*See how I can help myself?…The Lord can give me promptings of things to do.
*Ask for a blessing…Through the Priesthood, God will help, teach, guide and comfort me.
*Help others trust the Lord’s perfect plan…He will strengthen me as I testify of Him.
*Immerse myself in the scriptures daily…The Lord will bless, comfort, encourage and lift me.
*Get up and try to accomplish something…God can help me find joy and satisfaction in the things I can do and will guide me to meaningful things within my capacity.
*Acknowledge that it is God that heals, inspires, strengthens, guides the doctors, makes miracles…He can help me see all the ways His hand is in my life; carrying me when I can’t.
*Keep the commandments, keep my covenants…God will lead me to His greatest blessings, and I will know that it was His hand doing it.
*Trust in God’s way to heal me. There may come a time when I have to exercise great faith to trust the doctors, or to deviate from their direction…God knows everything, and He will guide me.
*Trust that even the hardest things can be turned into good. Trust in His will and timing. He does know what my family and I need…All these things will give me experience, and be for my good and the good of my family. I do love my Heavenly Father and trust in Him.
*Praise God, even in the midst of pain…He will help me carry my burdens and lighten them.
*Let myself feel God’s love…He will be close
My Stake president said that he and his wife decided to start a miracle journal at the beginning of the year and he says he is amazed at how many miracles there are. They’re almost on a daily basis. I’m sure you have seen many yourself and will see many to come.
I have, and will. One of the ones I see the most is the miracle of modern medicine. I have been blessed by it so many times, and didn’t always see it as the miracle that it is.
What if none of this is a “bad thing?” But rather just a “thing” that our human body experiences?
Of course, a couple days ago, my heart was weeping with the words… why do bad things happen to such amazingly good people?
If good deeds kept us safe, my friend, you would be wrapped with bubble wrap and locked in a plexiglass case and protected from all “bad things.”
I don’t know if the Lord intended for us to always be shielded from life. It’s like being safe, like a prisoner in a cell. Locked up, safe, but no growth.
My sister in law (who is 20 years post stem cell transplant) texted me last night and said that “some think the blessings they got were a reward for their trials, but more often than not, the trial is the blessing”. She is right. I wouldn’t ask for this, but I would never want to give away what this trial has done to/for me. In my extremity, I have come to know and love God, my Savior, myself, and my loved ones in ways I never imagined possible. So much joy!