Thursday, January 28, 2010

Faith vs. Fear

What a beautiful Thursday it has been so far! However, the way the weather forecasters talk we could be in for some more beauty in the form of snow! Oh well, at least it will be the weekend and hopefully won't interfere with school. I hope that your day has gotten off to a great start and that you are feeling God's presence in a wonderful way. He is there you know - regardless of your present situation or state of mind. I say that to encourage you as well as to reassure myself as I find myself fighting fear and feeling guilty because I know my faith is supposed to overcome my fear.

Here is what it's about for me today:

My wonderful husband of almost 43 years has just finished six months of chemotherapy for colon cancer. He has tolerated the treatments really well and has not had really bad side effects. I admire him so much for the way he has approached it. No complaints, just getting it done! This week is supposed to be his last. Tomorrow he goes for a P.E.T. scan which will tell the real story. If no cancer cells are detected in his body we will be celebrating the end of his treatments. If it goes the other way, he will be facing more. I am not a pessimistic person and I am feeling fairly confident that it is going to turn out okay, but...............

Why do there always have to be buts? As they have monitored his cancer count the last few months the numbers have been higher than his doctor thinks they should be. He had one scan and it did not show anything but it is very unnerving. The doctor did say that occasionally a person's numbers are up for no apparent reason and we are praying that is the case.

I think of myself as a person with a good amount of Faith so I get upset with myself when fear and doubt creep in. I have Faith that no matter what happens God will be with us giving us strength just like He has the past six months and I have Faith that I can face anything with His arms around me, but........... (there it is again that old but,) I can't shake the fear. I looked up some Bible verses the other day about fear and I would like to share some of them with you as I ask you to please be praying for us fervently. We have certainly seen the results of your prayers throughout all of this.

I leave you with my love and the following verses to reassure all of us.


2 TIMOTHY 1:7
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.

JOSHUA 1:9
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is With you wherever you go.

ISAIAH 41:10
Fear not, for I am with you; be not desmayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.

ISAIAH 43:1-3
Fear not for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are mine.

PSALM 27:1, 3
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid?

Though an army may encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war may rise against me, in this I will be confident.

PSALM 56:3
Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in you.

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