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Old 11-28-2012, 07:27 AM   #21
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I am a newbie (but long time lurker) and tbh - this thread makes me uncomfortable. I know I can choose not to read. I am also Jewish.

Maybe it should be on another board other than this primary one?

I'm not looking to start a dialogue battle but I do feel this crosses the line.

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I was thinking along the same lines.

We have never kept "spiritual" for lack of a better word threads off limits. What has been off limits is discussions where we are not able to treat each other with respect and disagree agreeably. I'm proud of how we've handled the controversy on this thread, and I note that many members have inspirational quotes, sometimes religious, as part of their signature. We often ask for, and receive prayers of support.

I remember a few years ago there was a person who did not like the style or content of andibb's posts which many find very helpful. In the end, Joe did close the particular thread in question at the time - not because of the content which some might call spiritual in nature - but because it degenerated into personal attacks in all directions.

We ran a couple of members off the board (one of whom posted elsewhere that the Her2support group was intolerant) and several stayed away for a while. I intended to "stay away" if we became a flame war site and posted that intention. Only a personal phone call from Joe stopped me.

Like I said, I'm proud of how we have remained respectful in this discussion and would hate to have it degenerate or drive people away of either opinion.

I suggest we might move this thread to the forum "keeping your mind off cancer". It would still be around and available but in a different location.
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June 2002 extensive hi grade DCIS (pre-cancer-stage 0, clean sentinal node) Mastectomy/implant - no chemo, rads. "cured?"
9/2004 Diag: Stage IV extensive liver mets (!) ER/PR- Her2+++
10/04-3/05 Weekly Taxol/Carboplatin/Herceptin , complete response!
04/05 - 4/07 Herception every 3 wks, Continue NED
04/07 - recurrence to liver - 2 spots, starting tykerb/avastin trial
06/07 8/07 10/07 Scans show stable, continue on Tykerb/Avastin
01/08 Progression in liver
02/08 Begin (TDM1) trial
08/08 NED! It's Working! Continue on TDM1
02/09 Continue NED
02/10 Continue NED. 5/10 9/10 Scans NED 10/10 Scans NED
12/10 Scans not clear....4/11 Scans suggest progression 6/11 progression confirmed in liver
07/11 - 11/11 Herceptin/Xeloda -not working:(
12/11 Begin MM302 Phase I trial - bust:(
03/12 3rd times the charm? AKT trial

5/12 Scan shows reduction! 7/12 More reduction!!!!
8/12 Whoops...progression...trying for Perjeta/Herceptin (plus some more nasty chemo!)
9/12 Start Perjeta/Herceptin, chemo on hold due to infection/wound in leg, added on cycle 2 &3
11/12 Poops! progression in liver, Stop Perjeta/Taxo/Herc
11/12 Navelbine/Herce[ptin - try for a 3 cycles, no go.
2/13 Gemzar/Carbo/Herceptin - no go.
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Sounds great to me.

Thanks for taking care of moving the thread, Chrisy.

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Old 11-29-2012, 05:05 AM   #24
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Deuteronomy 31:8 in 3 different Bible versions--

The Lord Himself goes before you and will be with you; He will never leave you or forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged (NIV)

God is striding ahead of you. He's right there with you. He won't let you down: He won't leave you. Don't be intimitated. Don't worry. (The Message)

Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord will personally go ahead of you. He will be with you; He will neither fail you or abandon you. (NLT)

"God never sends you into a situation alone. He always goes before His children, as He did with the children of Isreal when He led them with a cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night...He always precedes you in any situation or encounter. God is never caught by surprise by your experience; He has already been there. He is prepared to meet every need because he has gone before you and knows exactly what you will need for your pilgrimage...If you are going through a difficult or confusing time, know that your Lord has gone before you and He is present with you. He is fully aware of what you are facing, and He is actively responding to your need."
--Henry and Richard Blackaby in Experiencing God Day by Day
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The makers of this short film clip weren't in the least thinking about what someone battling cancer feels like at times or any spiritual analogies whatsoever but I found it to be a powerful connection:
http://www.flixxy.com/bear-animal-nature-film.htm

After you watch the film, maybe you'd like to give it some thought. Let's talk about it TOMORROW, Sat Dec 1st so that everyone who wants to watch the film today can view it with fresh eyes. I'll follow up with a few thoughts tomorrow and I'd love to hear what you felt as you watched the film or any insights you'd care to share.

