"It
was year of 2013 which was an interesting year in our walk with God! I
felt hard-pressed in many ways...including in my health also my wife diagnosed
with Lupus, and me being unemployed for several months kept me financially and
spiritually challenged, 'BUT GOD' NEVER shows up late. My health is good,
Estela is cured 'No Lupus' and I'm employed. We all fall down in life but the
question is WHO GETS BACK UP? "What if" never goes to the arena!
NEVER let fear hold you back! When God created you, He made you powerful beyond
measure! See yourself as God sees you!"
By David Rosas (my husband)
Strength to Strength
By Estela Rosas
2 Corinthians 4:8-12 English Standard Version (ESV)
8 We are afflicted in
every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair;9 persecuted,
but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; 10 always
carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be
manifested in our bodies. 11 For we who live are always
being given over to death for Jesus' sake, so that the life of Jesus also may
be manifested in our mortal flesh. 12 So death is at work
in us, but life in you."
Those
who are passing through the valley of Baca make it a well. Traversing joyfully
the road to the great assembly, the happy pilgrims found refreshment. As around
a well, men meet and converse cheerfully, being refreshed after their journey,
even in the dreariest part of the road. With its joys unspeakable, the rain
also filleth the pools. God gives to his people the supplies they need while
traversing the roads that He points out for them. Where there were no natural
supplies from below, the pilgrims found an abundant compensation in waters from
above.
Stay
encouraged and don't give up. At times it is even in the dreariest part of the
road we may feel like there is no Hope, but "Don't give up". There is
Hope and Restoration. Keep on Believing and declaring the promises of God. God
gives the strength we need to keep moving forward. Having Faith, Trust,
Obedience, Gratitude, Praise.
Continue to have faith
in the midst of what see in front you, Continue to trust God when you have no
understanding of why. And be obedient, follow the instructions and submit your
heart to what God is calling you to do. Be thankful at all times, so that
you can receive more from God. Praise God in the midst of your journey, even
though it may be dry at times. Feed off the faithful God who comes and quenches
your thirst with His Living water -- the word and His Holy Spirit.
As they go through the
Valley of Baca they make it a place of springs; the early rain also covers it
with pools. They go from strength to strength; each one appears before God in
Zion. (Psalm 84:6, 7 ESV)
Be
encouraged!
Estela
