Obsessions

Aleks Syntek is my latest obsession. He is a 360 degree musician and composer and an amazing human being.

To learn more about him, his music and watch some of his videos, go to youtube.com/user/AleksRealSyntek.

The video bellow is one of his latest hits.

"Hasta el fin del mundo:"



Guitar chords to "Hasta el fin del mundo:"


Enjoy!

SD

Uptades...

Though I haven't written much neither on paper nor on this site, much has been written in my heart. Over these few months, I've realized that there were many things that needed attention: Incomplete healing, wounds of yore and hidden desires. The Lord put His finger on them.

It's been a few months and the process still continues, and His love for me is more real than ever before.

God is enthralled by my beauty! I never really thought He would... He's liberating me from myself and tearing some unnecessary walls I had built around me.

He loves me.

Among other things:

-I'm reading Captivating by John and Stasi Elderige
- I'm a pre-k teacher

SD

Cuando estás conmigo

I like everything about this song! Like the lyrics, musical arrangements, and last but not least, the artists themselves.
Do I listen to secular music? Not always, but sometimes...



Cuando estás conmigo se llena mi corazón
tiene sentido la vida y el mundo es una ilusión.
Cuando estás conmigo la noche tiene color
y un beso es suficiente para entender el amor.

Y al abrazarte y sentir que me amas salen las estrellas
aún si es de día y todos esos días llenos de vacio se volvieron polvo
porque estás conmigo...conmigo.

Cuando estás conmigo es bello mi alrededor
y una sonrisa tuya derrite mi corazón.
Cuando estás conmigo el tiempo pierde el valor
y una caricia tuya me hace volar hasta el sol.

Y al abrazarte y sentir que me amas salen las estrellas
aún si es de día y todos esos días llenos de vacio se volvieron polvo
porque estás conmigo.

Tiene sentido la vida (porque estás conmigo)
y el mundo es una ilusión (porque estás conmigo)
cuando estás conmigo (conmigo)
es bello mi alrededor.

Y al abrazarte y sentir que me amas salen las estrellas
aún si es de día y todos esos días llenos de vacio se volvieron polvo
porque estás conmigo...

Tiene sentido la vida (porque estás conmigo)
y el mundo es una ilusión (porque estas conmigo)
cuando estás conmigo (conmigo)
es bello mi alrededor.

Jesus alone

Regardless of how much we can rely on our friends, family and beloved, there's nothing greater than relying on the One and Only: Jesus. We as humans tend to be easily seduced by the dimness of temporal beauty and worldly security, that which we perceive as a "sure thing." The tangible. But when it comes to our Christian walk, we must not walk by sight, but by faith.

One of my biggest challenges has been learning to believe in God's promises for my life. I often tend to drift away by holding on to the one thing that I once thought was a "sure thing." When I don't see certain things coming to pass, I regress and regret not having what I once held as secure.

In Luke 9:35, after Jesus transfigured himself before the awe-filled eyes of Peter, James and John, they see Jesus alone. Jesus alone because the precious light of His glory shone ever brighter than that of Moses and Elijah. Jesus stood alone. As He revealed Himself to His disciples, the words of Peter in the previous verses resonate... He is Jesus, the Christ of God!

It is this same revelation that I pray to receive from the Lord when all the "sure things" I used to hold as precious sting my soul with doubt and fear. I pray to be reminded that Jesus stood alone. Though the miracles performed by Moses and Elijah were a "sure thing" of yore, Jesus' glory was greater.

Jesus' transfiguration reminds me that He is my only rock, my salvation, my shelter. Jesus alone.

No matter how much I may come to rely on my beloved, my friends, my family... Jesus will always stand alone because His love will never fail me, so I strive, as Paul encourages the Ephesians, "to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. "(Eph. 3: 18-19, NIV)

May the daily revelation of the Christ of God to us be a constant reminder of His absolute and complete love for us because He is Jesus, the One, the Only Christ of God!

In hot pursuit,

SD...etc


Ps. 62:1-2, 5-7

My soul finds rest in God alone;
my salvation comes from him.
He alone is my rock and my salvation;
he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.
Find rest, O my soul, in God alone;
my hope comes from him.
He alone is my rock and my salvation;
he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.
My salvation and my honor depend on God;
he is my mighty rock, my refuge.