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There are many women with aggressive breast cancer that feel just like that little bear cub who was minding her own business enjoying life when caught completely unaware by the hungry cougar hunting her down, his eye on dinner. Every way she tried to escape backed her into a corner. Cancer can be tenacious and fast in it's pursuit and we can be frantic and at our wits end, seeking every means of escape, trying every option. Sometimes it feels like cancer is "winning". Things can get looking pretty grim and downright hopeless.

We do go through scary stuff sometimes but God can make a way where there seems to be no way. Nothing is impossible with Him. He has plans we have no clue about. He's WAY more powerful than cancer. He is bigger than our fears. He loves and accepts us right where we are and His arms are stretched wide open to us all the time. I don't understand it all, but for me I see He has bigger and better plans than exclusively my comfort and health in what He allows and I know that He always is up to something good in my life. Always and no matter what.

I like this song: "God Will Make a Way": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zo3fJYtS-o

Ephesians 3:20
20 Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us (NKJV)

20 Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us (NIV)

20Now to Him Who, by (in consequence of) the [action of His] power that is at work within us, is able to [carry out His purpose and] do superabundantly, far over and above all that we [dare] ask or think [infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, hopes, or dreams]– (Amplified)

20 Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. (NLT)

20-21God can do anything, you know—far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams! He does it not by pushing us around but by working within us, his Spirit deeply and gently within us. (The Message)

20 To him who by means of his power working in us is able to do so much more than we can ever ask for, or even think of: (Good News)

What did you think of the film? Could you relate to the bear? Feel free to share your thoughts if you'd like to.

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I really like the song, "Blessings". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CSVqHcdhXQ
Laura Story wrote this song through the trials of her husband's illness and sings from her heart.



The story behind the song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5ljV_RA0CM

Blessings: By Laura Story
“We pray for blessings, we pray for peace
Comfort for family, protection while we sleep
We pray for healing, for prosperity
We pray for Your mighty hand to ease our suffering

All the while, You hear each spoken need
Yet love us way too much to give us lesser things

Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops?
What if Your healing comes through tears
What if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You’re near?

What if trials of this life
Are Your mercies in disguise?

We pray for wisdom, Your voice to hear
We cry in anger when we cannot feel You near
We doubt Your goodness, we doubt Your love
As if every promise from Your Word is not enough

And all the while You hear each desperate plea
And long that we’d have faith to believe

Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears?
What if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You’re near?

And what if trials of this life
Are Your mercies in disguise

When friends betray us, when darkness seems to win
We know the pain reminds this heart
That this is not, this is not our home
It’s not our home

Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears?
And what if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You’re near?

What if my greatest disappointments
Or the aching of this life
Is the revealing of a greater thirst
This world can’t satisfy?

And what if trials of this life
The rain, the storms, the hardest nights
Are Your mercies in disguise?”


Psalm 62:5-8

King James Version (KJV)


5My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
6He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved.
7In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
8Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah. ("Selah" means "Think about it.")
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"God Loves You.
And He is the Father
you have been looking for all your life.

This is His love letter to you.
"
http://fathersloveletter.com/video.html
(A beautiful, short media presentation using a paraphrase of about 50 Bible verses from the Old and New Testaments: a Father's Love Letter)


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"God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble."
~Psalm 46:1
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"Blessed are those who trust in the Lord and have made the Lord their hope and confidence. They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water. Such trees are not bothered by heat or worried by long months of drought. Their leaves stay green and they go right on producing delicious fruit" (Jeremiah 17: 7-8).


