MORE THAN A SURVIVOR... SHE'S A
THRIVER
AN INTERVIEW WITH
HARDY Who is Niki Hardy? Wow, great question. Let me think for a moment... I'm a pastor's wife, mum, Brit in the USA, cancer "thriver", author, speaker, fresh air junkie, and teller of terrible jokes who comes alive under big skies and mountain views.
'I learned the truth that when we stop waiting we discover life doesn't have to be pain free to be full."
2. What has caused you to hold on to God and trust in Him the way you do today? Holding on to God isn't something I find naturally easy. As a make-it-happen kind of woman my default position is to figure stuff out myself and then ask God to come alongside me as I do my thing. But that didn't work when I was diagnosed with cancer hot on the heals of losing both my mum and sister to the disease. I set off on my cancer journey determined to survive but eventually, that's all I was doing, merely surviving. I had no choice but to let go of all I was holding onto and trusting in to hold onto God for dear life.
It strengthened my grip for sure and now one of my favorite prayers is "Lord, I trust. Help my lack of trust" because I want to trust him, I need to trust him, and I plan to trust him, but so often I find myself trusting myself more than God all over again. Trust is a muscle we need to work out and build everyday 3. How did the whole experience of cancer really change you and your faith walk? Cancer made me realize that suffering isn't just hard emotionally and physically but it's hard spiritually as well because any kind of pain affects our relationship with God. Suffering is just painful, it's personal.
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