"Is that really you, God?" - Report in Sonet and Three Haikus

4 PRINCIPLES FROM "IS THAT REALLY YOU, GOD?"

1- If you trust in having a personal relationship with God, instead of fearing it, you'll be able to have one.

2- To follow God's calling will take you out of your comfort area

3- God's mind is creative for everything: planning, providing, getting a team together, giving you a chance to act...

4- God's first. God is more important than your work to serve Him

"There is nothing wrong with tools. But it's a sad day if the tools supersede the Lord Himself."

Loren Cunningham

IS THAT REALLY YOU, GOD? - Sonet

God lives in my heart and fulfills my spirit
God is my Lord and my heavenly Father
So why shouldn't Him when I claim hear it
and answer to me in intimacy rather?

I can feel his voice, a thunder that's calling
for me, his disciple, to be made useful
To obey is to go, to leave, to be willing
My own comfort must not be but a trifle

I build my own path with my hands, eyes and mind
unable to find a perfect way to achieve
the goals of my God; but the Word does remind
me that my Father's creative to conceive

the ideal form to become His tool;
Not giving Him th'first place would make me a fool



IS THAT REALLY YOU, GOD? - 3 Haikus

Heaven up and down
Talks to spiritual heart
Is that You, God?

Powerful vision
Of a Youth With A Mission
Waves of the Gospel

Loyal obedience
Word of God's disciples
New generations



A PERSONAL REFLEXION

I must confess, it's not my first time reading this book, nor will it be the last (it WAS my first time reading it in English, though). It's simple, and personal, and awesome, inspiring and powerful. In YWAM Madrid they nicknamed it "the YWAMer Bible".

I wouldn't be here taking the DTS without this book. My full family-in-law fell in love with YWAM thanks to it. My parents-in-law are taking their DTS right now in Madrid, even.

Since my first reading, this book impacted my life. I've done my best to incorporate this principles: the closeness and familiarity with God, that doesn't let me be a little bit less amazed at Him; being ready to hear His voice and follow it, and obey against all odds, even when I myself am scared to do so, to risk my financial security, to leave my fiancée for six months and go to another continent; and going on having faith (or sometimes, trying to) on Him giving me the chances and providing me with everything. The last part, having God as my first priority without letting my service to Him to become an idol... I'm prevented against it, but I can't think of one time when it could have happened to me yet. My service to God has not been so much, but I always have focused it into the Lord, instead of into men nor the job itself. But now I'm preparing myself to a deeper service, so it's good to renew and strenghten that decision.