J J Heller - Your Hands

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-F6DGGF4Qs

I have unanswered prayers
I have trouble I wish wasn't there
And I have asked a thousand ways
That you would take my pain away
You would take my pain away. I am trying to understand
How to walk this weary land


Make straight the paths that crooked lie
Oh Lord, before these feet of mine
Oh Lord, before these feet of mine

When my world is shaking, heaven stands
When my heart is breaking
I never leave your hands

When you walked upon the earth
You healed the broken, lost and hurt
I know you hate to see me cry
One day you will set all things right
Yeah, one day you will set all things right

When my world is shaking, heaven stands
When my heart is breaking
I never leave your hands

Your hands that shaped the world
Are holding me
They hold me still
Your hands that shaped the world
Are holding me
They hold me still

When my world is shaking, heaven stands
When my heart is breaking
I never leave you
When my world is shaking, heaven stands
When my heart is breaking
I never leave
I never leave your hands


Welp, It's 2 AM, I can't sleep,(a chronic issue I sure wish I could overcome) and am off to the airport at 4 AM to fly to San Antonio for the Oncology Symposium this week. I'm really looking forward to it. I hope to catch some ZZZZZZZZZZZZs on the plane and not fall asleep in any of the meetings.

Big blessings to you and yourne,

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Got any Goliaths in Your Life?

“Thank You for Goliath”
(By Linda Hayase)


Jonathan, who is almost three, likes to pray. His prayers are
naturally childlike, and sometimes elicit giggles from us. On various
occasions, he has thanked the Lord for such things as his toes, the
ceiling fan, his sister’s nose and the ice cream man.
One night, after we had read aloud the familiar story of how David
had conquered Goliath, we tucked Jonathan into bed and asked if he
would like to pray. He nodded, then prayed, “Thank You for Goliath.”
I almost corrected him to say that we shouldn’t thank God for Goliath
because he was the bad guy; rather, we should thank God for David.
After all, wasn’t he the hero? I decided not to say anything but to
simply smile and kiss him good night. I didn’t want to discourage him
from praying at this early age.
Later, the Lord revealed to me that it was good and proper for
Jonathan to thank Him for Goliath. “What do you mean, Lord?” I
wondered.
Goliath, the giant that seemed inconquerable, was a big test of faith
for David. No one wanted to battle the huge Philistine, but the Lord
gave courage and a bit of pluck to young David. He was determined to
defend the name of the Lord. It didn’t matter that he had never
encountered a giant like this before. God honored his faith, and the
giant went tumbling down!
Giants test your faith, and that is a good thing.
The Israelites had a giant. A giant of a sea before them that seemed
impenetrable. The Egyptians were close behind. Moses told them to
stand still and see what the Lord would do. God parted the sea and
delivered His people. If not for the Red Sea, would the Israelites
have been able to witness the awesome power of God’s hand?
Hannah had a giant. A giant barrenness in her womb. It consumed her
every thought and it filled her with grief. She pleaded with the Lord
to give her a child, and vowed that she would dedicate it back to
Him. The Lord heard her cry, and gave her a precious son, Samuel. She
later conceived many more children, and learned that God answers
prayer exceedingly and abundantly above all we could think or ask. If
not for her infertility, would Hannah have had as deep an
understanding of God’s grace?
Naaman had a giant. A giant of a disease covering every inch of his
body. He was told to go to the Jordan River and dip himself seven
times. He resisted at first, but then realized that God was his only
hope. His obedience resulted in healing of the body and soul. If not
for his leprosy, would Naaman have met the Great Physician and
experienced His touch?
The disciples had a giant. A giant of a problem feeding 5,000 hungry
people. Where would they get the food from? Jesus taught them to
thank God first, then to share what you have even if it doesn’t seem
like much. Miraculously, a few loaves and fish fed thousands, with
abundant leftovers afterward. If not for the starving crowd, would
the disciples have learned that God provides for the needs of His
people?
I’ve had many giants in my life. Frankly, I didn’t feel thankful for
the circumstances while in the midst of them. However, I can now look
back and see that God was doing a special work in my life during
those times, a work that could only have been accomplished by
allowing me to face that particular giant.
Perhaps you are faced with a Goliath right now. Bad medical news. A
difficult marriage. Financial calamity. A prodigal child.
