 Mike at the Mayan Ruins of Uxmal in Yucatan, Mexico |
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A Little Bit About Mike . . . The call of God was evident on Mike Aguilar's life, even as a young child, when he began to prophesy at the age of 11. He grew up and remained active in the church until he moved away to attend USC when he was 18. Mike continued to stray away from the church until the age of 26 when his family was faced with a life altering situation. One night in his dying mother's hospital room, he met God in prayer and recommitted his life to the service of God's will and to the calling on his life that was bigger than any rebellion could be. Since that night Mike has embraced that calling and moves in the gifts of prophesy and words of wisdom. He is committed to helping all children of God realize the meaning and cost of true Discipleship. He has traveled and ministered throughout Baja and Central Mexico as part of a ministry team. He knows it is only one of the many nations God has called him to. Find out what's on Mike's heart at his new blog Measure Of A Mike. A Few Words . . . Discipleship is an amazing thing. It never seemed so until I really looked into its meaning and everything that it encompasses. I had always prided myself on the fact that I was the master of my own destiny. I worked and worked hard to achieve everything that I had. I didn’t make a move until it had been thought through and mapped out completely. There was a part that Jesus and the church had to play in my life—spiritual comfort, conscience appeasement, and a comfortable refuge from my life. Understanding discipleship was a radical concept for me. I had (and sometimes still have) a hard time believing that someone knew what was in my best interest. Developing the faith required to do the some of the things God has asked me to do was an amazing feat. I had developed talents and skills that I know are on point and still those aren’t the ones that God has seen fit to use. Learning to be weak so that He can be strong in me is a rough road to walk sometimes. The hardest part of discipleship for me has been sacrifice. I had spent all of my life planning my life and everything that would happen in it. To become a true disciple of Christ meant that I laid that all before Him in sacrifice, to use if he so desired, and accepted all that He had planned for my life. That was taking up my cross. It is my heart's desire to see as many people as possible accept the commission of Christ to take up their crosses on a daily basis and follow him. If this website teaches or inspires one person to become His disciple or encourages one person in their daily discipleship walk then it has served its purpose. My prayer is that you are that person.
Empty Vessel Ministries Inaugural Prayer Father, today I give you my life much like I gave you my soul many years ago. I know I am only returning to You what You have given to me to begin with. Lord I want to know and be reverent of the fact that every breath I take is because You allowed it. I want to be humbled by my humanity yet celebrate the fact that You thought of me the day they nailed You to the cross. Lord everyday remind me that you saved me from the destruction I set before myself before I came to know what Your salvation, love and mercy really meant to me. Lord I know I have hopes, dreams and desires. They mean a lot to me and always have. Today Lord I confess that as much as I want them, I want you even more. If it means that they all have to fall to the wayside before I can truly see You move in my life, then so be it. All the happiness and contentment they can bring me I am sure cannot even compare to the measure of joy I can get from moving in Your will and purpose and living in Your very presence. Father, all I have ever had, have or will ever have is Yours. Everything that I am and all my abilities are Yours to use in any way if you so desire. I rejoice in the fact I am no longer the captain of my life or navigator on my journey--both of those positions I resign to You. Father I have been a lot to a lot of different people, but never completely open, Today Father I give you myself and make myself completely vulnerable to Your will and purpose. I am truly the Empty Vessel you called me to be. Thank you for your love. Today Father I love You like I have never loved You before. So much so that no words or tears could ever tell You . . .I am only grateful that you can see my heart. (April 26, 2002) |
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