Going by Faith and Not Sight

You know, we all have faith. Sometimes we wonder also how strong our faith is. For 2 days this week, the devil has been trying to bring me down to where I forget about God. IM SORRY, THATS NOT HAPPENING. One morning I woke up feeling not very well. I thought maybe I was starting to get this Swine Flu bug. Reason being is because the night before, I am going to WalMart to buy longjohns. Yes, I live in Florida and Im needing longjohns. I WAS FREEZING!!!! Tossing and turning, freezing and sweating, so yeah, Swine Flu or something bad was going through my mind. Thank God that wasnt it. So, the day continues, still feeling bad throughout the night. The next day is when my day gets REALLY BAD!!!! First I have a doctors appointment, which wasnt so bad. I am on the way home, and my car decides to breakdown on me. So here I am, in WalMart parking lot (Yes I LOVE shopping at WalMart), in the middle of it, car not movable, and IM STUCK AND I MEAN STUCK. Luckily someone was at home to pick me up because I sure didnt feel like walking 10 miles to go home. When I finally get home, I talk to my youngest daughter, who is due December 11, about her pregnancy. This is where my faith really comes in. She tells me about her doctors appointment the day before. The baby has fluid on her brain, and nothing the doctors can do till birth. So its like, WOW. God, how much more can I take today?
We know Gods' Promise. He will not put on us no more than we can handle. Yes sometimes we struggle, have problems, financial struggle, and even struggle in the church. But you know, God is with us always. Even when we don't realize it.
Joshua 1:9 says "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go".
Even in Matthew 11:28-30 it says " Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest in your souls. For my yoke is easy and My burden is light".
Yes, He is with us. He carries our burdens when we cant. Sometimes when we feel so down, out and low, He is still there no matter what. There is a song that I run through my head when I am like that. "I Will Praise You In This Storm" by Casting Crowns. I play it over and over and over. No matter what, DO NOT LET THE DEVIL WIN. I talked to my oldest daughter, Jennifer and Cindy from church and those 2 helped me out alot those 2 days. Jennifer told me all it was, the devil was just trying to get my mind focused off of God. Which later on I thought about it, and yeah she was right. I had so many thoughts go through my mind about going getting a drink to make me feel better, so yeah, it was the devil. THANK GOD I NEVER TOOK THAT FIRST DRINK. I stomped that devil through the ground, cast him out of my mind, and after that, my days (so far) have been great. God is my refuge, strength, hope, MY EVERYTHING.
Ok, so I will leave you with this scripture and I will sign off for the day.

God Bless,
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm


Romans 6:4
"Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life."