| "Praise the Lord, O my soul; all my inmost being, | | | | hardships I ended up back in the pet care industry |
| praise his holy name. Praise the Lord, O my soul, | | | | and with a passion that has been ignited to a |
| and forget not all his benefits - who forgives all | | | | roaring fire! |
| your sins and heals all your diseases, who | | | | Okay so I'm in the holistic pet care industry which |
| redeems your life from the pit and crowns you | | | | almost always gives folks the idea that I'm into |
| with love and compassion, who satisfies your | | | | the new age movement and all that goes with |
| desires with good things so that your youth is | | | | that -until I let them know I'm a Christian of |
| renewed like the eagle's. " Psalm 103:1-5, NIV. | | | | course. Prior to becoming a Christian I bought into |
| The past few weeks I've found out that a couple | | | | some of the new age ways. |
| of my Christian sisters now have breast cancer. | | | | As God continued to give me a passion to seek |
| On top of that, I've met some online sisters in | | | | out alternative, natural ways to bring healing and |
| Christ who are battling ongoing illness and are | | | | wellness to others, to show people how to be |
| recovering from recent setbacks with their | | | | proactive in their own wellness and using the |
| illnesses. | | | | same principles to apply to their pet care, I've |
| Illness is just once facet of the adversity we face | | | | been surrounded by people and pets who are |
| and suffer here on earth. It isn't because God | | | | sick. On top of that, many of them are very |
| doesn't love us either and desires to see us | | | | much into the new age movement. I can kind of |
| suffer. Rather, our God is a God of healing and | | | | sit here and laugh at that because I believe I |
| love. Our fallen state (sin) is the reason we suffer. | | | | went through some of my spiritual and physical |
| Let me clarify before you think I am suggesting | | | | struggles just so that when I finally got around to |
| that my sisters in Christ are ill due to their sin. No, | | | | obeying God and His purpose for my life, I'd be |
| that isn't what I'm saying because we all have | | | | able to relate to those who are still into that form |
| sinned and fall short of the glory of God. | | | | of "spirituality" not realizing they are in fact against |
| I'm saying that due to the fall of man into our sin | | | | God. So I could be salt and light. So that God |
| nature, this world will not be the beautiful, perfect, | | | | could then use His healing Hands on these lost and |
| healthy, complete place God designed for us to | | | | hurting souls. |
| have. He does allow different forms of hardship | | | | By obeying His will for my life and sharing my |
| and adversity in our lives to grow us up in Him | | | | passion with others and their pets, God is bringing |
| for His purpose and His glory. I find it interesting | | | | so many different people into my life to share His |
| that He has all these different women in my life | | | | healing hands with. While they may think it is my |
| right now and my business is in the holistic care | | | | compassion or kindness (that I attribute only to |
| and healing of pets. I use the same approach with | | | | God because I was always a selfish and hard |
| my own health which is why it transfers easily | | | | person prior to Jesus coming into my life) I'm just |
| over to pet care. I chose pet care because I | | | | the conduit of His love and healing coming through |
| know it is the vocation God has gifted me with | | | | to all He brings in contact with my life. That also |
| and desires for me for His purpose and glory. | | | | means hurting and ill Christians. That He may |
| You see, I'm not the healer. I bring the | | | | touch them with His healing hands and take them |
| "ingredients" to heal, but the healing comes | | | | deeper into the knowledge, joy and wonder of |
| entirely from God. Not me. God even gives me | | | | Him!! |
| my passion to share and my desire to learn more | | | | So that when they are healed -we know that |
| about natural healing. So, I'm going to connect the | | | | some will be healed and others will not and only |
| dots here so you'll see where I'm going with this. | | | | God knows the reasoning behind that - they too |
| God has given me a passion to share healing and | | | | will be able to bring comfort and share with |
| wellness with others and their pets. I have a | | | | others His healing hands. |
| natural affinity with animals which God gifted me | | | | Our entire life, when we surrender to God's will, |
| with. I ignored that gift for a long time and I | | | | becomes a vessel to serve others to God's |
| always felt like I was lacking, incomplete and it | | | | everlasting glory! |
| showed in frustration. Through some trials and | | | | |