No Matter What • No Importa Que

As I reflect back on this year; with one day left, I have one word to say: Grateful!

I’m so grateful for 2013. It was a year of a lot of growth and trusting God for greater and bigger things. 2013 taught me to trust God and take His word serious. I was able to take leaps of faith, scared to death but I was able to do it. There were many moments of doubts and insecurities, times where I didn’t want to do or say something because of fear-yet I was able to overcome those fears. There were times were I didn’t think a certain goal, dream or project could become possible but with hard work, perseverance and God on my side, I was able to see the fulfillment of what I was striving for. 2013 was a year of stretching my faith, of walking in faith and of seeing the completed work in faith.

I am grateful for 2013.  I am a better, stronger and wiser person; simply because I dared to believe God and took His word and promises serious in my life.

• I am thankful for my salvation and relationship with my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ
• I am thankful for my beautiful family and my loving husband
• I am thankful for being chosen to write my first book, Un Momento De Silencio
• I am thankful for traveling South America and visiting Paraguay and Argentina
• I am thankful for the doors of opportunities that were opened for me in 2013
• I am thankful because I did not allow fear to delay God’s purpose in my life for this year
• I am thankful because I have 365 days to do it all over again

2014 is the year of Open Doors and of greater opportunities but it will come to those who are brave enough to accept the challenge and run with it, no matter what!

Are you ready for the “No Matter What’s” in your life? No matter what, keep going. No matter what, keep pushing. No matter what, keep believing. No matter what your surroundings may say, you keep pressing forward! No ifs, ands, or buts about it! –No Matter What!

Take a seat and enjoy the ride! God has a lot of surprises in store for you in 2014. Let go of the fear and trust Him. He knows what He is doing, even when you don't!

I hope everyone has a Blessed and Prosperous New Year!!

Be Encouraged, Be Blessed!

Landy Perez-Feliciano ♥

Mientras reflexiono en todo los acontecimientos de este año, solo tengo una palabra que decir: Agradecida!

Estoy tan agradecida por el año 2013. Fue un año de mucho crecimiento y de confiar en Dios por cosas grandes y mayores. 2013 me enseño a confiar en Dios y tomar su palabra en serio. Pude tomar saltos de fe, aunque a veces con mucho temor pero lo pude hacer. Hubieron momentos de dudas e inseguridades, ocasiones donde quizás no quería hacer o decir algo dado al temor, pero pude vencer esos temores. Tambien, hubieron momentos donde pensé que alguna meta, sueño o proyecto no se iba poder realizar pero con trabajo fuerte, perseverancia y Dios a mi lado, pude ver los frutos de lo que quería alcanzar. 2013 fue un año donde se estrechó mí fe, camine en fe y pude ver el cumplimiento de muchas cosas por los ojos de la fe.

Estoy tan agradecida por el año 2013. Soy una mejor, más fuerte y sabia persona; simplemente porque me atreví a creerle a Dios y tomar su palabra y sus promesas en serio.

·         Estoy tan agradecida por mi salvación y relación con mi Señor y Salvador, Jesucristo

·         Estoy tan agradecida por mi bella familia y mi amado esposo

·         Estoy tan agradecida por haber sido elegida para escribir mi primer libro, Un Momento De Silencio

·         Estoy tan agradecida por viajar a Sudamérica y visitar a Paraguay y Argentina

·          Estoy tan agradecida por las grandes oportunidades que me fueron brindadas en el 2013

·         Estoy tan agradecida porque no permití que el temor detuviera el propósito en mi vida para este año

·         Estoy tan agradecida porque tengo 365 días para hacerlo todo de nuevo

2014 es el año de Puertas Abiertas y grandes oportunidades pero solo vendrán a personas que sean lo suficientemente valientes para aceptar el reto y seguir hacia adelante, ¡no importa que!

¿Estás listo para el “No importa que” en tu vida? No importa que, siga hacia adelante. No importe que, siga empujando. No importa que, siga creyendo. No importa que diga tu alrededor, siga hacia adelante; sin ningún tipo de excusas- “No Importa” cual sea.

Tome un asiento y disfrute el viaje. Dios tiene muchas sorpresas para usted en el 2014. Suelte el temor y confié en El. ¡Él sabe lo que hace aunque usted no lo sepa!

Espero que todos tengan un Año Nuevo de muchas Bendiciones y Prosperidad.

Landy Pérez-Feliciano ♥

 

 

Photo credit: Nostalgique Images  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sus palabras: Israel Barreto

Uno de los predicadores del evento Winterfest 2013 fue el evangelista Israel Barreto. Él es un joven que Dios usa de manera poderosa en la predicación. Trajo una palabra transformadora el fin de semana pasado, Winterfest 2013 en Orlando, FL. Y para serles sincera, los jóvenes todavía están hablando positivamente de este evento.

