PART 2. Ad Gloriam Dei.
It was March of 2020. Just before COVID put a halt on all of our lives.
I prayed a seemingly simple, straightforward prayer. I wanted a revival. I wanted to see God moving around the world, around our country, around my town, in my family, and then in ME!
Over the next few months, I got a whirlwind of answers.
God brought revival to our world and our country with COVID.
God brought revival to our town with a tornado that swept through the area that spring.
God brought revival to our family and me with a breast cancer diagnosis.
It was just Stage 1. But for me, it was a death sentence. I remember telling God, if I ever get cancer, I will not survive the chemo. You see, a couple years before, I had experienced another battle with my health that left me sensitive to foods, scents, medications, and just about everything else.
Lord, really? I am still trying to recover from the last shock, now this?
I remember walking outside and sitting on the steps of our home, my head bowed and my heart broken. And at that moment, I surrendered.
“Lord,
I do not know what this trial is going to bring. Would you give me at least a year to be able to say goodbye to my family? But most of all, be glorified in me and through me.
My motto will be ‘Ad Gloriam Dei, For the Glory of God!’
Amen.”
Exodus 33:18-19
Moses said, “Please show me your glory.”
And he said, “I will make all my goodness pass before you,
and will proclaim to you my name…The LORD.“
To Be Continued…
Part 3 in the next post OR search “my story
Edited by JaeAnn Hines
I remember when you got the diagnosis. I was sure you wouldn’t make it through the chemo either. I thought I was going to lose my friend. God was so gracious!