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E-60 A Pancreatic Cancer Survivor Asks, “Where is God in All of This?” Part 3

Part 1 – Recap

In the Episode 58, the first episode in this 3-part series, I asked (and invited you to ask) four questions:

How do I perceive God?
Is my God a God I can lean in to?
How were my perceptions of God formed?
What did I want my relationship with God to be?

You had homework – specifically, to create the perfect nurturer for you! Did you take the time to do the work? I hope so. The God you create in that exercise will become the bedrock for your healing.

Part 2 – Recap

Last week I shared the results of my homework to give you an idea of what a version of the exercise might look like and I talked about how I applied what I learned in my life.
If you haven’t already seen Episodes 58 and 59, you might want to tune in to them before watching Episode 60.

Part 3

By the time I reached this part of my creating the perfect nurturer – which is what God needs to be for me to have a working relationship with God – I recognized that all of this, my healing, my cancer recovery, my survival, really my life in general is about choices.

So that is what today’s episode is all about. Exercising my power of choice in seeing or not seeing the “Hand of God” in all of this!

The Story About A Man and A Flood

I’ll tell you the story of a man who asked God for help, but because he had preconceived ideas of what help from God should look like, he missed not one, not two, but three chances to be rescued. If he could have shifted his perspective from his preconceived ideas the outcome may have been different. This story is a powerful metaphor for my life.

Buddha and his Four Noble Truths

Today’s episode also includes the wisdom of Buddha who speaks of the Four Noble Truths. As cancer survivors, and human beings most of us can agree that there is truth in at least the first two Noble Truths. When we can open our minds and our hearts to the power of choice we can begin to see the possibilities available to us through the remaining two.

Suffering is a part of the human condition
We must discover why we suffer
Suffering can be transformed
Once you identify the cause of your suffering, you must find an appropriate path

I can start to find my appropriate (and new) path through the power of choice. And I make a series of small choices each day that become the reality of my life.

Tell me about the God you have created for your self – and what you do to when it comes time to lean in. Please leave your comments below.

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