Tuve el privilegio de entrevistar a Israel para que todos podamos conocer un poco más de quien en realidad es Israel Barreto. He sido bendecida por sus respuestas y sé que tú también serás inspirado, motivado y bendecido por sus palabras.

Para conocer más de su ministerio, visite su página personal al http://www.ibim.us/

Israel, gracias por aceptar esta entrevista y por bendecir el estado de la Florida y Georgia en Winterfest 2013. Que Dios te siga usando y bendiciendo más para su gloria.

Amigos, aquí les dejo nuestra conversación.

Bendiciones,

Landy Pérez-Feliciano ♥

 

 

1. ¿Cuál es tu personaje y verso favorito de la Biblia y porque?

Después de Jesús el personaje que más ministra mi vida tiene que ser el Apóstol Pablo. Es evidente que su manera dada por Dios de revelar la Gracia de Dios, el nuevo pacto y Reino es sumamente importante para desarrollar una vida exitosa en Cristo Jesús. Pero más que todo, su habilidad de expresar sus frustraciones, debilidades y luchas internas y externas sin reservas. Esta transparencia de Pablo me anima cuando pasó etapas que quizás el liderazgo o cuerpo eclesiástico de este siglo rehúse admitir. De igual manera, su voluntad de soportar el sufrimiento que estaba íntimamente ligado con su llamado; proclamando la vida de Cristo, cueste lo que cueste.

El Rey Salomón declaró "Todo lo hizo hermoso en su tiempo: y he puesto eternidad en el corazón de ellos, sin que alcance el hombre a entender la obra de Dios desde el principio hasta el fin." (Eclesiastés 3:11) Como seres humanos habituales hay un deseo interno de saber el "porque" de todas las cosas. Queremos entender porque pasamos etapas de sufrimiento, circunstancias a veces tan horrendas que expresamos la frase "esto no es justo". Aunque la Biblia tiene un gran número de respuestas y la vida misma con el tiempo nos enseña algunas cosas, hay etapas que atravesamos que jamás entenderemos. Por lo tanto, Salomón afirmar, jamás un hombre con una mente finita podrá entender un Dios con una mente infinita. Esto me lleva a mi verso favorito "He entendido que todo lo que Dios hace, será perpetuo: sobre aquello no se añadirá, ni de ello se disminuirá; y lo hace Dios, para que delante de él teman los hombres." (Eclesiastés 3:14) En la vida hay cosas que no entendemos pero si algo que debemos de entender es que Dios tiene todo bajo control.

 

2. ¿Que hizo este evento de Winterfest 2013 en Orlando, FL diferente a los otros eventos que has asistido?

Cada evento que Dios me honra en asistir carga su propia cultura y ADN, en esencia su propia identidad y propósito. Considero que Winterfest 2013 no es la excepción. La percepción de algunos es que este tipo de reunión es para entretener a la presente generación. Hacer algo para mantenerlos ocupados hasta que lleguen a una edad más adulta para luego hacer la diferencia. Este no fue el caso de Winterfest. Desde qué entre al lugar de reunión vi la agenda de capacitar "hoy" para enviar "hoy" una generación que cambiara "hoy" su mundo. Hubieron tres cosas sobresalientes: En primer lugar, estaban abierto a la diversidad. Note como se expresaba en diferentes formas de adoración a Dios. Desde grupos de adoración, spoken word, hasta tener música urbana y cuatro jóvenes que a través de movimientos corporales dieron Gloria a Dios. En segundo lugar, hubo hambre para ver cambios. Fui sumamente impactado por la joven que fue tocada por Dios en traducir la Biblia en dialecto africano y como los jóvenes respondieron aportando sus finanzas. Finalmente, cuando la propuesta de servir fue dada y ver cientos de jóvenes respondiendo a ese llamado, habla de una generación que hace mentira las estadísticas de este siglo. Realmente vi una generación que dice "no se trata de mí, sino de nosotros".

 

3. ¿Qué profesión te hubiese gustado ejercer si no fueras un evangelista?

