Not only God, but life itself, respects and supports the determined person
Dr. Roberto Miranda
SUMMARY: The expression "burn the candles" refers to making a decision that compromises us and does not allow us to go back. The Bible shows us determined men and women who make desperate decisions in the name of the Lord and always end up ripping victory from defeat. It is good to pray, meditate and be prudent in life, but in life, there also comes a time for action, to make concrete decisions and take risks. Once we know what we have to do, we can only jump into the waters, taking an inflatable life preserver if possible, and entrusting ourselves to the merciful arms of the Lord.
We have all heard the expression "burn the candles", which refers to making a decision that compromises us, and that does not allow us the option of going back. It refers, originally to the mythical decision of the Spanish conqueror Hernán Cortés, who supposedly ordered the burning of the ships in which he and his men had arrived in Veracruz, Mexico, to begin the conquest of the Aztec empire. By eliminating the possibility of an escape route, Cortés hoped to strengthen the resolve of his men and thus increase the possibility of victory in very unfavorable circumstances.
The Bible shows us again and again determined men and women who make desperate decisions in the name of the Lord, and who always end up ripping victory out of the clutches of defeat. I think of Ester, who chooses to follow her mother-in-law and compromise her destiny with her, although she feels defeated and insists on clarifying that she has nothing to offer her. Ruth's words are still inspiring: “Don't beg me to leave you, and turn away from you; because wherever you go, I will go, and wherever you live, I will live. Your people will be my people, and your God my God. Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried; so do the Lord to me, and further add me, that only death will separate us ”(Ruth 1:16 and 17). The story says that "seeing Naomi that she was so determined to go with her, she said no more."
The Bible shows us again and again determined men and women who make desperate decisions in the name of the Lord, and who always end up ripping victory out of the clutches of defeat. I think of Ester, who chooses to follow her mother-in-law and compromise her destiny with her, although she feels defeated and insists on clarifying that she has nothing to offer her. Ruth's words are still inspiring: “Don't beg me to leave you, and turn away from you; because wherever you go, I will go, and wherever you live, I will live. Your people will be my people, and your God my God. Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried; so do the Lord to me, and further add me, that only death will separate us ”(Ruth 1:16 and 17). The story says that "seeing Naomi that she was so determined to go with her, she said no more."
