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strong, invincible and powerful, slow to
anger and great in mercy and truth— is
the only solution for the future
generations to live in newness of life.
God forgives iniquity, transgression and
sin; by no means He will take the
innocent as the evil, who visits the
iniquity of the fathers upon the children
onto the third and fourth offspring.
Since the very moment in which the
relationship with God was broken, the
people forgot the giver of life and put
instead men and doctrines that ascribed
to themselves the glory and honor that
only belongs to God. The Church was
threatened and was left in total silence.
Thus, the true face of the dragon came
to light. The freedoms of expression,
teaching and worshiping were limited.
The evangelization was no longer free.
Winning and losing is the only phrase
that has been feeding the people for
over half a century. Ego, arrogance,
pride, hypocrisy and haughtiness have
been their favorite delicacies. In due
time, those who despised against God in
such a way will be punished.
Enchantment and manipulation is
another sneeze that ignites fire in these
times of much spiritual need, when it is
denied even the possibility of a healthy
lifestyle with love, mercy, kindness and
forgiveness as reason for being part of
the Cuban people.
Cubans were deprived of the power to
choose the model of ideal living for
individuals and families. They have
been forced to act in a certain way
under the imperative that if you do not
do this, you are worthless. A generation
of non-believers emerged. Among them,
the mindset of the flesh is so intense
that they cannot bear the burdens
imposed by social order.
The excuse was another diabolical
weapon that has held the people captive,
imprisoned and paralyzed. If things do
not go well, the people involved resort
to excuses to thwart the dreams, visions
and projects that are born from God to
improve the lives of His creation

For almost sixty years, the heart has
hardened and does not feel the need of
forgiveness as spiritual relief for human
life. Forgiving is not forgetting, but
removing from mind; it is not to say that
nothing happened, but to release
yourself from the past to prevent that it
can repeat itself in the present and that
the pain of yesterday continues hurting
you today.
Forgiving is not something you do for
others, but for you. You break your
chains and you can walk in victory in
the name of Jesus Christ. By forgiving,
maybe you will continue feeling the
same negative symptoms than before,
but now you must persevere in the
process until the wound heals and you
can recall the facts without strong
emotions.
Often you think that, if you do not
forgive, those responsible will receive
their respective punishments, but in fact
you are the only injured party by being
stuck in the memory and imprisoned in
deep holes. Forgiveness is not an
option, but a command from God. Since
He has forgiven your sins and do not
recall them anymore, He orders you to
forgive.
By changing your mind, you free
yourself from being victim or
perpetrator, from having negative, toxic
and discriminatory thoughts against
your peers. And so, you can forge and
maintain good relations. Disobeying
God and His word led to a gradually
spiritual deterioration among the Cuban
families. The true love —which is
eternal, transcends all understanding
and is only poured by God — cooled.
The soul splintered and was imprisoned
in places of darkness dragged by the
flesh, an enemy of the spirit.
People were building on sand and when
the strong winds came, everything fell.
Great was the ruin. Many knew God
and neither glorify nor thanked Him,
but became so vain in their own
reasoning because their foolish heart
darkened. But the end of all things is

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