We all have busy lives to live, so time seems to pass by. We wake up morning after morning not knowing what to expect. Do we ever really appreciate life and the normal ideals that surround us? For example, the smell of a rose or the sight of a sunrise? I think most people don't. You see, we don't appreciate these things until they are taken away from us, and when this happens it is usually too late.

Well, in a way that is how it was for me. I woke up every morning and carried on with my life. I was a Christian, but my idea of being a Christian was a two-minute prayer before bed each night. When I was diagnosed with cancer though, that changed.

Doctors were constantly telling me what to do, telling me what I needed, and what was best. I was told the cancer I had may not be able to be operated on, and I might die or need a liver transplant. Being told things of this nature does bring changes on one's perspective on life. When you are faced with a disease that may kill you, you need someone to turn to. It didn't take me long to find God. The praying I did basically occupied all of my time: Throughout my scans, in the car, at home, before the operations. It's extremely harsh when you are fine one day, and the next day your life is hanging in the balance. When you are not in control of that balance and are unsure of whether there is a future for you, life becomes a harsh reality!

I never believed God would heal me. Out of all the people in the world, I never thought he'd heal me. I knew God loved me, but this fact is hard to take. I'd seen him heal on TV and had seen Him heal my friends. I new it was possible, but again it's one of those 'way out' things you do not expect. I finally did begin to believe though that God would heal me. After believing and looking to God for comfort and support my health became easier to cope with. God gave me total inner strength and inner spirit, which I had never experienced before.

I was admitted to Hospital about a year and a half ago. The Cancer was terrible, but I'd have to say that it was one of the best times in my life because I can now say God healed me, and I got through this with Him. It was not just a physical healing though; it was a mental one. Mentally He healed me throughout my spirit. I was at a stage in my life when I guess I was falling away from Him and He used this situation to bring me closer.

It turned out my cancer was extremely unusual and almost never occurs in children. If I'd waited any longer for this to be found out I would have died, but with God's help I have been healed and completely normal today.

I'd really like each and every one of you to appreciate what you have, because you don't know what is going to happen next-only God does! future, but God does!

Friends in Christ,
Sarah
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