En mi juventud el mensaje implementado era la del servicio a Cristo. Esto produjo en mí una mentalidad de que lo secular era secundario. Honestamente, no fue el extremo que mis padres quisieron implementar, pero la realidad es, que sí crea en uno el pensar de hacer sólo algo ministerialmente como ser predicador, músico, diácono o un líder en la congregación. Más como carrera secular, algo que sólo suplía lo necesario para la familia. Cuando me gradúe de la escuela superior asistí a un instituto tecnológico y trabaje arreglando copiadoras. Aunque no hay nada malo en arreglar copiadoras, si nunca hubiera alcanzado una mentalidad diferente y nunca hubiera aceptado el llamado de predicar el evangelio, estuviera trabajando en la misma posición sin ambición de algo más. Digo esto para motivar aquellos que aspiran cualquier oficio, que aunque comiences abajo debes empujar para más. Si se puede alcanzar una carrera profesional y a través de ella proclamar el evangelio de Cristo.

 

4. ¿Cuéntanos una de tus metas o sueños que te gustaría realizar?

Como evangelista Dios pone en el corazón de uno la pasión de ganar almas para El. Esto es algo que consumé a uno. Ver una vida darse a Dios produce un gozo inexplicable. Todo lo que anheló hacer rodea esta pasión. Unida con esta pasión hay una meta que igualmente me apasiona. Es asegurar que transmito el mensaje del Reino de Dios en una manera relevante para la generación presente, para que hagan cambios transcendentales. Esto me conmueve a establecer metas que hagan esto una realidad. Si es escribiendo un libro, hacer música, ministrar vía internet a través de seminarios cibernéticas etc., pues lo perseguiré para logra el objetivo que Dios ha puesto en mi corazón. Sueño un día ver, a los 80 años, mis hijos y mis nietos viviendo en un mundo saturado con la Gracia de Dios y saber que hice algo para provocar ese cambió.

5. ¿Qué consejo le darías a la juventud que quieren alcanzar el propósito de Dios en sus vidas pero que a diario son bombardeado con ofertas del mundo y distracciones para sacarlo del camino de donde Dios quiere llevarlos?

La realidad es que mientras existimos habrá distracciones. Cosas que desvían nuestra mirada de lo que sí importa. Para vencer esta distracciones es necesario escoger ignóralas. Pablo hablando de distracciones dice que no las mire. "No mirando nosotros a las cosas que se ven, sino a las que no se ven: porque las cosas que se ven son temporales, más las que no se ven son eternas." (2 Corintios 4:18) No puedes en ninguna manera entretener la distracción. A la misma vez es importante rodearte de personas que te ayudara guiar tu mirada a lo que sí es importante y dar las claves necesarias para alcanzar tu destino en Dios. En lo personal, busco personas que han vivido un tiempo, individuos maduros en experiencia, para comunicar mis sueños, metas y mis distracciones, que giran mi vida hacia el camino correcto. Sobre todo, una relación íntima con Dios. Si soy atraído por Dios es imposible ser distraído por otras cosas.

 

Fast Forward to your Future

This past Tuesday I was speaking to the young adults about Fast Forwarding to the future, to their future. And we did a fun exercise which was to fast forward ten years into the future and everyone was to inform their fellow classmates what they were doing in their lives. From that point on, we were no longer in 2013 but we were in 2023. It was fun to hear everyone's experiences, many were already married with kids, others were full into their professions. A lot of them were traveling the world, preaching  or singing and just fulfilling their purpose in life.  For those few minutes, it almost seemed like everything that was being said was true! Right before my eyes were successful and fulfilled men and women who were once (10 years ago) in a small group class in which I was teaching. It was so real!! Why did we do this exercise? Because I wanted everyone to realize that what they profess, has power.  What you declare and decree over your life, that is what you will see.  We were declaring that we will see ourselves in those positions. Our declaration has to be aligned with God's declaration. Our words has to be connected to the word of God. God wants Jeremiah 29:11 to be fulfilled in our lives. He has a beautiful future in-store for us, a future where we can find hope in Him. He has a plan and as long as we walk along side with Him, He will lead us straight to that beautiful path He's created for us.

 

I want you to also go on that journey with me as my students did. Once you start to imagine it and declare what you will be doing and where you will be going in ten years... let me tell you, you will get there! If you believe and declare it, don't you be surprised when 2023 comes along and you're right where you said you would be. 

Ok, here it goes...!!!!

Prepare yourself to go on a ride with me tonight, a journey in which you and I will get to experience without any limits or hesitation. This ride will be quick but will mark the beginning of something great that is about to happen in your life. Are you ready? ARE YOU READY?

