All our fret and worry is caused by calculating without God.- Oswald Chambers
God is such an important part of each journey in life. Without Him we would worry, fret, have anxiety, doubt and live in fear. Yet, with Him we overcome obstacles and we persevere, regardless of the end result. God uses tribulation and troubles to refine, remold and strengthen. He's doing just that.
We last left many of you informed of the cancer journey ahead of us as my mom, Bea was newly diagnosed with ovarian cancer. She came home after surgery and recovered well. She has since then met with her chemotherapy Doctor and is scheduled to start chemotherapy next week.
What we had last heard was that her cancer was not isolated to only her Ovaries, which thank the Lord, it was. My mom has a very rare cancer called Transitional Cell Carcinoma. Being that this is a rare cancer her chemotherapist Doctor has proposed to be very aggressive in treating what microcells still remain. Please keep my mom in prayer as this part of this journey will seem to be the challenge. There are many side effects involved in chemotherapy which often complicates things, and being that my mom is a diabetic, she's become all the more a challenging patient. Best thing is, God (the great physician) is in this and my mom (as well family) are clinging to Him.
My mom is too cute, she wrote a little note to the many of you who have prayed and been concerned for her. Here's a note from our cornerstone.
My my my, who are these girls talking about?
It ain't me (bea). I'd like to meet this person.
My mind and heart seem to agree that our girls, Naomi , Juleene, and Serina are drawing strength ,confidence, peace, and comfort in the person of Jesus Christ who hangs out a lot with us. In fact He never leaves us or forsakes us. Especially as we face such a turbulent episode in our family's journey.
My Lord has used the girls in the most powerful ways these past weeks. They are a great wall of faith, hope, love, protection, comfort, and boldness as they answer the call to action. My simple words cannot express what my spirit sees and feels. They are the point (wo)men of the situation. Raul my husband, the better part of me is still overseeing all events taking place and walking on every step I do!
I truly believe that the girls strength is the result of many of you, family and church family praying, interceding and doing warfare on our behalf. The words "Thank You" go out to the army of family, friends, and oh so many who I do not even know. My appreciation and gratitude are heart felt and human words seem to fall short as I try to articulate my humble "thank you ". My spirit cries out in wordless tears for all of your concern, compassion, love, prayers and words of comfort. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
My journey in the past few week has sure taken a turn not anticipated. And already the LORD has created in my heart a respect and admiration for the millions of cancer patients who have gone before me and also for the countless medical personal all over the world fighting this killer of a disease.
In reading and getting aquainted with the many aspects of this killer disease, I am getting ready to face the chemotherapy part of it. This chemo in my body is for fighting and destroying cancer cells still inside. In my devotional time with my Jesus he gently expressed that as I experience the physical aspect chemo my spirit will also be experiencing spiritual chemo.
Romans 12:1,2
I urge you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of GOD, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to GOD, which is your spiritual service of worship.
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what the will of GOD is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.
So I will hold on tight to GOD'S hand as I spend the next six months renewing my mind and getting rid of any trace of spiritual cancer such as selfishness, jealousy, selfish ambition, passing judgment, deeds of the flesh, anger, and much much more. Any of these left untreated in the Spirit will destroy just like cancer.
2 Corinthians 12:9-10
9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.
10 That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
Keep praying as there are still rough waters ahead. Thank you.
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