Overwhelming pressures. You can be filled with hope, knowing that
this giant is in your life for a purpose.
Giants test our faith, and that results in spiritual fruit. “Count it
all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing
of your faith produces patience” (James 1:2,3).
Giants teach us obedience. “It is good for me that I have been
afflicted, that I may learn Your statutes” (Psalm 119:71).
Giants give us empathy for those who struggle with the same
things, “that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble,
with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God” (2
Corinthians 1:4).
Giants humble our hearts that we might gain wisdom. “When pride
comes, then comes shame. But with the humble is wisdom” (Proverbs
11:2).
Giants move us to prayer. “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything,
by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be
made known to God. And the peace of God which surpasses all
comprehension, shall guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus”
(Philippians 4:6,7).
Giants allow us to share in Christ’s sufferings. “Beloved, do not
think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as
though some strange thing happened to you; but rejoice to the extent
that you partake of Christ’s sufferings, that when His glory is
revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy” (1 Peter 4:12, 13).
Giants allow us to know God. Job, who faced giant after giant in his
life, finally could say, “I had heard about You before, but now I
have seen You with my own eyes” (Job 42:5, NLT).
Giants teach us that God is always present with us. “For I am
persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities
nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor
depth nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from
the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 8:38, 39).
Giants help us to realize that God is in control. “And we know that
all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who
are the called according to His purpose” (Romans 8:28).
The apostle Paul had a giant. He called it a thorn–but it towered
over his life like a giant-and he asked God three times to remove it.
Then God spoke to him, saying, “My grace is sufficient for you, for
My power is made perfect in weakness.” Paul then realizes that this
thorn or giant was not something to fear or detest. It was something
to rejoice over! He concludes, “Therefore I will boast all the more
gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.
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.” (2 Corinthians 12:9, 10).
The reason why David was able to move against Goliath with confidence
was because he did not put his faith in himself, nor did he put his
faith in his weapons. His faith was in the Lord. He said to
Goliath, “You come to me with a sword, a spear, and a javelin, but I
come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies
of Israel, whom you have taunted.”
Where have you put your faith? Is it in your own efforts? Your own
plans? Are you tempted to run away? Or is your faith in the only One
who can save you? May it be said of us that we are moving forward in
the name of the Lord!
God is bigger and more powerful than any giant in our life! We are
able to see His mighty hand work in ways mere human hands or minds
cannot. Dewey Cass says, “When God is going to do something
wonderful, He begins with a difficulty. If He is going to do
something very wonderful, He begins with an impossibility.”
Will God always remove the giants in our life? No, He may choose in
His wisdom and sovereignty to allow the giant to remain. When He does
this, however, He also provides His strength to be victorious in the
midst of the battle.
Jesus faced a giant. The cross. He asked His Father to remove it, but
on one condition only. “Nevertheless,” He prayed, “Not My will but
Yours be done.” He wanted whatever His Father wanted, even if that
meant facing the giant.
What was the purpose of the cross? That we might enter into a
relationship with the Living God and inherit eternal life! That was
the purpose of this giant, and how thankful we should be that our
Heavenly Father allowed it until the final cry, “It is finished!”
Gratitude should fill our souls that Jesus was obedient until the
end. Because of His obedience, we are able to witness the power of
His resurrection! Because of His obedience, we have the privilege of
becoming children of God! Because of His obedience, we can overcome
the giants in our lives through Christ!
We may not understand everything that happens to us, but we can rest
in knowing that our Heavenly Father knows best. Let us lift our eyes
to heaven and say, with a childlike trust, “Thank You, Lord, for
Goliath!”
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The Bend in the Road

