Some trust in Chariots . . .
I was recently introduced to a small booklet entitled “Don’t
waste your cancer” written by John Piper.
I am not a stranger to research. God gave me a gift a few years ago by allowing
me to complete my PhD in Psychology and Christian counseling. With that came a
lot of research not only for the classes but to complete my dissertation. I still do a lot of research when something
comes up that I want to know more information about. I will quickly get on the Internet and start
looking up more information about the topic.
That is exactly what I did as soon as I found out that I had a
glioblastoma (GBM). It would not take long
after reading all of the statistics involved before I would have to stop and
take a break as it would become a bit overwhelming. Today I read a section in John
Piper’s booklet. It was entitled we waste our cancer if we seek comfort from
our odds rather than from God.
He goes on to discuss
how the world “gets comfort from their odds”, or in my case stress from their
odds.
He goes on to say that
“some count their chariots (percentages of survival) but we trust in the name
of the Lord our God (Psalm20:7) . . .We felt that we had received the
sentence of death. That was to make us rely
not on ourselves but on God. . ..” The
aim of God in our cancer (among a thousand other good things) is to knock props
out from under our hearts so that we rely utterly on him.”
I must admit this is a tough lesson for me. I can say for sure that this journey has
helped renew my relationship with the Lord and teach me more about Him, drawing
me closer as I see Him working in my life.
Another confession: I
want to help God sort out this medication issue. I often do that, get in God’s way, offer Him
all my expertise in dealing with the
problem, instead of just casting all my care upon Him, because He cares for me.
To God be the glory!
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