It's two days until Jeremy's PET scan that will tell us if there is any other cancer wreaking havoc in his body; five days until he begins treatment to fight this horrible disease; 24 days until Christmas; 33 days until his last radiation treatment; and at least 47 days until his tumor is surgically removed.
Anybody will agree that waiting is the hardest part of anything you go through in life - good and bad. When it's a trial your waiting to finish, it can be agonizing. But, as God has amazingly, but not surprisingly, continued to do these last couple weeks, he equips us with everything we need to get through each day. His written word has become more relevant, fulfilling, promising and alive than ever before in my or Jeremy's life!
Jeremy and I talk more openly about our personal relationship with God and it has deepened our love for one another. God is truly changing us, making us fit for his kingdom.
The waiting is painful, but, we find ourselves turning our anxieties over to Christ several times a day. And God graciously provides us with His strength and peace. Satan is not giving up on us easily. We remain aware of this and fight back with a vengeance. And we're not fighting this alone with "positive thinking" or finding "inner strength and peace" that nonbelievers are left to rely on. Sadly they may not realize the truth that man will always fail you - especially your own sinful self. Instead, we fight with the armor of Christ, brothers and sisters in Christ, and most powerful and just as real - God's Holy Spirit.
"...the moment we get tired in the waiting, God's Spirit is right alongside helping us along. If we don't know how or what to pray, it doesn't matter. He does our praying in and for us, making prayer out of our wordless sighs, our aching groans. He knows us far better than we know ourselves, and keeps us present before God. That's why we can be so sure that every detail in our lives of love for God is worked into something good." Romans 8:26-28 The Message
I can't believe it....I just wrote this really long comment and I "lost" it. Let me give you the short version...the kind your Dad likes...I am proud of the woman and man you two are. I see the growth you are experiencing in the midst of this fight. I can "see" God's peace all over the two of you. We are here for you...beside you in this "waiting room" and kneeling beside you in prayer.
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