Author: Helen Steiner Rice

Sometimes we come to life’s crossroads
And we view what we think is the end.
But God has a much wider vision
And he knows that it’s only a bend-

The road will go on and get smoother
And after we’ve stopped for a rest,
The path that lies hidden beyond us
Is often the path that is best.

So rest and relax and grow stronger,
Let go and let God share your load
And have faith in a brighter tomorrow-
You’ve just come to a bend in the road.


Isaiah 49:14-16

New Living Translation (NLT)

14 Yet Jerusalem[a] says, “The Lord has deserted us;
the Lord has forgotten us.”


15 “Never! Can a mother forget her nursing child?
Can she feel no love for the child she has borne?
But even if that were possible,
I would not forget you!
16 See, I have written your name on the palms of my hands.
Always in my mind is a picture of Jerusalem’s walls in ruins.






From “A Bend in the Road” by David Jeremiah :

“We all ask ‘why’ questions. They’re a natural part of being human. But we can ask better questions–we can ask ‘what’ questions: ‘What
Lord? What would You have me to do? ‘What are You trying to teach me?’”


“I didn’t sign up for this! I know that I sang, ‘Wherever He leads. I’ll go’, but can’t we at least check the weather report first? How could He lead me into a storm like this one?’
Just cling to the knowledge that you could be in no safer place than a storm of His making. You are safer and more secure in the tempest with Jesus than you could ever be in the calmest place without Him. That calm, you’ll come to realize, is an illusion, and the storm is for a good purpose and a short duration.”
“You can choose to lift up your eyes to the heavens, pour out your tears, grief and anger and say “God, I have no clue what this is all about or where it is leading, but I resolve to trust You and praise You with all of my heart, unconditionally.
He will not abandon His work on you – of which your trial is a part (read Isaiah 49:15-16)
You will be faced with a trial and God will give you 2 gifts: A scripture for your mind and a song for your heart
There is nothing, no circumstance, no trouble, no testing that can ever touch me until, first of all, it has come past God, and past Christ, right through to me. If it has come that far, it has come with a great purpose.
“God, You have allowed this in my life. I don’t understand it, but I know that it couldn’t have happened to me unless it was filtered through Your loving Hands. So, this thing is from You.”
We become preoccupied with our circumstances but God is preoccupied with our character.”

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"After a forest fire in Yellowstone National Park , forest rangers began their trek up a mountain to assess the inferno's damage. One ranger found a bird literally petrified in ashes, perched statuesquely on the ground at the base of a tree. Somewhat sickened by the eerie sight, he knocked over the bird with a stick. When he gently struck it, three tiny chicks scurried from under their dead mother's wings. The loving mother, keenly aware of impending disaster, had carried her offspring to the base of the tree and had gathered them under her wings, instinctively knowing that the toxic smoke would rise. She could have flown to safety but had refused to abandon her babies. Then the blaze had arrived and the heat had scorched her small body, the mother had remained steadfast....because she had been willing to die, so those under the cover of her wings would live."

'He will cover you with His feathers, And under His wings you will find refuge.'
(Psalm 91:4)


God, I want to be close to You. I want to find refuge and shelter from all the storms under Your Wings of security. Please help me.
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“We see always what we are looking for, and if our mind has become trained to look for trouble and difficulty and all dark and dreary things, we find just what we seek. On the other hand, it is also possible to form the habit of looking always for beauty, for good, for reasons for thanksgiving and joy. Here too, we shall find precisely what we seek.” (JR Miller, 1840)

Philippians 4:8


New Living Translation (NLT)

8 And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.
Philippians 4:8

The Message (MSG)

8-9 Summing it all up, friends, I’d say you’ll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious—the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse. Put into practice what you learned from me, what you heard and saw and realized. Do that, and God, who makes everything work together, will work you into his most excellent harmonies.
Philippians 4:8

King James Version (KJV)

8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.


Amplified Bible (AMP)

8 For the rest, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is worthy of reverence and is honorable and seemly, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely and lovable, whatever is kind and winsome and gracious, if there is any virtue and excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think on and weigh and take account of these things [fix your minds on them].
Philippians 4:8

Good News Translation (GNT)

8 In conclusion, my friends, fill your minds with those things that are good and that deserve praise: things that are true, noble, right, pure, lovely, and honorable.

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me,(Phil 4:13) including training my mind to focus on what is true, honorable, right, good, pure, lovely and loveable, noble, kind, winsome, gracious, admirable, gracious, reputable, authentic, compelling...things that are excellent and worthy of praise... even and perhaps most especially when things seem not to be going well.






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Lamentations 3:21-24

New King James Version (NKJV)

21 This I recall to my mind,
Therefore I have hope.

22 Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed,
Because His compassions fail not.
23 They are new every morning;
Great is Your faithfulness.
24 “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul,
“Therefore I hope in Him!”



