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OT I have lost and I have seen faith, where do I go from here?
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<blockquote data-quote="MARIPOSA" data-source="post: 1156634"><p>Dona, faith and trust seem to go hand in hand. When I was first diagnosed with cancer I really found out what simple faith meant to me. For years now I have believed in my head that God would take care of all of my needs, and sure enough, whenever I didn't see how things could possibly work out, He always intervened and made everything 'safe' again for me. I truly believe that if my cancer had spread and had become terminal, I would have been able to remain calm because I learned to trust God to give me peace and comfort, no matter what I was going through. Can you imagine my own surprise when I sometimes found myself praying that if I was going to suffer a whole lot of pain and eventually die from this cancer, please let me go quickly so that I could finally have that very long rest that I craved so much??? </p><p></p><p>I shared lots of things from my cancer journals here on the board, but most of them were very uplifting and positive. To be honest, I spent many long and lonely nights feeling very discouraged and weak, both physically and emotionally. Then I CHOSE to let God sooth my fears and calm my spirit. WOW, did He do a great job. I learned to lay quietly in my bed each night and practice deep breathing. I would mentally picture myself slowly exhaling all of my stress and fears and those darn cancer cells. Then I would take very deep, slow breaths and inhale God's love and warmth and peace. Talk about letting go of stress. </p><p></p><p>Then I actually pictured myself climbing into God's lap as He sat there rocking in this giant rocing chair in a dark corner of my room. I let myself FEEL His arms around me as He gently rocked me until I felt as peaceful as a little child who is loved and cherished by her Daddy and this is how I fell asleep many nights. You see Dona, He is my Daddy and if I ask Him to comfort me He will. He may not make the storm go away, but He always gives me the strength and peace to ride out that storm. I have really learned to trust God because life can be soo discouraging and empty without Him. With Him I have joy, even during those darkest hours. </p><p></p><p>I'll bet that if you ask God to show you in some very simple ways how much He really cares for you, then you can Just watch and listen to everything going on around you in your life right now, and you will be amazed at what you find. Then you will be able to have the faith in Him that you desire and you too can have that same peace. </p><p></p><p>You may notice that I talk about having fear and being very discouraged at times, as well as having joy and peace other times. We all go through these ups and downs at one time or other, no matter how strong our faith is. That's cuz we let our eyes focus on 'things' instead of on Him. </p><p></p><p>Hugs to you Dona as you search for inner peace my friend. Mariposa</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MARIPOSA, post: 1156634"] Dona, faith and trust seem to go hand in hand. When I was first diagnosed with cancer I really found out what simple faith meant to me. For years now I have believed in my head that God would take care of all of my needs, and sure enough, whenever I didn't see how things could possibly work out, He always intervened and made everything 'safe' again for me. I truly believe that if my cancer had spread and had become terminal, I would have been able to remain calm because I learned to trust God to give me peace and comfort, no matter what I was going through. Can you imagine my own surprise when I sometimes found myself praying that if I was going to suffer a whole lot of pain and eventually die from this cancer, please let me go quickly so that I could finally have that very long rest that I craved so much??? I shared lots of things from my cancer journals here on the board, but most of them were very uplifting and positive. To be honest, I spent many long and lonely nights feeling very discouraged and weak, both physically and emotionally. Then I CHOSE to let God sooth my fears and calm my spirit. WOW, did He do a great job. I learned to lay quietly in my bed each night and practice deep breathing. I would mentally picture myself slowly exhaling all of my stress and fears and those darn cancer cells. Then I would take very deep, slow breaths and inhale God's love and warmth and peace. Talk about letting go of stress. Then I actually pictured myself climbing into God's lap as He sat there rocking in this giant rocing chair in a dark corner of my room. I let myself FEEL His arms around me as He gently rocked me until I felt as peaceful as a little child who is loved and cherished by her Daddy and this is how I fell asleep many nights. You see Dona, He is my Daddy and if I ask Him to comfort me He will. He may not make the storm go away, but He always gives me the strength and peace to ride out that storm. I have really learned to trust God because life can be soo discouraging and empty without Him. With Him I have joy, even during those darkest hours. I'll bet that if you ask God to show you in some very simple ways how much He really cares for you, then you can Just watch and listen to everything going on around you in your life right now, and you will be amazed at what you find. Then you will be able to have the faith in Him that you desire and you too can have that same peace. You may notice that I talk about having fear and being very discouraged at times, as well as having joy and peace other times. We all go through these ups and downs at one time or other, no matter how strong our faith is. That's cuz we let our eyes focus on 'things' instead of on Him. Hugs to you Dona as you search for inner peace my friend. Mariposa [/QUOTE]
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