Charco de Rosas

Ojalá regreses; vuela a mi lado... eso seria un milagro. - SD


Ojalá aparecieras en un charco de rosas
Ojalá te traiga a mi cama en mi sueño de cada noche solitaria
Ojalá y mi canción vuelva a hacer que mi alma vuele
Ojalá que en el mar aparezcas vestida de azul un dia que yo te busque con prisa
Y dejar que me lleve el viento hasta tus brazos...
Quiero perderme en un charco de rosas, solo de rosas
donde no este nadie, excepto tu y yo
para poder desdibujar con mi ardor cada instante de tu cuerpo
quiero un charco de rosas para invitarte al amor desenfrenado de la libertad
y disfrutar cada minuto mojado en mi charco de rosas
Me quedaré esperándote junto a mi canción esta noche,
haré un espacio en mi cama para cuando llegues tarde
y estaré despierto antes que tu en la mañana para proponerte el sabor del café en mi charco de rosas
Ojalá y te me borarras de mi mente
Ojalá que la lluvia me lleve hasta ti
O que pase un milagro o pase algo que te traiga hasta mi.

Autor: Raúl Bañuelos.

Just because...

Prayer and fasting

These last few weeks and the next to come, my home church, City Bible Church is having a 40-day fast.

I'm taking this time to gather my thoughts, dreams and desires and bring them before the Lord as an offering. I will not offer to the Lord something that costs me nothing.

Awaken me Lord!

SD...etc

2007 Recap

January
GU 2007- God is not dead.
Powerful presence of God. Lives changed. My life transformed. Moving forward and up.

February
Love month. Coming to the realization that God’s love is deeper and better. Found true Love. Joy. Fulfillment.

March
Got more involved in Gen Church and the GC worship. Spanish service worship growth. New songs. Life Development Tracks: Stress.
Delirious? Live at CBC.

April
Preparation. My birthday. Abandonment. Growth. New home.

May
More preparation. CBC conference.
Special guest Marco Barrientos. Got to work with him for the 2 days!
Exhilaration. Excitement beyond my comprehension. Shower of blessing & God thoughts.

June
Summer. More preparation. Confessions. Restoration.

July
Summer. Joy. Wonder. Patience. Bere in Africa.

August
Summer. More preparation. Answers to questions. Freedom.
Rojo in CBC. Excitement.

September
End of summer. In awe! Everything suddenly becomes more beautiful than ever. Somebody please wake me up this must be the best dream I’ve ever had!

October
School. Work. Life Development Tracks. Stress. Frustration. Attitude change. My Jesus, Holy Spirit and Father- THANK YOU for loving me when I don’t deserve it.
Israel Houghton. Starfield.

November
Changes. Transitions. Most amazing weekend of my life to this day. Hope. Joy. Love. When?
First 2007 visit to Mexico. Wedding.

December

Going to Mexico again…

I like the way you look at me
and the way you say my name
I like the way you make me laugh
and how you make me smile.

And the things that I have yet to know
and oh the things that are left to unfold.
So say my name and hold me close.
Look into my eyes and say that all will be alright.

Goodness...

Two weeks of a wonderful and happy roller coaster ride with the Holy Spirit: He is my guide, my personal assistant. He is good, so good! God, thank you for every good gift!

Everything comes from you, and we have given you only what comes from your hand.

1 Cr. 29:14

Thank you all for visiting. I will be posting soon. For now and in case you haven't noticed, I'm taking a break. The Lord is adjusting some things in my life, so while I allow His Spirit to work in me, I won't be writing.

Again, thank you for visiting!

SD

Somber

I'm starting school today. I don't have any room for distractions. I'm letting go of those things which make my journey harder. I'm pressing forward. I'm finishing this race.


I’m holding the carcass
Of a dead dream.
It’s rotten smell drowns
My soul.

I’m digging a deep hole
And I’m letting go.

The smell of death
Dries my hands,
Darkens my vision;
This must go.

I’m holding the carcass
Of a dead dream,
A broken heart,
Teary eyes.

But in this hole I’ve
Dug
I’m letting go…


SD...etc

Sweet embrace

Embrace me,
hold me close.
Look into my eyes
and see what's inside.

Your sweet embrace
enamors my soul;
you draw near
and I come close.

Your heart beat
and mine
become one;
one mind, one soul.

It's your sweet embrace;
so hold me close.

Though the mountains be shaken
and the hills be removed,
yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken
nor my covenant of peace be removed,"
says the LORD, who has compassion on you.

