 2, 1 dc in next 8 sts, 2 dc in next st, [1 dc in next 9 sts, 2 dc in next st] repeat 4 more times, sl st to join. – (55 sts)

7. Ch 2, 1 dc in next 54 sts, sl st to join. – (55 sts)

Change color to BUFF:

8-15. Repeat step 7.

Bind off.

EAR COVERS ON BEANIE

Using BUFF:

Make sure top of hat is facing down, mark 11 sts to left and 16 sts to right of bind off st.

1. Slip st in one of the marked off sts, ch 2, 1 dc in next 5 sts, ch 1, turn.

2. Skip first st, dc in next 4 sts, ch 1, turn.

3. Skip first st, dc in next 3 sts, ch1, turn.

4. Skip first st, dc in next 2 sts, ch 1, turn.

5. Skp first st, dc in next st. Bind off.

Repeat step 1-5 for the other marked off st.

Measure out 18” of COFFEE, CAFÉ LATE and BUFF yarn. Thread all three strands through tip of EAR COVER.  Match up each strand with it’s matching color so that there are three strands and braid all the way down.  When you are close to the end, tie a knot.  Repeat on the other EAR COVER.  Trim loose strands.

MOUTH

Using HOT RED:

Start using Magic Ring (mr)

1. [3 sc, ch 2] repeat once more, 2 sc, ch 2, sl st to join. (creates 3 sides)

2. [1 sc in next 3 st, 2 st in next 2 st space] repeat once more, 1 sc in next 2 sts, 2 st in next 2 st space, sl st to join. Bind off.

Repeat 1-2 using CARROT or GOLD (I used CARROT).

Overlap CARROT mouth piece (for the beak) over the HOT RED piece, then stitch to beanie.

EYES

Using BLACK:

Start using Magic Ring (mr)

1. Ch 2, 9 dc, sl st to join. – (10 sts)

Change color to WHITE:

2. Ch 2, 1 dc in same st, 2 dc in remaining 9 sts, sl st to join.  – (20 sts)

3. Ch 2, 1 dc in same st, 1 dc in next st, [2 dc in next st, 1 dc in next st] repeat 8 more times, sl st to join. – (30 sts)

Repeat step 1-3 for other eye.

FEATHERS

Colors needed: Hot Red, Gold, Carrot and Spring Green

1. Ch 7.

2. Dc in 2nd st from needle, dc in next 3 sts, 1 hdc in next st, 1 sc in next st, ch 2.

3. Turn piece and stitch on other side of chains. 1 sc in first st, 1 hdc in next st, 1 dc in next 4 sts. Bind off.

Repeat step 1-3 in all 4 colors, then stitch feathers to top of beanie using COFFEE yarn.

Sew in loose ends

*** You may make and sell products from my patterns but if you do I ask that you link back to my post. Please do not copy and post this pattern and claim it as your own. Please do not re-publish photo's as your own.***

Coconut Custard - "Flan de Coco"

I wanted to share a recipe my family and I have come to love. This is something I usually make during the Holidays and it's always eaten up immediately. It's FLAN DE COCO or Coconut Custard. (This recipe makes 2 custards - 24 servings.)

Ingredients:

1 can Cream of Coconut
1 can Evaporated Milk
1 can Sweetened Condensed Milk

1/2 cup sugar
2-3 drops vanilla extract or lemon juice
1/4 cup of water

5 large eggs

Materials:

2 - 13" Cake pans (for double boiling in the oven [baño de Maria])
2 - 8" round cake pans (for the flan)
Non-stick pan
Metal spoon
Cake Mixer
Spatula
Oven

Instructions:

PREPARE CARAMEL

1. Pour sugar and water into non-stick pan and heat at med-high temperature.

2. Add 2-3 drops of vanilla extract or lemon to the pan.

3. Stir the caramel mixture with a metal spoon since it will get very hot (plus it's easier to clean up later).

4. Heat mixture for 10-13 minutes ...

... until mixture caramelizes to a golden brown.

*****WARNING! Caramel will be extremely hot. Handle with care.*****

5. Place 8" round cake pans on a safe surface (not on a plastic surface or on top of a plastic table cloth since the caramel will heat the pans and can melt any surface it is on). Then pour half of the mixture in one pan and the other half in the other.

6. Take the pans while the caramel is hot and roll the pans to allow the caramel to spread evenly on the bottom.

xxx TIP: To Clean Pan and Metal Spoon xxx

+ Fill the pan with soap and water and place over low heat. Fold some paper towel and place in pan and use metal spoon to slowly stir around the pan to clean up excess caramel. Then place in the sink under cold running water to cool down.

PREPARE CUSTARD

1. Preheat the oven to 350° F.

2. Place eggs into mixer and mix until creamy.

3. Add Sweetened Condensed milk to mixer.

4. Fill can of condensed milk half full WITH WATER and pour into mixer.

5. Add Cream of Coconut to mixer and mix.

6. Add can of Evaporated milk to mixer and mix.

7. Now that the custard is mixed, pour evenly into both round pans on top of the hardened caramel.

8. Place rectangular pans into the oven.

9. Carefully place the round custard-filled pans into the rectangular pans.

10. Now carefully pour water into rectangular pans and fill to 1/4" below rim of round pan.

11. Bake custards for 40 minutes and test with a toothpick to make sure the custard is ready. If the toothpick comes out clean, it's ready to cool. If not, bake for an additional 10 minutes.

12. When custard is finished baking, place on a cooling wrack for about an hour ...

... then place in the refrigerator over night.

13. Flip over onto a flat plate for presentation (caramel on top) and serve.

¡Buen provecho! (Bon Appetit)

How to Increase Milk Supply for Breastfeeding Moms

As many of you already know, I'm a first time mom. When I found out I was pregnant, I already decided that I wanted to exclusively breast feed (EBF) my LO (little one). I don't know anyone personally who has breastfed their LO's after going back to work, so I began searching on Babycenter.com and reading what has worked for other EBF moms.

I was recently asked how I was able produce more milk before going back to the workforce and decided I should share what has worked for me.

My answer: FENUGREEK (speak to your physician or Lactation Specialist to see if this is right for you).

Here's what you'll need:

Fenugreek Tea Bags

Fruit Punch Drink Mix (I only use half a serving - the full serving is too sweet for me).

16 oz bottle of water

Remove 6 oz from the bottle and bring to a boil. (If you have a Keurig, use that to heat your water.)

Place 3 Fenugreek Tea Bags inside an empty cup.

(Here I'm using my Keurig to add hot water for my tea.)

Stir the tea bags then set aside and let it steep for 12 minutes.

Pour Fruit Punch mix into the bottle. (I prefer the Fruit Punch mix better than any other because it's the only one that best masks the bitterness of Fenugreek. You can experiment with other flavors if you don't like Fruit Punch with your Fenugreek. The taste takes some getting used to.)

Remove the tea bags from the cup and pour the tea into the water bottle. Place the lid on the bottle, shake and refrigerate.

You need to drink 3 bottles per day to see results.

It took me two days of taking Fenugreek to see any real difference in my milk production. Hopefully this works for you. Use Fenugreek together with power pumping (pumping every 1 - 2 hours) for best results.


If you try this, I would like to hear from you. Did this work for you? What other flavors did you experiment with? Hope to hear from you!