Life Trekking

This week has been a week of testing. Mammogram, C Scan, PET scan, blood tests, you name it I have done it. The last scan involved the nurse shooting into my veins what I can only assume was radioactive material (from the warning signs on the lead container it was in). Not painful but tiresome. But God is good and everything says negative for cancer. I did have a scare though. It seems the blood test showed a marker that could have been from a tumor, thus the need for the PET scan. When the doctor told me I was so tired and weak, I couldn't even pray. I have a stubborn streak that gives me bravo and makes me seem braver than I am – refusing to bow to pain or sickness. But that day I had nothing. It's during these times that I call upon my brothers and sisters in the Lord to strengthen me and lift me in prayer. One quick call to my Pastor and a few minutes of strong intercession and I was OK, ready to face what came next. Thankfully the 'next' was no cancer - ...

Well it’s finally over! The chemo treatments are done now all I need to do is recuperate and gain my strength back (easier said than done). I appreciate so much all the prayers people have been praying for me and I wish I could give each one of them a hug. Now that I have a better understanding of what it’s like to go through a major health crises I prayer I can draw on this experience to help someone else as they go through it. There is a scripture verse that says, “All things work together for the good of them that love God and are called according to His purpose.” So the conclusion is that God will use this time of suffering that I have been through to bless me and to further His kingdom work. Did He give me cancer to teach me a lesson? Of course not, would you give your children cancer? No, then neither would my Father God. Did He let me suffer because I needed to learn something or he was punishing me? Same answer. Cancer and sickness are part of this world, we live in th...