I took the New Living Translation, Amplified Bible , the Good News Translation, The Message, and The Contemporary English Version, put them together a la Paula to personalize it for me and got this:

I recall and mull over in my mind the reason I can have the peace of such a solid hope and expectation. It comes straight from God’s Hand and is based on His character and attributes. It is because of the Lord’s mercy, kindness, and His great love that I am not consumed when I hit bottom. He loves and accepts me. His goodness fills me with hope. I can have confidence and courage even when hard things happen because I can always trust the Lord no matter what. I keep a grip on hope. His tender compassions never let me down, not ever. The Lord’s unfailing love, faithfulness, and mercy forevermore continue--they never run out or dry up. They are brand new and fresh as the morning, as sure as the sunrise. Great and abundant are Your stability and faithfulness, Lord! I continually remind myself that the Lord is my portion, my share, my inheritance therefore I will hope in Him and wait expectantly for Him. I'm sticking with God and what He says in the Bible. He won't ever let me down. Deep in my heart I say, 'The Lord will meet all my needs; I can depend on Him 100%'. My hope rests securely in Him ..and when my faith is shakey and doubts and fear crowd in, I can cry out to Him to help me and He will.

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Prayer of Release
By Roy Lessin

I know the one in whom I trust, and I am sure that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until the day of his return. 2 Timothy 1:12 NLT
“Heavenly Father, I release to You the burdens that I have been carrying, burdens that You never intended for me to carry. I cast all my cares upon You—all my worries, all my fears. You have told me not be anxious about anything, but rather to bring everything to You in prayer with thankfulness.
Father, calm my restless spirit, quiet my anxious heart, still my troubling thoughts with the assurance that You are in control. I let go of my grip upon the things I have been hanging onto, with opened hands I come to You. I release to Your will all that I am trying to manipulate; I release to Your authority all that I am trying to control; I release to Your timing all that I have been striving to make happen.
I thank You for Your promise to sustain me, preserve me, and guard all that I have entrusted to Your keeping. Protect my heart and mind with Your peace, the peace that passes all understanding. Father, may Your will be done in my life, in Your time, and in Your way.”

Psalm 55:22
New Living Translation (NLT)
22 Give your burdens to the Lord,
and he will take care of you.
He will not permit the godly to slip and fall.
1 Peter 5:7
New Living Translation (NLT)
7 Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.
Philippians 4:6
New Living Translation (NLT)
6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.
Isaiah 26:3
New Living Translation (NLT)
3 You will keep in perfect peace
all who trust in you,
all whose thoughts are fixed on you!
Luke 11:2
New Living Translation (NLT)
2 Jesus said, “This is how you should pray:[a]
“Father, may your name be kept holy.
May your Kingdom come soon.
2 Timothy 1:12
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12For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.


Beautiful song: "I KNOW that my Redeemer lives!" By Nicole Mullen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71nE8nPHoSM
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Living Our Litanies

http://www.thehighcalling.org/faith/living-our-litanies
by Charity Singleton

“The very night I finished radiation, I joined a gym. It was on my list, right before, “Get Pizza for Dinner.” When I mentioned the pizza to the manager who was registering my gym membership, he said lots of people do that. Go hog wild the night they join a gym.
But it wasn’t like that for me. Eating pizza wasn’t hog wild. It was just a way to keep living.
Although cancer treatment is no picnic, the days and months following the treatment have been hardest for me in the past. While I am seeing doctors and having blood tests and being radiated every day, I feel like I’m fighting the disease. When it stops, I feel like a sitting duck for cancer to return.
After my first and toughest cancer treatment, I stopped planning, lived one day at a time for months on end, telling every person who invited me to dinner or asked me to a movie for the upcoming weekend that I wasn’t sure if I could make it. I might not be alive then was what I was thinking, as if never planning anything was much of a life.
This time around, I am trusting the Lord for something different. Not only am I planning, I’m planning big and long, not because there are any guarantees but because the abundant life Jesus promised me starts here and now and has nothing to do with fear and doubt.
A few weeks before my surgery last August, my friend Kelly was watching the Cars 2 movie with her sons and decided she and I should plan a trip to Italy. So, a few weeks ago, Kelly texted me and said she had started her Italy savings fund. Italy is officially on the list.
So is attending the Festival of Faith and Writing at Calvin College this Spring and taking another crack at writing a book and training this silly puppy of mine to quit jumping.
This is not a bucket list. These aren’t things I have to do before I die. These are things I have to do if I want to keep on living. This litany is really just a prayer in disguise: Lord, keep me hoping.
If this list of mine really is about living, though, it can’t just have the big things on it. Trips to Italy and writing books can motivate for a while, but those goals are so far away, and I have a lot of living to do in the meantime.
My litany needs to include things like writing letters to my nieces and nephews, reading good books, memorizing Scripture, walking Tilly every day. I need to write down every single one of those things on the list, and then I need to hand it to Jesus. Is this what you want my life to look like?
Past experience tells me it would be easier to make a different kind of list, to number one by one all the things cancer has taken from me. Don’t get me wrong; I’ve made those lists in the past.
In her post, “How Our Litanies Shape Us,” Stephanie Smith talks about this kind of catalog of complaints and what that can do to a soul.
If a litany of naming all things good and beautiful directs us into grace, then a litany of complaints deforms us. I have been cataloging my complaints and I am afraid they are becoming ingrained in my living. But counting faults and keeping score is tiring. And I don’t like the fact that I so willingly spend myself on counting and collecting injuries, when I could find freedom in simply letting them go.
As I was finishing up a recent appointment with my oncologist, he mentioned the new doctors he was hiring for his practice, and I asked him if there was a retirement in his near future.
“Oh, I don’t know. I still want to work, I just want lots of time off in the summer,” he said, kind of chuckling.
“Well, then, I just need to plan my cancer recurrences for the Spring or Fall then, huh?” I teased.
“No, you just need to retire from cancer recurrences altogether,” he said. “It’s very possible that’s what you’ve done.”
We shook hands, and I left.
Breathing hope into others, I thought. That’s going on the list, too.”

