THANK YOU

Recently I have come to see how my walk with God is changing me…I mean I see it in my every day life in so many ways, which is really cool, but last week I went through a trying time. Something that was very scary for me, something with my health.

In the past, I would have completely freaked out. I would have immediately gone to “doom” in my mind. I would have sat in my house, in the dark, with the covers over my head losing precious days of my life. But I felt God’s arms around me, loving me through it. I felt that no matter the outcome, my God is with me, always, holding my hand, comforting me and He has a purpose for whatever the situation may be. So I was able to “live my life” without losing a day to “the doom”. James 12-4,[a] when troubles come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. 3 For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. 4 So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing.

I really had to step back and look at myself to see who it was standing in my shoes. I myself could not believe it was me. Now I’m not going to lie, I was scared; I had butterflies in my stomach. After all, I have experienced physical pain and it is not pleasant and no one wants to suffer, but I also can look back on my experiences and see so many things. I now believe with all my heart that we go through things to get us where we are going, to bring us closer to God and to our God Potential. We, a lot of times, are scared, we don’t understand all that God asks us to carry, but the fact that He asks us is a privilege.

A friend of mine just told me a story about a man who was dying of cancer and through his suffering, instead of complaining, he said that he was honored that God chose him and his cancer to reach others. He never stopped talking to people, even from his death bed, about the Good News and how awesome God is. And through his selflessness, many were saved. Just like Jesus who willingly suffered and died for our salvation.

To be Christ like is not easy, but it is what we are called to do. It is much easier to conform to this world than to conform to Jesus. The flesh is drawn to all the temptation around us, but here is what Scripture says in Romans 12:2 Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.

God has given me so much in my life and through this recent experience, He gave me even more. He has shown me that I have come so far in my walk with Him and He has shown me how much He has changed me from the inside out and to that I say WOW.

And He has given me a family of people who NEVER LEFT MY SIDE. I have my amazing friends, my biological family, and my FRC family. Thank you to each and every one of you for loving me, praying for me, and comforting me though this. You are awesome examples of “Christ Followers” and of being “Christ Like”. I love you guys and I thank God that He loved me enough to put you in my life.

God is truly amazing…the outcome of this experience turned out great in every way and to Him I give all the glory.