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    • Hearing God's Voice
      • The Value of Prophecy
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        • Implications of the Fall
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      • Discipleship Begins With Beholding
        • The What, How And Why Of Beholding
        • All Spiritual Practices Can Be Beholding
      • How People Grow Discipleship Overview
        • God's Plan A: People
      • What Is DMM?
        • Core Elements of a Disciple Making Movement (DMM)
        • Healthy DMM Leaders
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        • Person of Peace - The Opener and Spreader of the Movement
        • Discovery Bible Study (DBS) - The Method of the Movement
        • Church - The Carrier of the Movement
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        • Ordinary People Documentary
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      • The Cultural Mandate: God’s Design for Human Flourishing
      • The Four Great Callings of God’s People
      • The Joy Bank of Eden: Living the "With-God" Life
      • Practicing The Way: A Guide To Transformation
      • Reflection Questions On Your Church’s Discipleship Framework
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      • Integrating Practicing the Way with Holistic Discipleship
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          • Great Bible Stories
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          • The Life of David DBS
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          • Abounding in Love (Philippians 1:9-11)
          • Filled with the Knowledge of His Will (Colossians 1:9-12)
          • Spirit of Wisdom and Revelation (Ephesians 1:15-19)
          • Strengthened with Power (Ephesians 3:14-19)
          • Harmony & Hope (Romans 15:5-6,13)
          • Spiritual Gifts (1 Corinthians 1:4-8)
          • Comfort in Affliction (2 Corinthians 1:3-5)
          • Abounding in Love for One Another (1 Thessalonians 3:11-13)
          • Worthy of His Calling (2 Thessalonians 1:11-12)
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          • The Four Soils Prayer
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          • The Prayer of Examen
          • To Be Like Jesus Prayer
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          • Write Your Own Lament
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          • B-L-E-S-S-I-N-G Prayer
          • HARVEST Prayer
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          • You Created My Inmost Being (Psalm 139:1-18, 23-24)
          • Create in Me a Clean Heart (Psalm 51:1-17)
        • Practicals for Times of Prayer
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        • The Big Shift Into Christian Formation
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          • The Five Solas Song Video (Martin Luther)
          • The 5 Points of Calvinism Song Video
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        • How Did We Get The Bible?
        • How Is The Bible Inspired?
        • The Old Testament Books Summary Overview
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        • The Fall
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      • The Church
        • Why You Need a Church Family
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          • Transformation Of Cities And Communities
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        • 5 Things All Worldview Has in Common
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        • What is the Chief End of Man? - Westminster Shorter Catechism
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        • What Is Sin?
        • Sexual Sin
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        • The Believer's Authority
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        • How Satan Works Against Believers
        • Methods of Evil Spirit Deception
        • Satan's Favorite Tactics
        • Signs You Are Under Spiritual Warfare
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        • America's Revivals: Key to Shaping US History
        • America's First Great Awakening
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        • Azusa Street Revival 1906-1908
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        • Prepared with Fire: How Believers Triumph in the Last Days
        • 4 Reasons To Study The End Times
        • The 150 Chapters On The End Times
        • Godless Qualities in the Last Days
        • 12 Signs The End Is Near
        • 16 Signs Of The Last Days
        • The Signs Of The Times
        • An Equally-Yoked Bride
        • Revelation 1
        • The Seven Churches in Revelation 2-3
          • The Church of Ephesus
          • The Church of Smyrna
          • The Church of Pergamos
          • The Church of Thyatira
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          • The Church of Laodecia
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          • So Come
          • Your Beloved Is Ready
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        • Prayer: Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil
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Gratitud y Apreciación: Ampliando tu Visión, Llenando tu Banco de Gozo 

(English & Español) 

por Raimer Rojas

Recursos en Español • Discipulado

El Banco de Gozo del Edén: Vivir la Vida “Con Dios” • Elías: Un Caso de Agotamiento y Restauración • Gozo: Los Cuatro Pilares de una “Tierra” Saludable 

Hay momentos que no se sienten peligrosos, pero tu cuerpo reacciona como si lo fueran. Un tono suena cortante. Un mensaje se siente frío. Una cara se ve “rara.” Y de repente tu sistema se estrecha—como una cámara haciendo zoom a una esquina oscura del cuarto. Empiezas a buscar qué está mal, casi en automático: ¿Qué hice? ¿Están molestos conmigo? Esto va a terminar mal. Ya sabía… la gente siempre…

Ese estrechamiento no es solo una forma de pensar. Muchas veces es tu sistema nervioso entrando en modo amenaza. Y cuando vives ahí por mucho tiempo, puedes empezar a confundir lo que sientes con lo que es verdad. El sentimiento se vuelve la “prueba.” La reacción se vuelve la “realidad.” Por eso la gratitud y la apreciación son más que “ideas bonitas.” Son una práctica de anclaje—una manera de volver a la realidad, ampliar tu percepción y guardar gozo para el próximo momento difícil.


