God spoke to me before my cancer diagnosis and his words kept me going

Lindsay Bruce was diagnosed with cancer after hearing a word from God, and his words were a great comfort to her.

Standing on the iconic white sands of Luskentyre Beach in the Outer Hebrides I found myself desperately praying to the Lord. For months we had been pushing doors, applying for jobs, trying to find ways to move to Scotland, where we felt the Lord was calling us. Yet at every point the doors seemed to keep slamming shut.

I remember that day, on that beach, as though it were yesterday. The wind and salty Atlantic spray on my face caused me to move my hair away from my gaze, reminding me that I had a plaster on my neck from a recent biopsy.