Close your eyes tight.. Because when you open them up again, you will be 10 years older than what you are now. If you are 23 you will be 33. If you're 33, you will be 43. When you open up your eyes, you may be married with kids already, you may be a professional working in your career, when you open up your eyes, you will be exactly where God intended you to be; FULFILLING YOUR PURPOSE. You will no longer be walking towards your purpose; you will be in your purpose. You no longer have to pray for God to use you, God has already been using you, you no longer have to ask what it is that He wants you to do, you will have already discovered it and you will already be doing it. Take a few moments to picture yourself 10 years from now. What are you doing? Who are you? Many people sitting here today, as in 10 years ago, haven’t seen you in a couple of years, you are about to meet your former classmates, small group, youth group, church group and you will be filling them in as to what has happened in your life over the last 10 years. Are you a failure? Did you not do anything with your life? Are you one of those that just come to church day after day, week after week, year after year and hasn’t fulfilled anything? OR are you one that took very seriously what was said to you 10 years ago in a class called: “Fast Forward: your future” and you’ve achieved great things?

In 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5…. 5 seconds until you are 10 years older and you are about to step into your Young Adults 10 year Class Reunion and you will inform and fill everyone in on your life. You should have your goals, aspirations and dreams all figured out, right? You’ve had 10 years to figure it out and make a big impact on your fellow classmates.  What are you up to today? What is your status?

5, 4, 3, 2, 1….Open your eyes!!

Welcome to YOUR FUTURE, we have Fast Forward time to take a stroll not through memory lane but through future lane.

Hi, my name is Landy and most of you knew me as a pastor’s daughter and youth pastor along with my husband. We’ve been happily married for 13 years. We have 2 kids, they are so adorable!! I’m working fulltime in ministry, traveling a lot speaking to large crowds in Women’s Conference and I will always have a sweet spot for the youth so I do a lot of speaking engagements to the youth as well. I’ve written several books already, both Spanish and English and it’s blessed so many people!! By the grace of God and His favor, I’ve met incredible people that have helped me in my ministry. I also own a few businesses; God has prospered me and blessed me financially so I can bless people who are in need. I’ve appeared on television worldwide bringing a message of hope and restoration. It hasn’t been easy but I have seen each and every promise that God has made to me, ever since I was young.  I remember being single and staying in prayer services and just waiting for my husband to come and he came. I remember God speaking to me about how he was going to bless me and how he was going to open doors for me, and I can see it now. I remember speaking to the youth week after week, Tuesday after Tuesday and sometimes thinking, is it worth it? Are they getting it? And my husband and I would pray for the youth and it’s so rewarding to receive letters and phone calls from those who were in our youth group, testify to us that God fulfilled His promise to them. And they would say, Landy Josh.. it was true, everything you guys said.. God is faithful! I thank God for his love, mercy, favor, grace. And I know the best is yet to come!!

One thing that I can tell the young people of this generation? Before I leave, I want to tell this upcoming generation, yes.. the generation our children, you guys are all teenagers now, 10 years ago, I had a group of young people sitting here, I was sitting where you were and yes we had big dreams but didn’t know how it was going to happen and I remember I would always say, just keep believing, keep being Faithful to God and He will be Faithful to you. Many times it was tough, but I promise you if you stick to the word of God and His promises, just like I told my students 10 years ago, YOU will see God’s blessings over your life. Declare it, it will happen! I chose to believe the word of God over my life, and God honored it, now you have to believe what God had promised over your life so you too can see it come to pass.

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I hope this exercise helped you! (I know you couldn't close your eyes because you had to read it but you got the jist of it, right?)  Remember the sky is the limit and only YOU can detour God's purpose in your life. Your dreams are God's dreams deposited inside of you so the bigger you dream, the better for God because He has an opportunity to come through for you in extraordinary ways. I challenge you to dream big, God is up to the challenge. Your wildest dreams are a piece of cake for God. That is why, my friends, dream big because God has a big future ahead of you. Are you ready for 2023?

Would love to read your comments!! Xo

Be Blessed, Be Encouraged!

Landy Perez-Feliciano ♥

Grow Up!

For the past couple of weeks my brother Ronny has been talking about the importance of "growing up" in his Sunday morning messages to the church. He remembers when he turned thirteen, it was such a pivotal year in his life, and he remembers it like today! ...props to him, because I don't remember mine.. lol

Ronny was saying that when you turn thirteen, you officially become a teenager! In other words, you're no longer a child; therefore, you must start acting like an adult. There are certain things you should leave behind because you have outgrown them! 

And although we are already in the month of March (still pretty early in the year) I want to emphasize on the fact that we have entered into a new year and if we are expecting to experience a great year, we must leave behind the childishness and start behaving as adults. Basically, it’s time to grow up.

It's time to do grown up things, you're no longer a child
It's time to act like a grown up, you're no longer a child
It's time to speak like a grown up, you're no longer a child

The Bible says in 1 Corinthians 3:2 "I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not ready for it." Now, this is Paul speaking to the church and he was basically telling them, I have more to give you but because you have not matured enough, I can't give you solid food because you are not ready.

