What I Believe!

This is actually an easy one for me. I believe that God created everything and is in charge. Without Him in my life I can do nothing that I can be proud of or that is worthwhile. The catch is you have to let him be in charge. Instead of thinking "I don't need any help on this or that, I can do it all by myself", I know that when my line of thinking goes that route everything falls apart. I believe we choose to walk in love or to go a different route like blaming anyone and everyone else for anything bad that happens. That everything does happen for a reason. We don't know usually what those reasons are, but I'll get all the answers I need in the next life. What I always have to remember is not to ask God to bless what I am planning, but for me to plan what he is blessing. How do I find these things out. Prayer, quiet time with the Word (the Bible), just listening for that still small voice. Shutting out the distractions of everyday life to listen for that quiet voice can be a challenge. Everything in this world is geared to not be able to do that.
I believe God still does miracles today and did not just perform them in the Old Testament. I am a case in point. I was diagnosed 16 years ago with cervical cancer. A friend invited me to a seminar that was being given by a pastor and her church from Hawaii. During that service, which was amazing, they had a laying on of hands and prayer for my particular medical need. They had been doing biopsies and were looking at removing further parts of my insides. Two days later I went back to the doctor for further tests. The cancer was (and is) gone. I had my third son three years after being healed and have been free of that disease for 16 years now. My piano teacher was diagnosed with breast cancer a year and a half ago. They wanted to do a radical mastectomy. She is only in her early thirties. She and her husband decided against the surgery. They believed God for her healing and when she went back to the doctor six months later, the lump was gone and she has been cancer free for a year now. No medical explanation or intervention can explain either of these two miracles. My faith is what got me through not only something serious like cancer, but everything that goes on in my daily life. The reports of man are not what I choose to believe. I have seen too many miracles happen not to know that God is in charge and He always walks in love.