How I met Shane was in March 2006 at the Bull Wars in Gillette, Wy, he was traveling with Trent Freeman at the time. I was working in one of the beverage concessions when Shane and Trent came up to get a drink. I smiled and asked what could I get them, when I looked at Shane, he smiled and said in a soft voice, "something cold please", I gave them there drinks and they moved on.
The next evening, I was setting up and getting ready for the night when Shane walked up and again in a soft voice said "Hi, how are you tonight?" We talked for a little while then he had to go. Later that night after the Bull Wars, Shane and Trent came up and sat down and asked "What is there to do for fun in this town?" So, they followed me to a place outside of Gillette, where we played pool and that's where Shane and I had a very good conversation.
We kinda told each other a little bit about ourselves when Shane told me about his fight with cancer. He told me that he's been fighting it for more than a couple of years and that he was determine to win this battle. He also told me that with Gods power and with his (Shane) faith, nothing was going to get him down.
I didn't really know what or how to feel at that time, and the weird thing was, Shane wasn't telling me about his battle with the cancer to have me feel sorry for him. He was telling me how God has really been there with him. Shane's spirit was so high that there's nothing that could bring him down. I looked at Shane and told him that I to was a christian. He told me, that he already figured that out and that God had given him a direction and that direction was me. He said he wasn't sure on why it was me, but he was obeying God. I smiled and told him that "things happen for a reason".
Being a Christian is hard enough without God putting us in positions like this one, we both didn't understand why God brought us together, but we also in that short amount of time learned so much from each other. Shane and I talked for little while, we exchanged numbers and they where on there way.
The next day in church, I had the worst time trying not to cry, Shane was all I could think about. My heart was aching so much for him. Shane opened up my eyes and I haven't been the same since...I now believe that God directed Shane my way to help me understand the goodness of having God in our lives. Shane's positivity was so amazing that it touched allot of people.
Shane and I keep in close contact for several months. Shanes condition also ways getting worse. I would talk with him either on the phone or on the computer, and I would ask him "how are you doing?" he would say in a soft voice "just having some minor walls to climb, but nothing God won't help me through." So, we would talk a bit than we would hang up.
Every time I would hang the phone with Shane, I thought to my self, "would this be the last time I would get to talk to him" It was everything I could do to keep from crying while talking with him, some days, I couldn't help it, Shane would alway's say..."It's going to be ok, God has got my back" I thought to myself, how could somebody so sick and so weak be so strong.
Well, as the months went on, Shane condition worsened and the cancer was making it's mark. Our phone conversation where getting very sort than adventually stopped. Shane than passed away.
I then realized that it doesn't always pan out to be what we wanted, but, God has plans for us all. I believe God directed Shane my way to help me through my rough spots in life with a positive outlook. When I start feeling like the world is coming down on me, I think about the strength the God had given Shane and how he pulled through.
Shanes family was always by his side day and night. His brothers become very close to God through this battle. I think through this, it opened up the eyes to see how God works.
God works in mysterious ways. I believe that Shane is now a guardian angle and he's still passing on his goodness. God Bless You Shane, we all miss you!
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