Women Of Faith Blogs » Featured » Nationwide Search For A Trusting Woman
Nationwide Search For A Trusting Woman
In celebration of her new book, Beautiful Things Happen When a Woman Trusts God, this spring Sheila Walsh will tape a special for Life Focus Television to air on PBS stations nationwide. As part of the show, Sheila will honor one woman who has surpassed insurmountable odds and achieved the unimaginable through her trust in God. “I’m so excited to be given this opportunity,” Sheila says, “to find this woman, learn of her story, and share it with the world. Her life and trust in God will be an inspiration to so many.”
Are you this woman? Is she a friend or family member? If you think the answer is yes, please tell us the story in 900 words or less. Submissions must be received by February 26, 2010. While we know there are many wonderful stories out there, only one can be chosen for the program. If your story is chosen you will be contacted using the information you provide on or around March 5, 2010 with details pertaining to the TV special taping. If you are submitting a story on behalf of someone else, please be sure that you have permission to do so should they chosen to be featured in the TV special. Click here to tell us your story.
By submitting your story you give Thomas Nelson the right to use the story for promotional purposes. The woman to be selected for the television program is at the sole discretion of Thomas Nelson.
Filed under: Featured · Tags: Sheila Walsh
17 Responses to "Nationwide Search For A Trusting Woman"
Leave a Reply
Pam Morgan, of Phil and Pam Morgan, is truly the person you are looking for! I have attended WOF for many years and I have now heard the Morgans Story twice, and both times, it was a very moving and inspirational experience. WOF all over the world will benefet from hearing her amazing story and beautiful voice!!
The Pam & Phil Morgan is a wonderful example of God working today!
Their faith and prayers from all their friends and family changed their lives forever.
God is moving them in the direction he desires when others step up and share their story.
The hand of God truly touches all who hear their story.
Brenda Robinson also is an amazing woman of faith! Years of siezers and being told she wouldn’t live past 30, She’s now 48! 18 years of being healed and praise be to God. Brenda has and amazing story!!!!
Pam Morgan’s story of faith is amazing!!! After flying out of a window in a car wreck, to her recovery, on which doctors said she would never walk again, but by God’s power and grace, she was able to fully recover. God has truly worked in her life and I’m proud to stand right next to her in faith!!!!
I often listen to the cd ‘I Stand’ by Phil & Pam Morgan. I first heard of this horrible story at a concert they giving.
I watched them make their way to the stage. As they started talking and sharing about the struggles they endured after this accident that left Pam paralysed; i thought to myself, the regular average person may have given up. But oh no: Pam persevered through pain and therapy. Her family and friends from all over prayed that she would recover.
Now I am proud to Stand next to her in faith
I have a sister who is the most extraordinary women I know. Just more than 4 yrs ago she was diagnosed, with a very rare incurable disease called scleroderma, at the ripe old age of 32. After suffering through tests for a year or so, by the time they discovered it had progressed beyond anything we imagine, it was as if over night, she went from seemingly health to unable to even open a pop bottle herself. Doctors would not and could not tell her much, except that it was incurable.
The words struck me so deep; you see the oldest of three. Having 2 younger twin sisters to fight with, argue with, and most importantly mother. Though we had a perfectly capable, God fearing mother. I just could not imagine one of my sisters without the other. When they come in a package, it’s just meant to stay in that neat God provided package.
Back to my sister, even though we heard the words you are not going to get any better, eventually sooner than later this disease will take your life. My sister heard something a little more like this; God has something very special for himself through you and your faith in him. He will reach multitudes of people through your story. She has never given up, and when life beats at her stricken aged 90 yr. old body, it has not failed her 35 yr. old mind, and faith that can move mountains.
They sent her home 2 yrs. ago when her body had almost given up, on dialysis. The doctors were preparing her to die; they told her she would remain on dialysis for the rest of her life. When she refused for them to prepare her for a life of machines and inconveniences, she believed that God would not allow her to spend her life hooked up to a machine more than 3 days a week.
God felt her faithfulness.
The nurses cried when she left her last dialysis treatment, not because of the worst, because she no longer needed it. Her kidneys, now working enough to keep her going.
She has not stopped believing that God is using her for something remarkable. This winter has been hard on her, but she has surpassed all the odds. Every day she thanks him for yesterday and for another day. To love, cherish and unit in his power of healing. Through her faith I have realized how much in life we take for granted. She needs assistance for much of her normal everyday tasks, breakfast, lunch and even dinner. On cold days she may not leave the comfort of her warm bed, not because she chooses to stay there, maybe because she cannot get out of bed. Her body stiff, and sore. I will bet you one thing; she is not lying in that bed feeling sorry for her self, nor is she lying there wishing for a different life. She is lying there, thanking God she is a live another day, and thanking him for one day closer to healing.
