In my years of working with others, I have talked to people from many different of life and all things considered many have asked this question. Pancreatic, lung, and ovarian cancer survivors. Parents who have lost their children. Flood, fire, and tornado survivors. Survivors of car wrecks which claimed someone’s life. Stroke survivors. Dialysis patients. Rape and assault survivors. And the people left behind. Not only do they ask the question, but they inevitably struggle with finding the answer.

At some point, today’s question is asked by almost everyone who has a spiritual connection to something bigger than they are AND has lived through the unthinkable.

In my journey, the question sounded something like this; “really God, I have suited up and showed up to the best of my ability. And this is it, huh?”
I asked that question a lot. When I did, it could have been an act of defiance. A searching. A trying to make sense of. Or, it could have been my attempt to assign blame or responsibility to manage my discomfort.

The title of today’s show is ‘A Pancreatic Cancer Survivor Asks, “Where is God in All of This?”.’ But the topic of today’s show is really about giving yourself permission to challenge your thoughts, ideas or beliefs around your concept of God.

Make no mistake, today’s show is not about religion, or religion bashing. In reality, it is about surviving the unthinkable in the best way we can.

At times for me, it included challenging myself as a mom, employee, student and ovarian cancer survivor. At the same time, it was about challenging the religion of my youth. And sometimes it was about finding a new God, a God of my understanding. One that I could lean into when I needed God most.

In today’s episode, I’ll unpack how I found the God of my understanding today, as I questioned the God of other people’s understanding yesterday. Likewise, I will invite you to do the same.

Some of the topics I unpacked were:

In part one of this 3-part series I’ll share one of the tools I used to build a relationship with God as I understand God, that has become unshakable. Then, in parts two and three, I’ll share how I defined my God, and how to exercise the power of choice in moving forward in life.

I hope you enjoy today’s show, and in due time are inspired to take action on your own behalf. Towards the end of today’s video I will describe the “homework” I did to help me through this transition, and before we meet next time, I hope you do take the time to do the work.

In my experience there is no quick fix, fast answer, or easy steps guide to creating a relationship with God. As a matter of fact, for many of us, it is a lifetime adventure. The trials and tribulations of life are part of the journey. Consequently, I hope you invest the time and energy required to get the job done. If you’re anything like me, your life depends on it.

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Thanks for joining me on this journey, and as always, make it a great week! After all, no one has more influence over the week you have than you do!

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