I Saw God In

Paula Gower

Description

I would have never chosen to have cancer, but I am so glad that I walked that road because of what God showed me during that time.

Each person deals with difficult challenges during their lives. In some instances, they may think they can’t feasibly take one more step. Circumstances may leave them feeling alone. Author Paula Gower was faced with the most difficult journey of her life in 2014 when she was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer. She had a difficult decision to make. Will she turn away from God? Or will she run toward him?

In I Saw God in …, Gower relives her journey with cancer and reveals the ways she saw God during this time. She saw him in many forms. Some days she saw God in her friends; other days she saw God in complete strangers. He showed up in her family, and he showed up in the strangest of places.

Through this compilation of reflections, Gower demonstrates how God knows what’s best for each of us during our unique journey. If you allow him, he will show up. I Saw God in … offers personal testimony to guide you through the ways you can allow God into your life during your challenges.

Sujets

• Religion
• Christianisme
• Spiritual Growth
• Christian Living
• Philosophie et théologie
• Monogamy
• God
• Healing
• Journey
• Trust
• Cancer

Informations

• Publié par: WestBow Press
• Date de parution: 15 mai 2023
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781664298767
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Copyright © 2023 Paula Gower.

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WestBow Press rev. date: 05/09/2023
CONTENTS
Chapter 1 I Saw God in a Phone Call
Chapter 2 I Saw God in My Diagnosis
Chapter 3 I Saw God in My Husband
Chapter 4 I Saw God in the Color Pink
Chapter 5 I Saw God in One Bite at a Time
Chapter 6 I Saw God in an Elephant
Chapter 7 I Saw God in My Friends
Chapter 8 I Saw God in an Innocent Heart
Chapter 9 I Saw God in a Student
Chapter 10 I Saw God in a Pink Jersey
Chapter 11 I Saw God in His Arms
Chapter 12 I Saw God in a Nurse
Chapter 13 I Saw God in an Envelope
Chapter 14 I Saw God in My Chemo Buddies
Chapter 15 I Saw God in a Bald Head
Chapter 16 I Saw God in a Mirror
Chapter 17 I Saw God on my Front Porch
Chapter 18 I Saw God in a Scarf
Chapter 19 I Saw God in a Stranger’s Kind Words
Chapter 20 I Saw God in a Quilt
Chapter 21 I Saw God in a Song
Chapter 22 I Saw God in a Little Clothing Store
Chapter 23 I Saw God in a Cousin
Chapter 24 I Saw God in Yummy Meals
Chapter 25 I Saw God in a Party
Chapter 26 I Saw God in My Mother
Chapter 27 I Saw God in Roommates
Chapter 28 I Saw God in Someone Paying it Forward
Chapter 29 I Saw God in 350 Square Feet
Chapter 30 I Saw God in a Tattoo
Chapter 31 I Saw God in a Sacrificial Friend
Chapter 32 I Saw God in a Tear
Chapter 33 I Saw God in New York City
Chapter 34 I Saw God in a New Friend
Dedication
CHAPTER 1

I Saw God in a Phone Call

It had been five years since my last mammogram. Why? I cannot explain. You

don’t ever think you will be the one with cancer. It will be someone else, but not

you. A dear friend of mine possibly saved my life by making me pick up the phone

and make that first phone call to my doctor. When my friend Janet Smith heard

that it had been five years since my last mammogram, she encouraged me to make an

appointment. Sometimes you feel like that call can wait until tomorrow; then tomorrow

comes, and it gets pushed back to the next day. We’ve all done it, in some manner. Maybe

it’s even as simple as mowing the lawn or unloading the dishwasher or filing your taxes,

but we all put off things that we don’t enjoy. It took five varying days of Janet coming

into my classroom to ask me if I’d made my appointment before I finally did. She took

my phone and pulled up the number so I wouldn’t have any excuses.

With that phone call and mammogram, we found out that there was something

there. What I didn’t know was that God had a different path for me. My loving, caring

Father was aware of my diagnosis long before I was aware of it. In His sovereignty, He

placed specific people, each with a unique and meaningful purpose, into my path at

varying points of my journey to take my hand and guide me through the difficult

steps I had to take. He gave people different jobs, but each job was meaningful

in its own way. God’s hand was evident from the initial phone call all the way to

the very end of this journey. I have learned that God is with me when I receive

exciting and good news and when I receive news that will shake me to the core.

Whatever the outcome would be, I trusted in His hand.

For this God is our God for ever and ever; he will be

our guide even to the end. (Psalm 48:14)

The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me; your love,

O Lord, endures forever. (Psalm 138:8)