Una definición rápida (que lo cambia todo) 

Aquí está la distinción sencilla: 

  • La gratitud nombra el regalo.

  • La apreciación nombra la bondad detrás del regalo—las cualidades duraderas del que lo da. 

La gratitud suena así: “Gracias por lo que hiciste. Gracias por lo que me diste.” Es recibir lo que realmente pasó, en vez de pasarlo por alto a toda prisa. La apreciación va más profundo. Dice: “Honro lo que esto revela de tu carácter—tu amor, tu fidelidad, tu humildad, tu valentía, tu generosidad.” Juntas, hacen algo poderoso: no solo recuerdan un momento, entrenan el corazón para reconocer la bondad, y ese reconocimiento fortalece un mundo interior seguro. 


Una historia corta: “visión de amenaza” vs. “visión amplia” 

Imagínate que entras a un cuarto y dos personas dejan de hablar. Una no sonríe. La otra se ve distraída. Tu mente arma una historia al instante: Es por mí. Algo está mal. Y cuando esa historia cae, lo sientes en el cuerpo—pecho apretado, mente alerta, tono a la defensiva. Entras en lo que muchos conocen como “modo guiso” (darle vueltas y vueltas).

En ese modo, tu atención se vuelve un imán para lo negativo. Repasas la mirada. Interpretas el silencio como rechazo. Predices conflicto. Te preparas. O te quedas callado y te alejas, o te pones defensivo y cortante.

Pero aquí está el problema escondido: el modo amenaza no solo te hace sentir mal—te hace menos preciso. Reduce lo que puedes percibir. Puede hacerte “tener razón” sobre el peligro y quedar “ciego” a la bondad que está pasando en el mismo cuarto. Porque en ese mismo momento también puede ser verdad que alguien simplemente está cansado, alguien está preocupado por otra cosa, alguien ya te ha mostrado lealtad muchas veces, Dios ya te ha sostenido en un día difícil y—lo más importante—tú estás a salvo, aunque te sientas incómodo. El modo amenaza encoge el mundo. La visión amplia lo restaura.


Por qué el cerebro se queda pegado en modos negativos 

Hay personas que viven con una “postura de amenaza” crónica, y no es porque sean “malos cristianos.” Muchas veces es porque el cerebro está haciendo lo que aprendió a hacer. El cerebro humano tiene un sesgo hacia lo negativo—no porque ame la miseria, sino porque ama la supervivencia. Por la mayor parte de la historia humana, pasar por alto una amenaza costaba más que pasar por alto una bendición. Entonces el cerebro aprendió a priorizar el peligro potencial. Bajo estrés, la atención se aprieta como un túnel: ¿Qué está mal? ¿Qué puede pasar? ¿Cómo me protejo? Si el estrés es frecuente, el cuerpo incluso puede aprender la vigilancia como su “normal.”

A eso súmale el peso del dolor viejo. Decepciones, traiciones, vergüenza o rechazo del pasado pueden volverse un filtro. El cerebro empieza a interpretar el presente a través de heridas pasadas. Empieza a predecir peligro más rápido de lo que lee la realidad. Y rumiar (darle vueltas) puede sentirse como control—como si estuvieras “resolviéndolo”—aunque muchas veces solo refuerza el mismo ciclo emocional.

Por eso muchas veces esto es un problema de percepción. No porque lo negativo no sea real, sino porque lo negativo se vuelve lo único que la mente se permite ver.


El peligro de una visión estrecha 

Cuando solo puedes ver lo que está mal, las relaciones sufren primero. Empiezas a malinterpretar a la gente, asumir lo peor y vivir sospechando—defensivo o cínico. Pierdes acceso a la sabiduría y al amor porque tu sistema está ocupado protegiéndose. Te pierdes la bondad de Dios en el momento—no porque Dios esté ausente, sino porque tu atención está atrapada en la amenaza. Y sin darte cuenta, se te drena rápido el banco de gozo. La visión estrecha no solo afecta tus emociones. Forma tus decisiones, tus conversaciones, tu vida espiritual y tu capacidad de aguantar presión de una manera parecida a Cristo. 


Gratitud y apreciación como “auto-anclaje en la realidad” 

La gratitud y la apreciación contrarrestan el modo amenaza haciendo lo que el modo amenaza se niega a hacer: ampliar tu campo de visión. La gratitud no es negación. No es fingir que todo está bien. Es decidir que lo negativo no será lo único que puedes ver. En un momento tenso, la gratitud te regresa con suavidad al mundo real: Dios, gracias por lo que todavía es bueno y verdadero. Gracias por provisión. Gracias por ayuda. Gracias por este respiro, este momento, este apoyo. Incluso un solo “gracias” concreto empieza a cambiar tu mente de estar buscando peligro a estar viendo realidad.

