Results.....Thanks be to God for His grace...... Dr Moore.....He looked, he saw.....God conquered. No sign of cancer. No biopsy needed. Everything was just fine. Thanks to all of you for your encouragement. More thanks to the faithful, sacrificial love of my beautiful wife. Most thanks to a God of mercy Who knows all before it comes to pass, Who numbers my days, Who goes before me as well as walks with me, even if through the valley of the shadow of death. You know why it is called the valley of the shadow of death do you not? In the 23rd Psalm, David was writing. He knew (faith) that even though he may die in this life, that physical death is no more than a shadow. On the other side, he would find eternity with no more pain and no more sorrow. The Author of Life would be in plain view, the veil of this life torn away. For those who do not know this Savior, this Lord, this God of all Creation, THIS is why there is no need for me to fear cancer or potential death from it. My future is safe and secure with Jesus. This is not meant in disrespect of anyones beliefs. It is not preaching. It is merely my statement of MY faith. I say it as a life witness. This is not showing up as your door to hand you some papers and go away. It is TRUTH in my life. Truly, it is one thing to express faith. But in this year of cancer operations and radiation treatments and todays procedure, while I never looked forward to them, I know my faith was tried by fire. It was like asking me, Do you have true faith, or do you just say that you have true faith? Facing the possibility of death gets your attention. Some people get months to face it. Some get weeks. Some get minutes. Some get seconds. God graciously has given me at least this year, and while you may say that I never faced Certain death, I can tell you, it sure felt like it. To you, I simply tell you this......He is real. He is living. He loves me. He loves you.....even if you never choose to love Him. You my Brothers in Christ...Many I know deeply as friends. Many others as less intimate friends. Some only as Brothers in a distant place. Some I have spent large parts of my life with. Some only a short time. Some I only know via the Internet. But ALL of you I know with my spirit, because the Holy Spirit indwells each of us and unites us in a way that neither time nor physical contact nor words can never do. I challenge you to be bold in your faith -- but not harsh. Not looking down on those who do not know you (for once you were in that same place). Not looking at those not of the faith as battles to be won. They are people. Jesus taught us to first love one another as believers. But more importantly, He SHOWED us how to love. He gave His life on the Cross....not to give you a fire escape from Hell, but so you could pay it forward. He died for ALL people, not just those who accept His free gift of salvation. So He asks and expects us to do likewise. When you talk to someone about Him, do it because you love them, not because you dont like the way they live or because you feel sorry for them or as a statistic. Our Lord Jesus never thought of people in those ways. He only thought of one way -- they (and we) were souls that He wanted with Him in Heaven for eternity because He loved (and loves) them. Nothing more, nothing less, nothing else. So as of today, my life is changed. At least for today, I am declared cancer-free. I have not walked through THE valley of the shadow of death to the Other Side, but I have walked through A valley of the shadow of death, and I am different because of it. I hope I am always different because of it. I hope that someone will come to know Him through my trials. I hope some believer will recommit themselves to Him because of how this has all played out. Gods Got This.....all of it. To God be the glory. Jamie
Posted on: Wed, 20 Nov 2013 04:08:38 +0000
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