Healing is in your hands...

A year ago this week, the doctors told me that I had renal cell carcinoma.. My specialist was 90% sure it was cancer so no biopsy was ordered. Because of the location and size of the mass a nephrectomy had to be done. It was in those moments of complete brokenness and pain that I experienced the presence of God like never before. In Psalm 34:18 the Lord he is near to the brokenhearted. This verse became so real in my life. The Lord used so many people to encourage me. I have a shoe box full of prayer cards and it is so awesome to sit back and read them today. I can't even describe how it felt to have so many people praying for me. During this time, I was most thankful for my husband. He was my biggest source of comfort and encouragement. He was the one who saw me at my worst. It was his shoulder I would cry on and even though he was probably just as worried as I was, he was always there to encourage me and remind me that God's got this!  He always seemed to turn my tears to laughter ~ I know, not a surprise right? After each test we were always told the same thing: cancer. The Lord blessed us with a wonderful christian doctor. After the surgery he told us he had never seen anything like it and we would have to wait for the full pathology report. I remember thinking, is that good or bad? After weeks of recovery we went back to the doctor for the results. Our doctor walked into the room, sat down and looked at us and said with a smile: "You are going to be okay..you are going see your kids grow up.. It was not cancer." They could not find a single cancer cell in this mass! He had seen hundreds of cases like mine and all tests pointed to cancer BUT our God had performed a miracle. Our family experienced the touch of the Master's Hand, the touch from the Great Physician. The most amazing thing was knowing that my children were able to experience the power of prayer. This journey totally changed our outlook on prayer. There is nothing too little or too big for God. Prayer allows us to speak directly to Him and He not only listens but he responds. We are a family who has not only experienced the grace and provision of Christ's love but we have been touched by God in a miraculous way. We are excited to see what the Lord has in store for our family as we continue our journey marked by His GRACE... because His Grace IS sufficient! His grace is never inadequate, nor is it ever depleted. It never spoils and it has no expiration date. So Awesome!!