La apreciación lleva esa amplitud más profundo. Te mueve de “pasó algo bueno” a “la bondad es real y tiene rostro.” La apreciación nombra la bondad detrás del regalo—las cualidades duraderas del que lo da. No solo notas lo que alguien hizo; honras qué tipo de persona revela esa acción. Amor. Fidelidad. Paciencia. Valentía. Generosidad. Humildad.

Y esto importa porque tu sistema nervioso se calma cuando recuerda seguridad relacional: Me cuidan. La bondad existe aquí. No estoy solo. Dios es fiel. La gratitud recibe el regalo. La apreciación honra la bondad duradera del dador. Juntas, reconstruyen un mundo interior seguro—aunque por fuera las cosas sigan sintiéndose caóticas.


Esto llena tu Banco de Gozo (y por qué los límites importan) 

Si has estado aprendiendo el concepto del “Banco de Gozo,” piensa en el gozo como combustible. Cuando recibes gozo saludable—especialmente gozo relacional—guardas resiliencia para presiones futuras. La gratitud y la apreciación son depósitos fuertes en tu banco de gozo porque te ayudan a notar y recibir bondad que de otra forma se te pasaría por alto.

Pero aquí es donde entran los límites. No puedes construir un banco de gozo que se reponga sin límites—externos e internos. Por fuera, los límites se ven como rechazar un ritmo insostenible, no vivir sobrecomprometido y no alimentar el conflicto. Por dentro, se ven como no dejar que tu mente se vaya en espiral sin freno, no darle tiempo ilimitado a la rumiación y no ensayar escenarios catastróficos todo el día.

Por eso la gratitud y la apreciación no son solo “prácticas de gozo”—son límites internos. Son una manera de decir: “No voy a dejar que el modo amenaza narre toda mi realidad. No me voy a fijar solo en lo malo. Voy a volver a lo que es verdadero, bueno y presente.” No borran el dolor. Evitan que el dolor se convierta en tu mundo entero.


Cómo este hábito te cambia con el tiempo 

Un momento puntual de gratitud puede ayudarte a sentirte mejor. Pero un hábito de gratitud y apreciación cambia en quién te conviertes. Practicadas con constancia, la gratitud y la apreciación empiezan a “reprogramar” tu postura por defecto: 

  • Percibes la bondad más rápido. Tu atención se entrena hacia lo que da vida.

  • Tus interpretaciones se suavizan. Asumes menos, acusas menos, y te quedas menos atrapado en el pensamiento de “siempre/nunca”.

  • Te regulas mejor bajo presión. Te recuperas más rápido de picos emocionales porque has practicado volver a la realidad.

  • Guardas “evidencia” del cuidado de Dios. Construyes un banco de memoria de Su fidelidad del cual puedes sacar cuando la vida se pone pesada.

  • Te vuelves alguien que honra a otros más naturalmente. La apreciación forma humildad, amor y un espíritu generoso.

  • Tu mundo interior se estabiliza. Por fuera las circunstancias pueden seguir intensas, pero por dentro te vuelves más firme. 

En resumen: te conviertes en el tipo de persona que puede estar en un momento difícil sin ser tragado por él—no fingiendo que la dificultad no es real, sino aprendiendo una y otra vez a ver todo el panorama. 


Una práctica sencilla de “visión amplia” (60 segundos) 

Cuando te sientas amenazado, rígido o atorado, prueba esto: 

  1. Nombra lo que está pasando sin vergüenza: “Ahorita mi sistema se siente inseguro.”

  2. Elige una gratitud concreta: “Dios, gracias por ____.”

  3. apreciación nombrando la bondad detrás del regalo: “Eso apunta a Tu/su ____.”

  4. Vuelve a la realidad con una frase madura: “Las dos cosas pueden ser verdad: algo es difícil, y la bondad está presente.” 

Hazlo diario y empezarás a detectar más rápido tus patrones de visión estrecha—y a elegir más pronto una percepción más amplia y más verdadera. 


Un auto-chequeo rápido: “¿Estoy en visión estrecha ahorita?” 

La visión estrecha suele anunciarse con frases rígidas: 

  • “Siempre es así.”

  • “Nunca cambia nada.”

  • “A nadie le importa.”

  • “Ya sé cómo termina esto.”

  • “No hay nada bueno aquí.” 

Cuando esas líneas empiecen a sonar, hazte una pregunta que amplía el marco y lo contrarresta: “¿Qué cosa buena también está presente aquí que mi modo amenaza está ignorando?” Al hacer esto, no estás forzando positivismo. Estás eligiendo realidad. 

  

Pensamiento final 

El modo amenaza quiere convencerte de que lo negativo es lo más real. La gratitud y la apreciación no niegan el dolor—restauran una percepción amplia. Te ayudan a ver todo el panorama otra vez: 

  • el regalo

  • la bondad detrás del regalo

  • las cualidades duraderas del que lo dio

  • y la presencia fiel de Dios en medio de todo 

Y esa visión ampliada se vuelve un depósito en tu banco de gozo—uno del cual puedes sacar cuando la vida aprieta. 

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