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Originally Posted by kaykay
Ok, let's just make it more general to avoid confusion. What has been the biggest trial or challenge of your life (related to anything) and how do you feel God helped you deal with it?
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2 years old - father and mother divorced, father off to vietnam
4 years old - maternal grandfather died, to me that was my father
6 years old - mother died in car accident, father was tracked down and gave custody of us to abusive maternal grandmother
7 years old - moved in with aunt and uncle (w/grandmother), loved aunt as second mother
8 years old - grandmother and uncle had fight, moved us out and never saw dear aunt again
8-12 years old - was reapeatedly beaten and told my mother died to get away from me and other pearls of wisdom by my grandmother
12 years old - grandmother tried to stab me and I pushed her, she flew across the room into a wall...this is the day I realized she couldn't hurt me anymore.
15 years old - grandmother died and courts tracked down my father, moved in with him after seeing him only once (the day he signed us over to grandmother) since I was 2
17 years old - after two years of being made to feel like a boarder by my stepmonster and father, I left home went to live with a friend and graduated high school.
18 years old- went to college, paid for it 100% by myself and struggled all the way until graduation.
22 years old - tried to reconcile with my father, only to be hurt emotionally again, decided not to include him in my life going forward.
25 years old - met my husband at my best friend's wedding, instantly disliked him.
26 years old - met my husband again, became friends, then started dating. - I think this was God making me take a second look.
27 yearsl old - married my husband, was extrememly successful at my career all was great! Finally my reward!
30 years old - got pregnant with my first son, went into heart failure, almost died, was saved by chance (this is obviously where God stepped in here) and was told not to have any more children.
34 years old - My niece Anna was born, suffered stroke 3 hours postpartum and shouldn't have survived, prayed furiously, arranged for a priest to go and baptize her at the hospital, prayed more and she survived...she is also doing quite amazing at 7...definitely God stepping in. She is a walking talking miracle.
35 years old - got pregnant with my second child, sister got pregnant with her second child, I was told to terminate the pregnancy because I would most definitely die if I proceeded...the same day a medical study came out about the condidtion I have and it actually was good news for me so I went through with the pregnancy...also thought my sister being pregnant at the same time was a sign (I mean we conceived the same week!) that it was going to be good for both of us this time.
36 years old - gave birth to my second son, went into heart failure again, although all research indicated that if you relapse with a subsequent pregnancy your heart will continue to weaken and you will either die or require transplant, I actually recovered again...how could this be anything other than God working a miracle?
41 years old - I'm still here and I think I'm proof that God has a plan for us all.
These are just the highlights there have been other struggles but I'm a survivor and that is definitely a gift from God. So you tell me where you think God was all my life.
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But it was true, nevertheless. Just thought it might be interesting to hear what you consider to be/have been your greatest trial, tribulation, challenge or struggle you've encountered since becoming a Christian. How do you feel the Lord helped you overcome it? Do you feel you gained any particular wisdom that you didn't previously have from it?
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