Three years ago I just woke up from my coma and I’ll never forget laying in my hospital bed literally strapped down, with a feeding tube, trachea and multiple IVs pumping all through me.  It was Halloween and the nurses were all dressed up in their Halloween scrubs.  My family wasn’t allowed to stay over night in my room so I was alone and afraid.  The TV was left on and black and white Halloween movies played all night long.  I was totally freaked out and panicked because I had no voice to yell for anyone and since my hands were tied down I could not reach the call button.  Talk about a real life horror story!!!  That is one situation I would not want my worst enemy to experience!

This morning I was reading how Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead and I couldn’t help but think how much this story echo’s my life.  In John 11:4 Jesus said, “This sickness will not end in death.  No, it is for God’s glory so that God’s Son may be glorified.”

To be real with you, I spent the majority of the last three years questioning God why I had to go through cancer, being on life-support and a coma for 3 & ½ weeks.  People would say to me all the time, “Linda, you have a story to share with the world” and I would kindly nod my head and agree with them.  Really deep down on the inside of me I would say, who am I to tell the world about this miracle and who really cares that God performed a miracle in my life anyway?  But not too long ago God opened my eyes to His perspective.  I realized I HAVE to tell my story because it represents who JESUS is and what He can do in anyone’s life.  It was such a relief to know that sharing my story is not about me, Linda Kuhar, but ONLY about pointing to my creator and the Savior of my soul.

I would like to ask you today to take a step back from your “life story” and view it from a new perspective, maybe even through Christ’s perspective.  How does that change the way you see your life?  What can you do different with your life to glorify God with your story?