"Restoration is God's Destination"

"I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. 2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect."

Romans 12:1-2

About Me

Cynthia Salas has lived the truth that God turns even ​the hardest things in life for the good of His people. Her ​genuine and open approach to share from her heart ​encourages other women to seek Christ in their time of ​need and to find the freedom to live the abundant life ​Christ has to offer. Cynthia walks a restored life in ​Christ everyday taking steps to His eternal and intended ​purpose for her life.

Cynthia is a single mom from Texas. She has been ​blessed with two wonderful daughters. She praises God for ​the opportunity to be there for her daughters guiding them ​as they make their way in this world. She is a grandmother ​to two grandsons and a granddaughter. Cynthia has a ​passion for teaching, writing, photography, storytelling, ​gardening and crafting. These passions bring her great joy ​and relaxation. She is often reminded of God’s truth as she ​engages in these passions.

Purpose

Cynthia's purpose is to teach other women to build a ​relationship with Christ. Her genuine and open approach ​encourages other women to seek Christ in their time of ​need by:

• Acknowledging disappointments in life so you can ​gain and give forgiveness.
  
• Diminishing your negative thoughts and replacing ​them with God's truth.
• Reducing your poor self-image and embracing God's ​true reflection of you.
• Learning from your past mistakes and moving ​towards your promised future in Christ.
• Turning your broken heart into a beating and ​serviceable heart.
  

Broken

When Cynthia faced a divorce, the enemy was quick to ensnare her and cast her into the dark pit of despair. Entangled by the lies of her captor, she struggled with anxiety, depression, fear, worry, and self-image. In her state of desperate need, Cynthia turned to Christ. Together, she has overcome these dark and captive days; today Cynthia lives in victory.

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And he said to them, ​“Follow me, and I will make ​you fishers of men.”

Matthew 4:19

Women's Ministry

In addition, she has been teaching Bible study classes ​from her home for the past 16 years. She provides ​opportunities for women to come together to discuss ​everyday issues and she teaches them to look to the Bible ​for answers. She candidly admits that although she has ​been freed from her past; she can still struggle with bouts ​of anxiety, depression, fear and worry but discerns how ​to handle the enemy’s attempts to distract her. Now she's ​found strategies that she shares with others to keep the ​enemy from distracting her. She’s learned that Christ is ​faithful, and she continues to run the race.

topics for Conversation

Forgiveness is your freedom.

Forgiveness is one of the hardest concepts to grasp in the ​midst of a wound; however, I have discovered that forgiveness ​is essential to be free. I have learned that we have the ​misconception of what it means to forgive someone. Christ has ​taught me that to forgive an offender is actually a necessary ​step towards finding freedom in the midst of our hurt. ​Forgiveness is not for the offender but for me.

• Replace revenge, hostility, and quarreling with acceptance, ​love and peace.
  
• Release your hurts and disappointments by gaining God's ​perspective on forgiveness.
• Repair destructive patterns by understanding God's ​purpose on the Cross.

Mind Games: The enemy's tool to destroy you.

Our thoughts are powerful. They can influence and set the tone on any given day from minute you rise in the morning. Negative thoughts are destructive and a tool the enemy uses to distract an individual. Without God's insight regarding our thought patterns, we can easily spiral down a path of destruction.

• Overcome negative thought patterns by replacing them with God's truth.
  
• Decrease your rambling thoughts by capturing them in the midst of your chaos.
• Stop identity theft by learning to defend yourself with God's Word.
  

Distorted Images: Looking beyond the mirror.

I have concluded that I was born with a healthy image as God intended from the beginning. As a young girl, I dreamed of someday becoming a wife and a mother. I had no struggles in my ability to attain those dreams. However, life uncertainties and disappointments can distort this image. Through my experience, God has aligned me again to believe in the one He created and to progress forward with a healthy image.

• Change your distorted image by accepting your uniqueness.
  
• Don't strive to be perfect recognizing you are a work in progress.
• Look beyond the mirror by discovering your potential in Christ.

Your past is your story; Your future is His story.

Every past comes with a cost. Our past can truly identify us if we are not careful. God's intention is never for us to live in our past but to learn from our past. The lessons learned from our past have great purpose. God is able to teach us from our past by identifying the mistakes made in it. The beautiful story about our past is that it no longer identifies us by instead gives us greater purpose. Our past sets others free. Recognizing that truth, acknowledges God's hand in your past, your present and in your future. Your past is part of His story.

• Change your past experiences into a promising future.
  
• Embrace your past choices by progressing into God's plan for your life.
• Diminish past hurts by recognizing your part in God's story.
  

Heart to Heart Conversation

The heart is a complex organ. It has the potential to end a ​life or to give life. Through my experience, I discovered that my ​heart is a special organ that sustains life. The life I have been ​given through the saving of my Savior, Jesus Christ is ​indescribable. To think that God graciously gave His own Son ​for my sake is astounding. Every Christian carries the power of ​the Holy Spirit in our heart to share with the world. When a ​heart beats according to the saving grace of God, it is then that ​one recognizes a greater purpose in this life.

• A broken heart is a teachable heart.
  
• A scarred heart is a mendable heart.
• A surrendered heart is a serviceable heart with a great ​purpose.

Cynthia Salas, M.Ed

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