Cancer sucks!!! But my God is greater!!!

My friend's husband started chemo today for colon cancer. They just got married last year.  She was divorced from her abusive, adulterous husband and was busy raising her two beautiful daughters.  Then she met him - the one she wasn't looking for, the one God had waiting for the right time.

I know from experience that God is more than able to heal D***.  He will be N****'s strength thru this.  He is greater than cancer! He is more powerful than chemo!  

Praying for my friend and her husband today while remembering our own journey thru the horrible path of cancer.  We are not without hope!

The Lord is my shepherd;

    I have all that I need. 

He lets me rest in green meadows;
    he leads me beside peaceful streams. 

He renews my strength.

He guides me along right paths,
    bringing honor to his name.
Even when I walk
   through the darkest valley,
I will not be afraid,
    for you are close beside me.
Your rod and your staff
    protect and comfort me.
You prepare a feast for me
    in the presence of my enemies.
You honor me by anointing my head with oil.
    My cup overflows with blessings.
Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me
    all the days of my life,
and I will live in the house of the Lord forever. 

~Psalm 23

Doing vs Hearing

So get rid of all the filth and evil 

 in your lives, and humbly accept the   

WORD

 God has planted in your hearts, for  

it has the power to save your souls.

 But don’t just listen to God’s word.  

You must do what it says. 

Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves.  

 For if you listen to the word and don’t obey, 

it is like glancing at your face in a mirror.  

 You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like.  

 But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, 

and if you do what it says and don’t forget what you heard, 

then God will bless you for doing it.

 If you claim to be religious but don’t control your tongue, 

you are fooling yourself, and your religion is worthless.  

Strong words from James 1.  How many times have I been guilty of this?  How many times a day do I see people quoting God's WORD and not living what they claim they believe?  It makes me sick!!

Either God's Word is true and I believe it and accept EVERY word as guidance for my life or I don't.  I can turn away my heart like the Pharisees. Jesus said they were "HYPOCRITES!" who "honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me" (Matthew 15:7-8).

People do a lot of things in the name of religion or God.  So much of their efforts have nothing to do with God and everything to do with themselves ~ their pride, their lack of remorse at their sins, their manipulation of others or of circumstances to ensure their selfish desires are met.

I believe that makes God so sad.  He has so much for us if we would just follow/obey Him. Why do we settle for less when we could receive the good & perfect by Him?  Our "works" can be useless and even open the door to the enemy when we do them outside of what God's Word instructs us.

James 1 ends with this:   

"Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this:  to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world."  

May we not get too busy looking after the needs of others or ourselves that we forget to guard our moral purity.  What does it benefit if we gain the world by our good works but lose our souls? 

"They are the most foolish of all men who purchase the pleasures of this life with the loss of everlasting bliss."

“Why are you looking among the dead for someone who is alive?   

He isn’t here! He is risen from the dead!"

He's Alive!  He's Alive!

He's Alive & I'm forgiven!

Heaven's gate is open wide!

He's alive! 

 

 

Letting Go

This is a time in your life when you must learn to let go: of loved ones, of possessions, of control. In order to let go of something that is precious to you, you need to rest in My Presence, where you are complete. Take time to bask in the Light of My Love. As you relax more and more, your grasping hand gradually opens up, releasing your prized possession into my care.

You can feel secure, even in the midst of cataclysmic changes, through awareness of My continual Presence. The One who never leaves you is the same yesterday, today and forever. As you release more and more things into My care, remember that I never let go of your hand. Herein lies your security, which no one and no circumstance can take from you.

~ Jesus Calling