I have an old high school friend who has cancer; she's a mother, a wife, a sister, a daughter. It's been amazing to watch her blog progress over the years. She is going on 3 years now, battling this beast. I can't even imagine the pain, the worry, nor the fear. But God is good. She doesn't ask Him, "Why me?! What did I do to deserve this?" No, instead she prays for peace to deal with the outcome, the uncertainty of her life and He provides it in abundance, she prays for her family and He provides gracious servants to come alongside them, she asks for healing in such a humble way AND she waits expectantly to hear from our Lord. It's so beautiful. She continually says God is good even in the toughest times and she glorifies Him every day while being honest with her struggles to understand her next steps, next treatment options.
Would I be able to say God is good if it were ME in her shoes?
And what about her husband? No one can predict the issues we all may face down the road of life. Will there be sickness, financial woes, job failures, infidelity? He has been a God-send to her and when he said, " I do" he meant it. He didn't respond with, "I didn't ask for this when we got married, I'm out of here".
Will I be able to say no matter what I face down my road of marriage "I do"?
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Jana-Your comment on my blog really blessed me and lead me to your blog. Wow...could you be talking about me? It's amazing how many people are touched by God watching me go through this. I just praise Him everyday for that. Sometimes I look at this whole experience as a missionary journey. I look around me at the doctors offices and see who I can smile at or strike up a conversation with. It's so cool! One of my chemo nurses is going to my Church now. She just wrote me a note saying I somehow inspired her to get back into the Lord. Wow! So very humbling. God takes us through all kinds of valleys to deepen our walks with Him. I can see you have gotten deeper into Him too. It would be fun to get together and talk and hear about the last 15 years. God bless you bunches! Have a wonderful Christmas season!! Lots of Love!!
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