Does God still heal the sick today?
Amazingly, in Mark 16 Jesus said the sign of miraculous recovery of the sick would not be from the Apostles' hands, but from their converts' hands! Yes, God still heals today!
Category surviving melanoma
Let the detour become a doorway
So don’t give up, resist, or demand immediate results by the removal of tribulations. Grasp His big picture. Hang on to Him as He hangs on to you. You will find what David learned in Psalm 63:3 about celebrating his tribulations: “Your lovingkindness is better than life. My lips shall praise You.” Let the detour become a doorway!
His Comfort, Our Answer
The Lord recruited me to be His mouth, hands, and feet to comfort hurting people. He is always looking for those who “get it,” those who understand His intent to comfort us in our trials so we can testify of His goodness! I definitely did not get it at first. How about you, are you receiving His comfort and passing it on? It’s never too late to start!
The Four Steps of Forgiveness
Some folks think they have every right to hold a grudge over someone who has hurt them. But are grudges wise? Our Creator has strongly cautioned against harboring unforgiveness toward anyone. In this video, Joe Fornear lays out WHY and HOW we help ourselves by forgiving others.
The Freedom of Forgiveness
When we fight cancer, we have enough to navigate physically and emotionally without adding the stress of unforgiveness. After all, Ephesians tells us unforgiveness gives the devil a "foothold" in our lives, a military term for a base of operations of an enemy in our own territory. I realized the self-inflicted pain of unforgiveness could be as devastating to my soul as the cancer was to my body.
Knowing God vs knowing about God
Job “sees” God, not physically, but His eyes were opened to God’s amazing ability to create and run His universe. Knowing God and knowing about Him are two different things. The path to truly knowing and experiencing Him entails pain, which strengthens our grip on God.
Receive God’s answers
Job got the message and humbled himself to receive God's answer. God governs everything, how much more our circumstances! The book of Job makes me marvel at how big God is and how presumptuous I can be!
Four levels of thanks-giving
Always giving thanks FOR all things necessitates believing a good God permits everything in our lives including the hard times.
The key to thanks-giving all year
The key to thanks-giving all year lies in understanding the depth of our forgiveness. Gratitude stems from recognizing what we truly deserve versus the grace we receive. Jesus taught, “He who is forgiven much loves much,” and I believe this applies to our thanks-giving as well.
After the fire – you’re golden!
What if we knew, like Job, God is on our side and only permits cancer to lead us to higher levels of connection with His peace and joy?