My mother-in-law is having her biopsy on Monday, so will find out then if they can do anything to help her. I'm praying for good news.
My Dad died of kidney cancer 4 years ago. He lived for 8 mths after they 1st diagnosed him. It had spread throughout his body. My Mum had cancer in the uterus, but they caught it in time. Praise the LORD. She has annual check ups now. This means 3 out of 4 of our parents have had cancer.
We must have a big bullseye on our backs for Satan to target our family so much. But thankfully, we have the LORD on our side, and he has worked overtime in our lives to strengthen our faith. And in Myles' case to save him - he became a Christian in 2004.
That's what I'm most grateful for - Myles has a relationship with the LORD. He knows he can ask the LORD for anything - give the LORD his heart's desires. And he can lean on the LORD instead of himself.
I have lost a lot of loved ones in the last few years. Each time I prayed for healing except when I found out too late. Not one of them was healed. Their sicknesses took their lives. And now my mother-in-law. Does this stop me from praying for healing? Does this make me doubt that the LORD heals the sick? That he is the same today as when his son walked this earth and performed miracles? NO!!!!
Some people might think this is stupid of me. But my job is to believe and trust the LORD is who he says he is. I choose to believe and not doubt. I choose to ask and receive.
I have no idea all the things, circumstances, people the LORD takes into account in working out what's best for every one of those prayers. He sees the bigger picture so I trust him to decide what's best for me and my loved ones. I am also blessed to know that they all believed and were saved. So I will see them again.
I have seen the LORD heal broken hearts, including my own, and he saved my ovary when the Doctors told me it was unsaveable and I would not have children. I have a beautiful son and another child on the way. Cancer is not bigger than my LORD.
I believe that all things are possible with our LORD. I believe he is our Healer. I believe in miracles. The outcome is in his hands but he wants to know what we expect from him, what we desire from him. Not for his sake do we declare our faith in him. But for our own. To fill us with hope and encourage us to never give up. He said we have not, because we ask not and when we ask we ask with the wrong motives.
I know my motives are right because my Lord and Saviour had the same motives when he healed the sick. He was filled with compassion and love. I love my mother-in-law and I know my son would be blessed to have her be a part of his life. We all would.
So yes, I am praying for good news. And I wait on the LORD to answer only as he can.
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I am still praying Tali.
This was a great post. Thank you for sharing so honestly!
I too have prayed for people with cancer only to see them die. My very good friend and mentor (a born again Christian special ed teacher who first introduced me to my husband and I interned in her room while in grad school) died at age 42 of colon cancer. She was strong in her faith really believing God would heal her. He didn't in the way we wanted. But....her husband came to know Christ during her illness. She is now in heaven with a perfect body!! Her little boy also knows Jesus. THe other person was our pastor from our old church. He died of cancer and many people we know really struggled with their faith because of him not getting a miraculous healing. BUT...only JESUS knows what each person needs and when. We don't know the ways of God but He can get us through our earthly circumstances and sometimes His ways are not our ways. It sure does sound like you know the Truth of that!! Keep me posted as to your mother in law. God bless you!!
Thanks, Faith. It is hard when you pray for someone and everyone thinks the LORD is saying that person will be healed. That's what happened with my Dad. The LORD even gave us the impossible house for my whole family to move to Australia so my Dad could get treatment here. But he died before they could move here. Even in his last days I didn't want to give up but I think in those last days my Dad had had enough of the pain. So Mum told him it was ok to go and he took his last breath and went home to our LORD. The LORD always knows what's best and he takes into account all our desires, each one of us. It's like you said, Jesus knows what each person needs and when.
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