31 Days: Pathway to Perseverance - It Bears Repeating
My husband is a storyteller. Not the "Big Fish" type of tales, but life-changing important stories. I must have heard him tell about how we met to a hundred different people. Every time he tells it, there is laughter, oohs and aahs and comments about how sweet it is that he still talks about it like it just happened yesterday. But the story he loves the best, is about the big miracle.
My husband had to face one of the most challenging trials --almost certain death. The diagnosis was aggressive tongue and throat cancer, doubling in size almost weekly. The doctor said to put his affairs in order, the chances were slim. Knowing that the doctor was not in charge of his destiny, my husband professed that he was going to get a second opinion from the one who created him and was in charge of his life --Dr. God. He went through multiple surgeries and intensive radiation treatments. The healing was slow and hard. There were set backs, more surgeries and a bit further down the road, a stroke. The effects of the treatment created a new reality for him, but my husband is alive and well --very. He knows that if it were not for the healing power of Christ he would not be alive.
Although the initial diagnosis happened over twenty years ago, my husband never tires of telling the story. He looks for opportunities to share. But more often, the opportunities find him and he is ready at a moments notice to share his story. He may never know how many people were encouraged by hearing about his life or how many people are now proclaiming their own miracle stories because of his courage and his faith. It doesn't matter, he will keep telling his story over and over until his next new reality--his forever in heaven with his Healer, his Lord, our Savior.
My husband had to face one of the most challenging trials --almost certain death. The diagnosis was aggressive tongue and throat cancer, doubling in size almost weekly. The doctor said to put his affairs in order, the chances were slim. Knowing that the doctor was not in charge of his destiny, my husband professed that he was going to get a second opinion from the one who created him and was in charge of his life --Dr. God. He went through multiple surgeries and intensive radiation treatments. The healing was slow and hard. There were set backs, more surgeries and a bit further down the road, a stroke. The effects of the treatment created a new reality for him, but my husband is alive and well --very. He knows that if it were not for the healing power of Christ he would not be alive.
Although the initial diagnosis happened over twenty years ago, my husband never tires of telling the story. He looks for opportunities to share. But more often, the opportunities find him and he is ready at a moments notice to share his story. He may never know how many people were encouraged by hearing about his life or how many people are now proclaiming their own miracle stories because of his courage and his faith. It doesn't matter, he will keep telling his story over and over until his next new reality--his forever in heaven with his Healer, his Lord, our Savior.
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