Officially 6-months in remission and counting! Woo-hoo! Our doctor appointment is still to come, but doc was kind enough to look over the CT scan and send us a quick email saying it looked good!
It wasn't really scary this time around, the peace of God was there in my heart and made it easy to simply let go and give the outcome to Him. Yes, there are always nerves and the thoughts of what if...those will never be completely gone, ever. I am happy living life to the best of my ability with what I have right now. Enjoying the present and not focusing on the future so much.
So, my personal life is doing pretty good. :) Professionally, things have been slowly changing and are heading for some major changes sometime in the next 6 months to a year, I believe. I haven't always had the best attitude and sometimes I truly struggle. Some good changes are going on right now, but I have to admit I'm feeling a little out of my element. I'm not quite sure of the new role that I'm in, not a position change, but a change in the role my position plays. It is definitely taking me out of my comfort zone and into the unknown and to a place where I must rise to meet the challenges. Only the Lord is going to get me through. I pray that He enables me, guides me and that I can follow His lead and stand with confidence in where I am.
Friday, June 22, 2012
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
He works for the good of those who love Him
Romans 8:28. A recent theme in my life. Taught in church, brought up in Bible study and in conversation, a little tidbit that God has been working into my world in many areas of life.
It says, "And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose."
ALL things. The good, the bad and the ugly. The Lord promises that these events and circumstances in life will work together for good to those who love Him and to those who are called according to His purpose. ...Those who love Him. Every follower of Christ. ...Those who are called. Every follower of Christ.
Isn't it so encouraging to know that God can take even our greatest mistakes, our greatest hurts, our greatest struggles and turn them into something wonderous!
For example, Saul was the greatest threat to the early church. Single-handedly he pursued the destruction of Christians and killed many. Then in one moment, the Lord met him and changed his life forever. Saul became Paul shortly after his encounter with God, and is the author of many books in the new testament. God used Paul's education to give him an understanding of Jewish laws, traditions and beliefs. He used his standing as a Roman citizen to reach the Gentiles (non-Jews) for Christ. He used Paul's past experiences to understand his persecutors and have compassion for them. Through Paul's life and letters to his fellow Christians, the Lord used him to teach current-day Christians how to live as followers of Christ and how to understand much of what it means to be Christian.
Another example, the current day author, Lee Strobel who wrote The Case for Christ. Lee was a criminal reporter. He investigated stories to find the truth, his career taught him how to look for answers from all angles and from different views. His career and life as an atheist led him to write one of the more popular and powerful books investigating the validity of the Bible as a historical book and whether or not it could be what Christians claim it to be, and also to completely investigate the validity and possiblity that Jesus was the Messiah. I am reading this book now. As a Christian already, it is intriguing to learn about how the Bible came to be and the evidence for it and against it. For someone who questions the very essense of faith, this book does the dirty work for you, Lee Strobel interviews some of the most knowlegeable people in each field of question from biblical archaeology to historical fact of the authors of the new testament and also from secular evidence and facts about the stories and claims made in the Bible. Lee questions these claims and provides you with the evidence he has discovered. You are the jury. You choose whether the evidence is convincing or not.
It says, "And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose."
ALL things. The good, the bad and the ugly. The Lord promises that these events and circumstances in life will work together for good to those who love Him and to those who are called according to His purpose. ...Those who love Him. Every follower of Christ. ...Those who are called. Every follower of Christ.
Isn't it so encouraging to know that God can take even our greatest mistakes, our greatest hurts, our greatest struggles and turn them into something wonderous!
For example, Saul was the greatest threat to the early church. Single-handedly he pursued the destruction of Christians and killed many. Then in one moment, the Lord met him and changed his life forever. Saul became Paul shortly after his encounter with God, and is the author of many books in the new testament. God used Paul's education to give him an understanding of Jewish laws, traditions and beliefs. He used his standing as a Roman citizen to reach the Gentiles (non-Jews) for Christ. He used Paul's past experiences to understand his persecutors and have compassion for them. Through Paul's life and letters to his fellow Christians, the Lord used him to teach current-day Christians how to live as followers of Christ and how to understand much of what it means to be Christian.
Another example, the current day author, Lee Strobel who wrote The Case for Christ. Lee was a criminal reporter. He investigated stories to find the truth, his career taught him how to look for answers from all angles and from different views. His career and life as an atheist led him to write one of the more popular and powerful books investigating the validity of the Bible as a historical book and whether or not it could be what Christians claim it to be, and also to completely investigate the validity and possiblity that Jesus was the Messiah. I am reading this book now. As a Christian already, it is intriguing to learn about how the Bible came to be and the evidence for it and against it. For someone who questions the very essense of faith, this book does the dirty work for you, Lee Strobel interviews some of the most knowlegeable people in each field of question from biblical archaeology to historical fact of the authors of the new testament and also from secular evidence and facts about the stories and claims made in the Bible. Lee questions these claims and provides you with the evidence he has discovered. You are the jury. You choose whether the evidence is convincing or not.
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