I bet you have heard hundreds of stories just like this one, but I bet you, you have never looked into the eyes of 35 yr. old women with the body of a 90 yr. old and seen the face of God; it’s almost like looking right into God’s eyes. She doesn’t need to walk because he carries her through life each and every day.
after reading the ladies stories it makes our problems seem small.I am a concer survivor I had throat cncer I was told 7 years ago I had 6 months to live people were praying for me all over the country needless to say I am still here prayer works.God is awesome and He loves us and wants to help us and take care of us and give us the strength to carry on.Since that time I have had the privlege of seeing my greatgrandbabies be born I have had some ups and downs.My daughter who was my angel while I was going through my times has recently had a double mastectomy she has a great faith if we didnt have God we would be lost.May God bless you and other women for lifting our spirits by your books and songs someday I wish to come to a conference
It is so wonderful to read the stories, especially from Emma and Estella. My heart cries out for what they have been through, but shouts with JOY for their trust and faith in God! I am facing a liver transplant some time in the future, and friends often tell me how well I seem to be accepting it. It is because I trust my Lord, and know He will be with me the entire way! Thank you, Sheila, for yet another book that I know will touch many, many lives in a positive, life-changing way.
In sunday school at a very young age i learnt this verse Proverbs3:5,6. About trusting in God with all your heart and it has grown with me for the last 36 years of my life.
Moving to a new country with 5 children from 7yrs-9mnths old baby was hard with husband working for long hours. Not driving and being confined in a home without furniture, life was challenging, but always put my name into the verse and repeated to myself,that activated faith as faith comes by hearing and hearing the word of God. In 29/03/08 i was diagnosed with agressive breast cancer, no family around for comfort and only my 6 young children who comforted me with verses like Mk11:22,Have faith in God,Ps113:17, i shall not die but live. My husband could not handle it and treaten to leave me and the children when i went into hospital for a full mastectomy, i grew bitter and blamed him for everything which he refussed to pay for all my medical bills. Bills piled up and i was confused but the Lord encouraged me in his word when i cried out to him, that i had to forgive him and say sorry to my children and to God. Thats when he spoke to me clearly, Be still and know that i am God. . Praise the Lord. Apart from all he was the shoulder to cry on and here he was moving state again. Working flyin and out from another country, i live a life of a single mum couping cancer. Chemo, 6wks and ray treatment were 5days a week for 5wks and i had to drive 1hr45mins to get my treatment. On all the driving back and forth i was always praying and crying and thanking God for his goodness.His promises are made available for us.My bills have now been paid off and best of all i am now totally cleard of my cancer. I have come out stronger.
Just posted my book review for Booksneeze.com and Thomas Nelson Publishers for this FABULOUS book!!
When you think you have it pretty good…God’s saying Learn to trust Me. When things go a little bad, He’s saying, Learn to trust Me more. When your life is tested and tried, turned upside down and backwards, God says, You can still trust me. It has been a difficult lesson to learn but one that has brought me to a solid footing on His rock and plan for my life. There is a strength you feel and a peace that overcomes you when you are standing on The Rock instead of the slippery ground of uncertainty. I know…I’ve been there. I’ve heard His voice. That’s reality!
I am sooo looking forward to reading this book! Learning to trust God has been the most uncomfortable joy I’ve ever endured! Trusting God when you can’t trace Him is difficult, but you can’t buy the peace it brings just knowing that He is still in control and working things out for your good. I would have never imagined I would be thanking God for past hurts, but for drawing me closer and teaching me how to trust Him I will be forever grateful!
Oh my! I am sure for others as well as myself this article seems to have our name written all over it! When I reflect on the things I have been through I think to myself and remember that while going through each and every one of them I felt like it was the worst thing that had ever happened to me. It wasn’t until after a few episodes of this that I then found myself saying “But, God got me through every one of them.” Now I tell myself, “There is nothing God can’t handle and see me through, if I just only let him LEAD the way!” Not to mention the comfort it brings my heart to know that he is in control.
@Sheila THIS IS SUCH GREAT IDEA!! I went and read the postings here and I think this is so so wonderful! That is how I KNOW personally I CAN TRUST GOD in my own life is by looking back and seeing all the times he carried me though those times both the many good, bad, & yes the ugly times in my life. Remember the “Footprints in the Sand Image”…Imagine the encouragement ur leaving behind just by showing these postings here…it allows people to see God at work in their own lives!!:)
P.S. So sorry to post here but can’t have this much in twitter to ya and I wanted you to know what a blessing you are!
From the time my Dad was taken home to be with the LORD at age 21, I left college went home caring for my Mom until she passed on, lived through the abuse of my husband, and then after our divorce to our children, went thru a hurricane that flooded my home and displaced me and my children, found out that my ex had abused our children after the divorce, had two strokes, and suffered a terrible life changing accident, and many more struggles I know that my God lives, that Christ died for me, that because my sins are covered in His blood nothing that happens here on earth is beyond his reach.
I learned the hard way to trust God in every thing. As a mother, I was the fixer for my children. I did all humanly possible to make things easy for them. When my boys got involved in drugs in high school and arrested, I ran to the bank for money for a high dollar attorney to fix the problem instead of falling on my knees and asking God to help me and my boys. When they were sentenced to 5 years in prison on felony charges, I thought I would die. These were soccer and football lettermen, honor students with a great college future. Worrying really began thinking of my babies in prison with harden criminals. It was then I fell on my knees and asked God to forgive me for not going to Him first for resolve. I lifted my boys to Him and asked God to take care of them for me since I failed. He did.
I totally agree with you. I have been experiencing and learning to trust God for the last 15 years. Thankfully, HE has opened my eyes, mind, heart and soul to rely on HIM in all situations. Although I must admit that I do tend to want to take the situations back at times. But I am learning and not as quick to think HE doesn’t care or won’t provide.