Reflection Paper

Everyday someone goes through challenging moments in their lives. These challenging moments can range from having a bad day at work to losing a family member unexpectedly. Life can be tough but with prayer, faith and love in Christ, our lives can change dramatically. I’ve always been a believer in Christ but there are moments I find myself questioning his existence. Questions that formulate in my mind are: why is this happening to me, what I did wrong, and God do you hear my prayers, why aren’t you answering me. I’ve realize that during our challenging moments, Christ wants us to channel our minds and think of positive solutions to better ourselves instead of him intervening all the time. Christ is a jealous God and I should not place anything or anyone before him. God gives us air to breathe, eyes to see, ears to hear and so forth, so why don’t I give him at least 30 minutes of my time each day. This is the beginning of evaluating my spiritual condition.

Some times the question of “Where is God” surfaces with all the adversities, and I find myself asking “what is God doing for all these people who are suffering?” But however amidst all the issues I know that He is there, and all these problems and conflicts do not change the fact that God exists, and I still have hope for change for these suffering people no matter what the circumstance.

      No matter what the adversity may be, God wants you to know that He is sufficient, that He is enough, and that He can handle it if we allow Him too. Many times as Christians, we ask God to handle a problem or situation for us, but yet we don't allow Him to fully have control of that situation. All He is wanting us to acknowledge is that He

I have spent most of my life in strife and turmoil, from rebelling against to divorce. My life was in such a wreck that at my lowest point I was ready to end it all in a pill bottle. It was in that moment that I began to realize that it is in our darkest moment that the Lord calms our spirit. Every sense that day my prayer to God has always been for peace. Just as Jesus calmed the waters (Mark 4: 35-41) he can calm the

A lot of times people think that if we are good enough Christians that we would never go through tough times. It would be so wonderful if God would simply promise to us that we would never go through difficult times. Yet we know it’s just a part of it, it’s just a part of life. Psalm 23 does not say to us, “God will keep us from danger,“ but instead it describes that times will come, and they come for all of us, when we do feel like we are walking through a dark, dangerous valley -- a “valley of the shadow of death.” Perhaps even now in the grief we feel today feels like a dark valley… But what the Word of God does make very clear is that as we move through

One Sunday morning, a man in the congregation said he had a word from God for me. I was skeptical, but agreed to hear it. I do not remember it word for word, but basically he said... “ I see you standing and your feet are in cement buckets. This is not a bad thing, but a good thing. You are fixed in Him. Although the storm has blown, you have stood. You have been in a season of training which is coming to an end. You are entering a new season. There is one area in your heart – painful area – God is moving on your behalf. You will not even recognize your life in six months. I see a piano in your

I believe that God gets you the information you need when you need it. The information can come from an unlikely source. I usually enjoy the devotions that we read and write about for class. I’m not an emotional person nor am I the type to share what’s going on in my life. However, this week’s devotional, “Finding hope in hardships” really hit home for me.

In last year there has been a few trials in my life where Christ has shown that He will be there for me. One major trial that I am going through right now, is the closing of Grace University. This has proven to be a struggle for me personally. I don’t enjoy when a lot of change happens and trying to stay positive knowing that I am going to have to deal with some stressful decisions. Mainly not knowing what school I will be going to be at next year. I

As I reflect back on my life course God had guided and cared for me throughout every stressful period of time that I have experienced. A time that I know I couldn’t have made it through without God’s guidance and love for me was when I lost my nephew. I was morning the loss of someone who was a huge part of my life and I was feeling so many emotions that I attempted to push God away due to be angry that He allowed this to happen to me, my children, and my nieces and nephews. God continued to care for me and guide me back to Him by showing me that I couldn’t handle this situation without his guidance, love, and support. I believe it is difficult to allow God to be in control of the smaller day-to-day stressors in our lives because we feel a sense of responsibility and we are taught as children that we have to take

Whenever I am having a bad day or even week, I remember that bad situations are not long lasting, they are only temporary. I grew up in a Catholic household and I attended church on a regular basis with my family. My parents have always told me that whenever something bad happens, it is because God is testing us. In this way, he makes us strong physically, emotionally, and spiritually. I remember this every time I’m feeling like I can’t go on with the stresses of life inside and outside of school. The religion that I grew up with, and currently follow, has allowed me to look at the brighter side of every gloomy situation and to not ask, “Why does this happen to me, why now?”, instead I think of how this can help me in future situations and

God used my church family in supporting us six years ago, when my father-n-law was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. My husband, Charles had a hard time accepting his father’s sickness. On a Sunday, shortly after the diagnosis, Charles went to alter call for prayer. I followed him for support and our Pastor prayed for us. He told us that he wanted to talk to us after church. I have never seen my husband like that and it was sad to witness. Even a strong man can get weak. “Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak” (Matthew 26:41, English Standard Version).

Whether we are aware of it or not, everyone is in or needs to be in recovery from something. Whether it’s childhood issues, events of death, relationship difficulties or random events one has no control over, we aren’t going to make it through life without some type of tragedy and difficulty. Here is this verse is a great story, after rescuing a man from wicked, violent, and destructive demonic oppression, Jesus says, “Go home to your friends and tell them.” Likewise, can anyone of us, really see the power of God in our lives without letting His light shine

It could be in your relationships, in a workplace, in school, in financial or perhaps; it could be your pursue to your dream or in your health — and God seems to be so silent, and you feel like giving up. God wants you to hold onto him and be in a community of love. He has given you very special friends, to steady you when you stumble, to catch you when you fall and to pray for you when you feel like giving up. Never think that you're not worth caring about, because God gave you those friends to be his hands, eyes, ears, heart and voice for you. Most especially, remember God uses those people, but He's still your One and Only Lord and Savior. Regardless of your hardships God wants to see if you truly love him with all your heart and

During those trying times the assurance that our father has given us, thru his word, will keep us living for him and seeking him.

In this assignment, I will reflect upon an incident within the clinical practice involving a smoker patient . For the purpose of this assignment, Gibbs’ Reflective Cycle (1988) has been used to guide the reflection on the incident. The patient's name, in relation to confidentiality will not be used according to NMC confidentiality.