Cancer and Choices 01
The C-word. We all hear it too often these days. It seems right now as though many of my friends are in different stations with cancer- from chemo, surgery, between rounds, getting feedback on biopsies. When I get to heaven, I want to ask God why he let cancer loose on our world. Why has God allowed this killer to rob so many of joy in life? Why have so many had to live with grief and loss because of cancer? Why does He allow so many lives to be short by its ravages?
I still get cold chills when I think of my saintly grandmother as she struggled to breathe under the weight of this monster . . .
I don’t have any real answers, but my encouragement for you today is to consider the great spiritual truth of FREEDOM. Each of us has the power to choose how we will react to the events and circumstances of this day. We do not have to be bitter or negative. We can be angry and frustrated by this killer, and yet loving and kind and determined.
Think of Jesus at the cross.
He did not allow the violent, uncontrollable pain in his body to determine his path. The insults did not cause him to waiver. He embraced everything about the cross and “scorned its shame” (New International Version Hebrews 12:2). What does this idea mean to you?
Jesus “set aside” shame. He would not allow his circumstances to shape his will. He was unafraid of the journey.
Does God allow the C-word so that he can give us the opportunity to walk with him?
