I have had the opportunity to meet people who I admire. Working in health care allowed me to meet Missy. I have read many of her Facebook posts and have felt uplifted and motivated by her words. I am not a selfish guy. I am sharing her words with you.
First, I would like to thank John
for asking me to contribute to his blog. It means a lot to me that he believes
that I may be able to say something that may help someone. I will start by
introducing myself. I am Missy Radune. I am a nurse for the Department of
Veterans Affairs in Chillicothe, Ohio. I met John while he was working in a
Veterans Community Based Outpatient Clinic. I am honored to call him a friend. I have been married for 15 years to the most
amazing man ever. We have three children. Connor, a seventh grader, Baleigh, a
fourth grader, and our miracle son Cooper who is 4. I have had many struggles in life but know
that with God anything is possible.
I grew up in a small Christian
Holiness Church in Kentucky, no, no snake handling. One thing that I learned
growing up was the power and God in any situation, IF you give it all to God.
As I grew up, I would see many
people’s lives changing. I would see parents praying for their children. I
would hear children praying for their parents. I would see the love of a parent
and a child; a love like no other.
I began to realize when I married
and started having a family the sacrifice that God gave to us, by allowing his
son to die for our sins. I could not imagine allowing one of my three children
to be sacrificed so that others would be saved. But God loved us that much. God
loved me even before he knew me, just like my parents loved me before they ever
held me. Just like I had love for my three children the minute I knew God had
blessed me with them.
Imagine what it must have been
like for God to know that his son would have to die. Not just a normal death,
such as a heart attack or death from old age, but Jesus had to suffer. Jesus
had to give it all to God and say, “I’m yours, let it be finished.” Do you
think that Jesus struggled in turning everything over to God? I think so, when
he asked why he had been forsaken. God doesn’t want us to suffer. God doesn’t want to us to hold
anything back. God wants it all, the good, the bad and the ugly. God wants to
take our lives, no matter how important or how minute and turn it into
something wonderful.
Do I struggle in giving it all to
God? Sure, an Christian does at some point in their life. What I strive for is
to take one day at a time. As obstacles come before me, I try to focus on how
God wants me to handle them. If I can’t do that alone, I ask God to help me.
Life isn’t easy. I try to remember that with each curve ball that life throws
at me, God is in the outfield. He is making sure that I can make around the
bases because all God wants is for each of us to make it “HOME”.
Philippians 4:11 I have learned
to be content in whatever circumstances I am.
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