I would hate for God to tell me, I have so much more things to tell you, to show you, to give you but you're just not ready for it.. it's like! Ok, I'm going to get my act together RIGHT NOW because I want more! I don't want to settle for the baby stuff anymore, I can handle that, I need something bigger! Can you relate?

January and February have passed us by and for many it's been a great two months and for others, it hasn't been that great. But the beauty of all of this is, there is time to make 2013 into a different year! A year of what I like to say, the year of the YES, the year of your prayer requests answered. This is such a pivotal year for many of us because this is the year in which God will start to give us solid food! No more milk, no more baby food. He will start to give us big responsibilities that only a mature adult can handle. Are you ready for what is coming your way? Are you ready to receive God's big blessings in your life? You have to be, because God only gives to those who He can entrust His blessings to. But in order to receive what He has for us, we have to Grow Up!

The Bible says that we go from Glory to Glory. Yesterday's blessing was good, last year’s was great but God has something greater for you now. Stop living in the past! Stop living in the past glories, in what God did for you yesterday because He wants to do something greater in your life today.

I truly believe and have been confessing since the beginning of the year that this is the year of prayers answered, this is the year of the YES! This is the year in which God's promises will come to pass in many of our lives. The things we have been waiting for years, the words that God had spoken years ago, we will see them come to pass. Why? Because we have chosen to Believe first! We must believe before we can see!!

I am just so excited for what is to come and I want everyone to be connected with the Spirit so you won't miss out. God wants to bless everyone. The bible says that he is no respecter of persons, in other words, He has no favorites. So if He is doing it with me, He can do it with you. The question is, are you ready??? Make 2013 your best year yet!

Share your thoughts with me :-) What did you think about today's blog?

Be Encouraged & Be Blessed!

LandyPF ♥

 

The secret

 It's already the middle of January, can you believe how time flies? Pretty soon we'll be in the middle of the year!  But as each day passes, remain focused on your goals for this year.  Let this be a different year for your life, a year of fulfillment! Remember God will always be by your side but there will always be a part you have to do; God can't do it all for you! It takes faith but it takes work to see your dreams come to life.  And as we continue to walk in this year of fulfillment; in which, you will finally see your dreams come to pass, remember to worship.  That word of God that was spoken to your life as you begin to see those promises unfold right before your eyes, remember to worship your way through your victory!  You may still be in the "waiting room" hoping, believing and trusting that this will be a different year for you; worship your way through your trials, worship your way through your miracle!

The difference between 2012 and 2013 is your worship! I don't know if you understand what the power of worship does in a someone's life.  When you open up your mouth and you begin to worship God for who He is and not what He can give you; you are showing Him unconditional love. When you  begin to worship like if everything is alright when truly everything in your life is a mess, you are trusting God with your life.  When we begin to worship, we begin to declare and speak the unspoken, we begin to see the unseen.  There is a new vision, a new passion, the power to conquer the unconquerable. That power is bestowed in us and all of the sudden, nothing is impossible!  The bible says that He who is in us is more powerful than he who is against us and if God is with us, then who can be against us?  If Jesus dwells inside of us, there can be nothing that could hold me back!  Do you believe it?  I truly believe if we put our 'game face' on this year, some serious stuff will happen.  We will be able to conquer new territory, reach new heights and nothing shall be impossible!!!  But THE SECRET is worship!  Everytime you get discouraged, worship, everytime you want to give up, worship, everytime you start to doubt, worship.  Because worship will pave the way for you, it will make your journey alot smoother, it will direct you, it will take you to a new level so you can see things for a different perpective.  Worship will take you to God's heart and reveal to you His plan for your life. Worship your way to your victory!!!

I want to take this time to share with you this great worship event next weekend, January 25-26, 2013.  It will be an unbelievable experience!  I am personally super hyped about it because it's going to be a life-changing experience.  We will have two powerhouse women of God with an unbelievable anointing to worship and lead people to the presences of God. Joann Rosario-Condrey and Lilly Goodman will be joining us this year for our annual worship conference.  This year is extremely special because we will be celebrating five years of Adoracion Worship Conference (AWC) and it is truly an honor to have these ladies with us.  I encourage everyone who can make it to AWC '13 come on out because it will change your life!  For more info on the event, visit: www.adoracionconference.com
For more info on Joann, visit: www.joannrosariocondrey.com
For more info on Lilly, visit: www.lillygoodman.com

I leave you with this video clip.. enjoy! :-)

Be Blessed, Be Encouraged!

LandyPF