Oil and Water...
"Remember always that there are two things which are utterly incompatible even than oil and water, and these two are trust and worry." ~ Hannah Whitall Smith
I asked God today to remind me that with Him on my side, there's no need to worry, about anything.
We started a new study in Sunday School and I was so glad I was able to be there. It's called Goliath Must Fall by Lou Giglio. It is very apropos to my current situation and also for our town as we recover from Hurricane Florence. My Goliath, of course, is breast cancer. A giant I never considered I'd ever be facing, at yet here I am. In our new study, Lou explains a different perspective to what we are normally taught about this famous Bible story. All my life, and I'm sure yours as well, I've been taught that David represented me, going up against a Giant in my life, trusting God to give me the strength I needed to defeat it, and I still think you can look at it that way and be correct. But, consider a giant that you simply cannot stand up to. Who then will stand up to that Giant and fight for you in your stead? Lou comes at it from that perspective and says that perhaps David represents Jesus, fighting the Giant for us. No one else was willing to stand up to the giant. No one else stood a chance at defeating Goliath and they knew it. And then here comes little David. It must have seemed ridiculous in everyone's eyes that this small boy would challenge such a giant. Just as ridiculous as our Messiah coming to us as a helpless baby, bound for death on a cross, yet rising victorious, defeating sin and death, for each of us. It makes complete sense to me. I know for a fact that I am neither brave enough nor strong enough to stand up to this giant I am facing. It brought me to my knees in defeat. Thank God I am a child of the King and He is willing to fight for me because I am His child and He loves me unconditionally.
I am blessed that my treatments are working wonderfully. I thank God every single day for that and for the prayers each of you have lifted for me. But I don't want you to think my beliefs are dependant on the fact that I am responding to treatment. I am so grateful and blessed to know that I'm getting better, but even if I wasn't, I'd still come out victorious because when my days on earth are done I know where I am headed. I know that I am going into the arms of my Savior forever and that I will walk streets of gold and live in a place so beautiful my mind cannot fathom for all eternity. I would cry and be angry and resist it if I where to find out there was no hope for my life here on earth because there is so much more I want to do and see and experience, but in the end I know, that I know, that I know where I'm going and that provides more comfort than you can imagine. My soul will never die and I have a choice as to where my soul will spend its eternity. Either in the presence of an Almighty God that loves me or in the complete absence of light, hope, and love. There is more to this life than what we can physically see. Angels fight against Demons daily on our behalf. You may not believe this, and that is your choice. But consider this, if I am wrong and there is nothing after this life, I have lost nothing. But if you are wrong, you have lost everything, and not only you but the loved ones you could have influenced as well. God's message is unconditional love. Not hate. Not prejudice. Love.
In some battles, I might be David, standing up to fight the Giant that has come along to challenge me with my faith in God's provision. Yet in others, when I do not have the strength to stand, Jesus, my Savior, steps in and fights the battle for me, then carries me through the trial until I can stand again or carries me home to be with Him for all eternity. In either case, He is my Savior and He will never leave me.
Today's Prayer Requests:
I asked God today to remind me that with Him on my side, there's no need to worry, about anything.
We started a new study in Sunday School and I was so glad I was able to be there. It's called Goliath Must Fall by Lou Giglio. It is very apropos to my current situation and also for our town as we recover from Hurricane Florence. My Goliath, of course, is breast cancer. A giant I never considered I'd ever be facing, at yet here I am. In our new study, Lou explains a different perspective to what we are normally taught about this famous Bible story. All my life, and I'm sure yours as well, I've been taught that David represented me, going up against a Giant in my life, trusting God to give me the strength I needed to defeat it, and I still think you can look at it that way and be correct. But, consider a giant that you simply cannot stand up to. Who then will stand up to that Giant and fight for you in your stead? Lou comes at it from that perspective and says that perhaps David represents Jesus, fighting the Giant for us. No one else was willing to stand up to the giant. No one else stood a chance at defeating Goliath and they knew it. And then here comes little David. It must have seemed ridiculous in everyone's eyes that this small boy would challenge such a giant. Just as ridiculous as our Messiah coming to us as a helpless baby, bound for death on a cross, yet rising victorious, defeating sin and death, for each of us. It makes complete sense to me. I know for a fact that I am neither brave enough nor strong enough to stand up to this giant I am facing. It brought me to my knees in defeat. Thank God I am a child of the King and He is willing to fight for me because I am His child and He loves me unconditionally.
I am blessed that my treatments are working wonderfully. I thank God every single day for that and for the prayers each of you have lifted for me. But I don't want you to think my beliefs are dependant on the fact that I am responding to treatment. I am so grateful and blessed to know that I'm getting better, but even if I wasn't, I'd still come out victorious because when my days on earth are done I know where I am headed. I know that I am going into the arms of my Savior forever and that I will walk streets of gold and live in a place so beautiful my mind cannot fathom for all eternity. I would cry and be angry and resist it if I where to find out there was no hope for my life here on earth because there is so much more I want to do and see and experience, but in the end I know, that I know, that I know where I'm going and that provides more comfort than you can imagine. My soul will never die and I have a choice as to where my soul will spend its eternity. Either in the presence of an Almighty God that loves me or in the complete absence of light, hope, and love. There is more to this life than what we can physically see. Angels fight against Demons daily on our behalf. You may not believe this, and that is your choice. But consider this, if I am wrong and there is nothing after this life, I have lost nothing. But if you are wrong, you have lost everything, and not only you but the loved ones you could have influenced as well. God's message is unconditional love. Not hate. Not prejudice. Love.
In some battles, I might be David, standing up to fight the Giant that has come along to challenge me with my faith in God's provision. Yet in others, when I do not have the strength to stand, Jesus, my Savior, steps in and fights the battle for me, then carries me through the trial until I can stand again or carries me home to be with Him for all eternity. In either case, He is my Savior and He will never leave me.
Today's Prayer Requests:
- Continue to pray for those affected by Hurricane Florence and for those now in the path of Hurricane Michael.
- Praise that the new chemo meds are so far not making me nauseous!! Hooray!!
- Please pray I will not have any long term problems with neuropathy from the chemo meds.
- Please pray for Jarod as he comes home on Wednesday for Fall Break. It's probably going to be stormy and I hate for him to have to drive in that.
- Please pray for me to be strong, brave, to stay well and to stay positive.
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