Praise You in the Sorm Song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0LV_p3HQQI
Matthew 6:19-21
19 “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; 20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
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"Where is God when bad things happen?"
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"The Hebrew shalom is a universal greeting; it means “peace, a complete state of well being.” But the New Testament significantly expands the concept of peace. And when the angels announced the birth of Christ to the shepherds, they said, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased” (Luke 2:14).

Anyone can have peace when the sun is shining and everything is going great. But the peace that God offers is peace that controls our hearts and keeps us calm, even when everything around us is raging. Experience His peace afresh this Christmas—the peace of Jesus Christ Himself, the Child that is born, the Son that is given, and the One that will someday rule the world. All of government will weigh upon His shoulders, and He will handle it perfectly! And His children will be part of that kingdom."

And His name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father—and today, the Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6).

http://jamesmacdonald.com/blog/?p=10339#more-10339



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Don Moen's song: Be Strong and Take Courage

2 Corinthians 1:9 “We felt that we had received the sentence of death. But that was to make us rely not on ourselves but on God who raises the dead.”

Psalm 90:12 “Teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.”

Chapter 1 of the book "Blessings" by Laura Story: http://laurastorymusic.com/wp-conten...-Chapter-1.pdf

"There is a depth of intimacy with
God that can only be known through suffering. There is a reliance on Him that can only be experienced when everything else around my soul seems to give way. And if that’s what it takes to make this stubborn child cling
to that old rugged cross, you can have your prosperity. I’d rather have Jesus."
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The below is a direct quote by Stacy from http://hiswaynotmine.blogspot.com/ :


“My mind settled on the morning and the beauty of women gathering together to study God’s Word desiring to grow closer to their Savior. Of the wisdom that was shared as we looked at God’s order in the home. And as my mind bounced from one thought to the next, it was quickly interrupted as I heard these words coming from the back seat…

“The Lord will fight for you.” Exodus 14:14

“Is that right, mom?”

Am I saying this right?

And as I quickly peered around the seat, there was Jeddy holding up this bookmark from Children’s Ministry. In his “just learning to read curiosity” and adorable little voice, with determination at getting the words right and pure pleasure in accomplishment….He needed some validation that he was in fact reading the words correctly.

What he didn’t know was in that moment, God was using my little boy to speak directly to my heart.

That those words, were words that have flooded my mind for the last 6 months, turning over what it means in my “fight against breast cancer.”

Trying to fully understand God at His word and wrap my mind around this battle that I’m in knowing that I really and truly can’t “fight” it. This cancer. It’s too big and I’m too little.

At least not fight the way I’m told to by the world.

This battle is not mine. I’ve said it before.

This cancer has too many tentacles and unknowns. It was my deepest fear for 38 years. CANCER. The 6 letter no one ever wants put together in a sentence where your name is involved.

