{"id":345412,"date":"2025-02-14T11:47:49","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T16:47:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/?p=345412"},"modified":"2025-02-14T11:47:49","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T16:47:49","slug":"is-it-possible-to-benefit-from-suffering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/post\/is-it-possible-to-benefit-from-suffering\/","title":{"rendered":"Is It Possible to Benefit From Suffering?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">On the night of January 19th, N\u00fabia Siqueira, the wife of Bishop Domingos Siqueira, who is currently responsible for the evangelistic work of The Universal Church in Europe, suffered a heart attack.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>What Happened<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>On the morning of Tuesday, February 4th, N\u00fabia Siqueira participated in a special interview on the program <em>Mulheres em Foco <\/em>(Women in Focus) aired by Unif\u00e9 TV Portugal. During the interview, she shared an emotional testimony about a challenging moment in her life. Known for her reflections on faith, N\u00fabia recounted her experience of facing an unexpected heart attack and how she transformed that ordeal into a valuable learning experience.<\/p>\n<p>After returning from a missionary trip to Israel, N\u00fabia began experiencing intense chest pains. At first, she thought it was just a temporary discomfort. However, as her symptoms worsened, she contacted Dr. Albertina, who has 40 years of medical experience. Dr. Albertina immediately suspected a heart attack. Upon arriving at the hospital, initial tests did not reveal the problem. However, further detailed analyses confirmed the seriousness of her condition.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Diagnosis and Difficult Moments<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>When N\u00fabia was admitted for observation, she experienced some very challenging moments. Connected to machines, she endured intense chest pain. In addition to the pain, she had to follow dietary and hydration restrictions because she needed to fast for potential medical procedures. During this difficult time, she drew strength from her faith, recalling a passage from the Bible:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>\u201cThe Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.\u201d (Psalm 23:1)<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Nubia reported that, even in the face of adversity, she felt an inner peace. Despite hearing cries of pain from other patients in the hospital, she maintained her trust in God. <em>\u201cMy body was vulnerable, but my life was in the hands of the LORD, and He is not vulnerable. I am weak, but the LORD is strong,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0 she said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Overcoming Through Faith<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>One of the most memorable moments was when N\u00fabia, during her prolonged fast, began to feel an intense thirst. A nurse suggested that she moisten her mouth with gauze, but instead, in prayer, she asked God to ease her thirst. <em>\u201cThe Lord was my water at that moment. I didn&#8217;t get to drink water until Tuesday, after a long time, but He sustained me,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0 she testified.<\/p>\n<p>Even in the face of uncertainty about the diagnosis and physical difficulties, she emphasized that her faith was strengthened. <em>\u201cIn times of difficulty, we think we won\u2019t be able to cope, but God enables us. He gives us the strength to move forward,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0 she said.<\/p>\n<p>N\u00fabia Siqueira&#8217;s testimony emphasizes the significance of faith during challenging times, inspiring others to face their challenges with courage and confidence.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; On the night of January 19th, N\u00fabia Siqueira, the wife of Bishop Domingos Siqueira, who is currently responsible for the evangelistic work of The Universal Church in Europe, suffered a heart attack. &nbsp; What Happened On the morning of Tuesday, February 4th, N\u00fabia Siqueira participated in a special interview on the program Mulheres em [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":248,"featured_media":345415,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[323,20],"tags":[6141,210],"site":[],"class_list":["post-345412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-a-school-of-faith","category-real-life-stories","tag-faith","tag-testimony"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/345412","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/248"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=345412"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/345412\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":345414,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/345412\/revisions\/345414"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/345415"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=345412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=345412"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=345412"},{"taxonomy":"site","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/site?post=345412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}