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DIAMONDS ON OUR DOORSTEP from your Evangelism Team
Lynn Johnson
Reflecting back over the past year gives me quite a different feeling compared to those I had looking ahead to it. Last May, my mind was flooded with thoughts and feelings that I had never experienced before. My diagnosis and physical illness quickly brought about an emotional illness that was equally devastating. For several weeks I could not eat, sleep or make decisions about my treatment path. So many decisions weighed heavily on my shoulders and each one felt monumental to my survival for the sake of my children and that is all I could think about. I hated that my situation would bring them pain and fear.
I requested prayers from my family, friends and church family to help me with each decision for the best possible results and complete healing. I prayed for God to make the path crystal clear to me and it was no surprise that He did just that. As soon as the path for surgery and treatment was decided and laid out, a sense of peace came over me. God revealed His promise to be with me always and my appetite and ability to sleep soon returned. I felt Him near every time a prayer was offered on my behalf, with each warm hug and kind word of encouragement. In the beginning, I was overwhelmed by fear, now my family and I were overwhelmed by the abundant grace He showered over us. He nourished and strengthened our bodies with delicious meals that were prepared by loving hands throughout the process. Our lives were forever changed by this outpouring of love, mercy and grace.
It seems so clear to me and no accident that we were led to Westminster Presbyterian Church. Little did we know when we joined that we were about to face a loss that would devastate our family followed by a diagnosis that would again test our faith. The love of God surrounded my family and lifted our spirits through these trials. He spoke to me on several occasions through the Bread for the Journey ministry which not only brought me closer to Him but also many of you who prayed with me there. I know that God is with us and believe He uses life’s difficulties to show how much He loves us and how blest we are to have each other whether we are broken hearted with grief or joyous over a scan that came back clear. Grateful am I to be His child and to be here to share my faith.
Blessings to each of you.
"For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord." (Romans 8.38-39)
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