God's ways are not our ways

Yes I stole this title from Bob Russell.  But my heart is heavy this morning and I feel I need to get it out.  Another friend on mine has been diagnosed with cancer.  She is dealing with all the feelings and fears I had May 2012 at the start of my diagnosis.  I ask everyone to pray for her and her family as they go through this journey as we did.
This week, this world lost a great women that was in most of my life to brain cancer and another women from my church who I only got to know through her blog, but I feel I know her personally, who passed away from brain cancer also.  Both of these women, even though they lost their earthly life, have gained eternal life.  They followed God and his will through all the rough times and good times.  They remained positive and encouraged others, even me, through their fight.  They will forever remain ingrained in my heart.

I have also experienced great triumphs too.  My friend Gerri, breast cancer survivor, Jeannine, breast cancer survivor, Angela, breast cancer survivor, just to name a few who have recently battled breast cancer.  And ME, I am a survivor!!

God has a plan and we never know what our role in that plan will be.  We must be courageous and bold to say yes I will follow you.  God uses the weak, uses our weaknesses to show his strength.  In the Bible, he used Saul (Paul) who persecuted Christians and once he started following God, he was thrown in prison.  This is where he wrote most of the new testament.  He used Moses who was a stutterer and not good with words to lead his people.  He used David (a man after his own heart) who committed adultery and murder.  So no matter what our sins are (we are all sinners!) God will forgive and forget and use us for His good.  Today, He used Kristin and Granny Faye in their struggles with life and death.  I am also a testament to this.  I am not courageous or bold, and I have to get up every morning and pray for God to help me through the day. To give me his strength, his faith, his grace and yes even his smile.  Through out all my struggles, this has helped me get through all the tough times and this is how others was able to see Jesus's light in me.

So if you know of someone struggling, pray for them.  Prayer moves mountains!

Saviour he can move the mountains
My God is mighty to save
He is mighty to save
Forever author of salvation
He rose and conquered the grave
Jesus conquered the grave

So take me as you find me
All my fears and failures
Fill my life again

I give my life to follow
Everything i believe in
Now i surrender

Shine your light and let the whole world see
We're singing for the glory of the risen king Jesus

From Hillsong United "Mighty to Save"

Love to all,