The most difficult thing I have been through probably pales in comparison to others; I was a child of divorced parents in the ’60’s when divorce was rare. My father led an abusive to non-existent role in my life and other men that were brought into our home were equally abusive. I grew up not knowing the influence of a strong, godly father which led to many poor choices in school, relationships, social decisions, etc.
As a young adult, I became a committed follower of my Heavenly Father who has guided me and given me a strong and Godly husband.
I think it would have to be that recently my husband got sick. So sick that it promptly medical tests to be done…then being sent to a hematology oncologist… we feared the worst. After doing a bone marrow biopsy and bone scan, we let our church family know what we were facing, so prayers from the saints began. Not to mention our feverent prayers. When we went to get all final test results and find out my husbands disease, we were given the best result for what we wanted at the time. He does have a type of blood cancer, smoldering myeloma. They wont be doing chemotherapy at this time, but every three months he will go in for a full blood tests and possible bone marrow tests to see the progression. Yeah this may be the thorn in my husbands side, as paul had, but we deal each day as special and my husband still works as much as he can(anemia is a symptom) and im changing our diet and building his body up with nutrients. We don’t dwell on the what if’s, but know that God heard prayers and I believe gave us a Wake up call, so to speak…So we continue to give him payers and thanksgiving for each day..Thanks
Thank you for all your sharing which are so encouraging and inspiring. Praise God for His great love and compassion for us. We know that whatever circumstances we are in, we can always count on our Maker.
My life has been quite hard, my first marriage was abusive and I suffered greatly. No help in those early days left me scarred on the inside but the real trial was the death of my youngest child Andrew. Something in the environment killed his bone marrow. Seven months on a children’s cancer and leukaemia ward was a trail and hard to bear seeing so much suffering in the innocent. I trusted in God, people were bitter when they saw my bible and asked why God would do this to little children, I had no answers then. Andrew was only 16 months old when he contracted bone marrow failure, yet he was strong in faith telling me things he could not have known. He told me at the start he was going to heaven, every day he told me he loved Jesus, Andrew’s faith kept mine together when I could have lost it. His simple act of trust, his heart of love and where his plight led me, helped save me when I could have rejected God. Instead God showed me a need in this world and I learned the answer to the question parents asked. God did not do any of it, the world is evil, mankind thinking they are God do things that have repercussions, human life is lost as a result. People were cruel they treated me like a leper after his death not knowing what to say. When I needed help good Christian people turned me away and I learned more pain in rejection but God was ever faithful and stood by my side and he showed me a new way, how to eliminate the things I had encountered. My faith is never easy but indeed God renewed my mind through a small child. Of such indeed are the Kingdom of heaven.
I consider the death of my father as the most difficult thing I’ve faced in my life. Just the thought of not seeing a loved one ever again in this world is so hard to bear. But I’m grateful to GOD because of the love extended to us by our brethren, friends, and my own family, I was able to conquer such a loss.. Indeed, nothing can separate us from the love of God. Not even death.
nanajude on July 23, 2013 at 7:13 pm
I think going into recovery would have to be the
biggest thing for me…and God started it by filling me
with His love so i would have something to go on to
face myself and my past…then by following the 12
Step programme I grew into Christ, and God the
Father, and out of my immediate disfunctional
life…recovery or growth still continues and will till
He comes for me…
sbarclay on July 26, 2013 at 7:28 am
The most difficult thing I have been through probably pales in comparison to others; I was a child of divorced parents in the ’60’s when divorce was rare. My father led an abusive to non-existent role in my life and other men that were brought into our home were equally abusive. I grew up not knowing the influence of a strong, godly father which led to many poor choices in school, relationships, social decisions, etc.
As a young adult, I became a committed follower of my Heavenly Father who has guided me and given me a strong and Godly husband.
loananna on July 26, 2013 at 11:01 am
I think it would have to be that recently my husband got sick. So sick that it promptly medical tests to be done…then being sent to a hematology oncologist… we feared the worst. After doing a bone marrow biopsy and bone scan, we let our church family know what we were facing, so prayers from the saints began. Not to mention our feverent prayers. When we went to get all final test results and find out my husbands disease, we were given the best result for what we wanted at the time. He does have a type of blood cancer, smoldering myeloma. They wont be doing chemotherapy at this time, but every three months he will go in for a full blood tests and possible bone marrow tests to see the progression. Yeah this may be the thorn in my husbands side, as paul had, but we deal each day as special and my husband still works as much as he can(anemia is a symptom) and im changing our diet and building his body up with nutrients. We don’t dwell on the what if’s, but know that God heard prayers and I believe gave us a Wake up call, so to speak…So we continue to give him payers and thanksgiving for each day..Thanks
GChoo on July 26, 2013 at 12:45 pm
Thank you for all your sharing which are so encouraging and inspiring. Praise God for His great love and compassion for us. We know that whatever circumstances we are in, we can always count on our Maker.
Keeping you all in prayers.
janntee on August 1, 2013 at 2:18 am
My life has been quite hard, my first marriage was abusive and I suffered greatly. No help in those early days left me scarred on the inside but the real trial was the death of my youngest child Andrew. Something in the environment killed his bone marrow. Seven months on a children’s cancer and leukaemia ward was a trail and hard to bear seeing so much suffering in the innocent. I trusted in God, people were bitter when they saw my bible and asked why God would do this to little children, I had no answers then. Andrew was only 16 months old when he contracted bone marrow failure, yet he was strong in faith telling me things he could not have known. He told me at the start he was going to heaven, every day he told me he loved Jesus, Andrew’s faith kept mine together when I could have lost it. His simple act of trust, his heart of love and where his plight led me, helped save me when I could have rejected God. Instead God showed me a need in this world and I learned the answer to the question parents asked. God did not do any of it, the world is evil, mankind thinking they are God do things that have repercussions, human life is lost as a result. People were cruel they treated me like a leper after his death not knowing what to say. When I needed help good Christian people turned me away and I learned more pain in rejection but God was ever faithful and stood by my side and he showed me a new way, how to eliminate the things I had encountered. My faith is never easy but indeed God renewed my mind through a small child. Of such indeed are the Kingdom of heaven.
ehdlive on August 1, 2013 at 11:21 am
I consider the death of my father as the most difficult thing I’ve faced in my life. Just the thought of not seeing a loved one ever again in this world is so hard to bear. But I’m grateful to GOD because of the love extended to us by our brethren, friends, and my own family, I was able to conquer such a loss.. Indeed, nothing can separate us from the love of God. Not even death.