Isaiah 54:10

I expect and hope that I will not fail Christ in anything but that I will have the courage now, as always, to show the greatness of Christ in my life here on earth, whether I live or die.
Phil. 1:20 (NCV)

Relient K

when i made up my mind and
my heart along with that
to live not for myself but yet for God
somebody said "do you know what you are getting yourself into?"

when i finally ironed out all of my priorities and
asked God to remove the doubt that makes
me unsure of these things i ask myself i ask myself
"do you know what you are getting yourself into?"

i'm getting into you because you got to me
in a way words can't describe
i'm getting into you because i've got to be
you're essential to survive
i'm going to love you with my life

when he looked at me and said
"i kind of view you as a son" and
for a second our eyes met and i met that with a question
"do you know what you are getting yourself into?"

i'm getting into you because you got to me
in a way words can't describe
i'm getting into you because i've got to be
you're essential to survive
i'm going to love you with my life

i've been a liar and i'll never amount
to the kind of person you deserve to worship you
you say you will not dwell on what i did but rather what i do you say
"i love you and that's what you are getting yourself into"

i'm getting into you
because you got to me
in a way words can't describe
i'm getting into you
because i've got to be
you're essential to survive
i'm going to love you with my life

i'm getting into you
because you got to me
in a way words can't describe
i'm getting into you
because i've got to be
you're essential to survive
i'm going to love you with my life

you said "i love you and that's what you're getting into"

Tears, hugs and goodbyes

Today I said goodbye to one of my closest friends. Joanna is moving to Mississippi this weekend leaving behind an array of tears, memories and goodbyes. She was a mentor to me through my Jr. High and High School years- her influence expanded in every direction- through her words of encouragement, confessions of faith and unconditional love, she saw in me, and in her small group (Beni, Ashish, Davina, Paulina, Indu, Liz, Bere and many more) leaders, pastors, preachers, prophets and visionaries; some of us are already what she had pronounced years ago, others are en route…

As I look back at those years, I see Joanna as an appointed angel, as a woman who sacrificed leisure time with others just to spend time with us. The countless hours she invested in us will not be taken for granted.

The journey continues as our teary eyes and broken goodbyes are uttered…With a thankful heart I praise God for having Joanna in my life and although I know I’ll see her again, I can’t ignore the poignant sensation I feel as knowing she will be across the country. Yet, my heart is at peace because her departure, will not only bless her husband Greg; but her presence alone, will bless those who are to divinely meet her soon.

My only consolation is that she’s promised to come to my wedding!

O, Lord, may that be soon!!! :D

In hot pursuit,

SD

nueva vida, transformación espiritual
sobrematerial
buscando
libertad- nueva; naturaleza- nueva...

entrega total... el volante solo en tus manos
te lo doy
moldealo
benignidad...

y las manos hasta arriba
por el Dador que me da la nueva vida.

A challenge from history

We must look upon the world, with all its delights and all its attractions, with suspicion and reserve. We are called to a higher Kingdom, we are touched with a diviner Spirit. It is not that He forbids us this or that comfort or indulgence; it is not that He is stern, demanding us to follow a narrow path. But we who love our Lord and whose affections are set on Heavenly things voluntarily and gladly lay aside the things that charm and ravish the world, that, for our part, our hearts may be ravished with the things of Heaven that our whole being may be poured forth in constant and unreserved devotion in the service of the Lord who died to save us.

-Amy Charmichael


These last couple of weeks, the Holy Spirit has challenged me through these words. We, as God's workmanship carry a divine Spirit which was imparted to us through the Breath of God as He gave us life. Thus, our heavenly affections ought to surpass our worldly affections. The higher Kingdom of which Charmichael speaks of, is the propeller of our thoughts, actions and consequently of our decisions because as God's master pieces, our Spirits cry out Abba, Abba Father longing to be with the One who called the Cosmos into life.
It is my longing that I'll always bring to my Jesus my" constant and unreserved devotion" as He did it for me 2000 years ago...

Lessons well learned:

The lesson of God's faithfulness

Me asombra tu amor y tu fidelidad
que a pesar de mí me puedas amar
siempre has sido fiel y ami lado estás
tus ojos de amor ven mi caminar.

Tal vez el sol mañana no aparezca
pero puedo confiar en que Tú allí estarás
y del firmamento se borren las estrellas
pero a tu palabra fiel tú seguirás.

Tú has sido fiel
Tú has sido fiel
Tú has sido fiel
Siempre has sido fiel.

From Te daré lo mejor by Jesús Adrian Romero (2004)

One of the qualities I admire the most in a person is that of faithfulness. I often hold very high expectations when it comes to this particular quality; consequently, I'm easily disappointed.
These last few months, I've been exposed to God's faithfulness in different areas of my life and my family. I've seen God faithfulness in my church and have seen God's supernatural provision as a sign of this marvelous God-quality.
I met with my mentors Joy and Eugene Greco who came to visit from Spain. Their testimonies yesterday provided me with a clear picture of faithfulness; their faithfulness when working with people, when working with their lovely local church in Malaga, and with the team God's building in Spain to take the Message of Hope to the Spanish people. The Greco's faithfulness was rewarded with more faithfulness: The abundant and overflowing faithfulness of God.

May I be faithful to God and to those who love me as to show them God's love through my testimony...

In hot pursuit,
SD