Today my faith has been increased through the healing power of the priesthood and prayer. I thank you immensely for your faith and prayers on my behalf - it worked! I was healed from the issues that almost stopped my ability to get this done and move forward!!
I know the Lord has been with me all the way and I feel so blessed. These feelings come after a challenging week and I'm thankful for the strength to continue on during the tough times. As I reflect upon the past 14+ months, I recognize how He has answered every prayer I have offered in this journey through cancer . . . now some circumstances and answers I did not enjoy as much as others but in those cases, I still felt His peace and knew that He was guiding me and helping me feel comfortable with each situation that I was placed in. This is even more significant for a girl who struggles with anxiety in many other random areas of life. ;)
I could recount so many points along the way that show forth how loving and kind the Lord has been to me - but what I really want is to acknowledge how much what I am talking about applies to each one of you in your journey through life!!
The Lord loves you and wants you to receive all that He has in store for you! When you get down on yourself, just remember that those feelings do not come from God but from the adversary, who knows your divine potential and wants to get you discouraged enough to miss the direction from the Lord. I hope and pray that we may each yield to the enticings of the Holy Spirit and submit our will unto the Savior. He is real and closer than we know!!
This beautiful song by Hillary Weeks really sums up how I feel:
Inspirational words, Amy. You're a blessing to us all. Truly an instrument in the Lord's hands. I really love your last paragraph, "The Lord loves you and wants you ..."
ReplyDeleteThank you for reading and your kind words - we are truly kindred spirits!
DeleteAmy, I knew you could do it. Some people crumble under cancer, and see it as an enemy. You are really getting it...that cancer was a great teacher and you have learned it's lessons well. Your faith is deeper, your compassion in reaching out to others has widened and you have grown. Let us both learn the lessons well, so we don't have to learn it again. Amy, you're gonna rock this. For the record, this is Momma Shattuck talking, and please please at least take 3 ibuprophen or some type of pain reliever. It will allow your body to rest, which it needs to heal. If you have low levels or varying levels of pain, your body will be under stress and it won't help the healing. Trust me. Rest and heal, then get a little more physical therapy and you'll be up and running in no time. 3 months from now, you'll be in your own skin and this will be a distant memory and you'll feel like "finals" are over and you've graduated top of your class. Let the Lord heal you from the inside out, and let the medicine heal you from the outside in. Take the time to rest and heal and rejuvenate. Let the new you emerge. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks lady - I appreciate your continued encouragement with every step of this journey! Don't worry, I'm taking Advil and pain pills and resting a lot!!
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