The disease that as doctors say, “isn’t considered curable for 5 years from diagnosis, because it is a disease that can strike later with a vengeance.”

And all around are the words, “Fight breast cancer.” My goodness, there are even pink boxing gloves made for women fighting this disease. As much as I love pink (and I do, it is my favorite color)….I don’t want boxing gloves, nor do I know what to do with them and the 6 letter word.

And so as Jeddy’s sweet voice came from the backseat, asking the most childlike question….

“Mom is this right? The Lord will fight for you?” holding up his bookmark….God was answering the question that I have held at the forefront of my prayers.

I grabbed for my Bible on the passenger seat next to me and asked Jeddy to tell me again where that was. I needed to read the context. I needed in that moment to see the words on the pages of the one book that is alive and sharper than any two edged sword because right then and there is was cutting through my joint and marrow, my soul and spirit, just as Hebrews tells us the Bible does. (Hebrews 4:12)

So with my legs steadying the steering wheel and one eye on the road and the other on my Bible, I went to Exodus 14:14 (note to others….do not recommend doing this while driving, but I was not to be contained in that moment.)

And here’s the story of Moses leading the Israelites through the Red Sea. I’ve read the story a thousand times. My eyes have gazed over these verses and these words. But today they held a deeper meaning. Today they came alive to this woman whose body is tired and chemo has just worn out the physical me. To a woman that really doesn’t want to fight the way I have the better half of my life. In my strength, my way, pushing to get to the other side. I’m not engaging in this battle this way. I can’t. It is too exhausting.

And as Moses has just lead the Israelites out of Egypt, a land of oppression, from a Pharaoh they were enslaved to, to a future that offered no hope in their human eyes…..before them lay the massive Red Sea. Under them the ground was probably shaking as the hooves from the horses and the wheels of the chariots came fiercely across the ground in the distance, quickly approaching. To say they were pressed on every side would be an understatement. Can you imagine the fear that was rising within them. A battle was ensuing, a battle for their lives, their future, their livelihood..

A battle that resounds within me.

But God knew as He could see into their hearts.

And guess what Moses told them to do……Stand Still! The Lord will fight for you!

“Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which He will accomplish for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall see again no more forever. The LORD will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.” Exodus 14:13-14

And what did God do, He parted the Red Sea. He delivered them. He brought them to the other side. He fought the battle and He won..His way. Those Israelites, they were ready to go back to Egypt. The battle was too much. The journey too long. The end, not seen. And I imagine, they were tired.

But God says, this battle is mine. Watch me deliver you. Believe I will deliver you. All I ask is that you stand still. Stand firm. Not in human understanding, but in ME.

This same message is throughout God’s Word. It is there when the Israelites came up against the Amorites crying out that they were ‘greater and taller, the cities were great and fortified.’
They saw their enemy with their eyes and they were scared. And Moses tells them

“Do not be terrified, or afraid of them. The Lord your God, who goes before you,
He will fight for you.”Deuteronomy 1:30

And then he gives the most beautiful picture of God as a Father carrying His son, never letting him down or letting him go.

That’s what God’s battlefield looks like.

That is what God does for each of us. He fights the battle. He takes down the enemy and He is victorious and in the process He desires to show Himself strong & faithful for us…for you and for me.

The battle, the fight needs to be put into the proper perspective.

It isn’t about us winning. It is about the glory of God being seen. His character. His faithfulness. His salvation. His deliverance. His love. His grace. His mercy. His magnificence.

And when we put down the weapons of this world and pick up faith in Christ Jesus, there is victory.

“For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God….” 2 Corinthians 10:4,5

And I look at David…as he was going to fight Goliath, Saul tried to adorn him with armor….worldly armor…a coat of mail, a heavy helmet, a sword….and as David tried to walk, he couldn’t. It was heavy, cumbersome and ill fitting. David, taking off that armor, told Saul that it hadn’t been tested. It hadn’t been tried.

David was a boy that sought after the Lord. He knew that the battle was the Lord’s. He knew a God that didn’t disappoint and that came through strong. God had more to show than a boy defeating a giant. God was to show His strength in the weakness of that boy.

David drew 5 small, smooth stones and placed them in his pouch. And He stood before Goliath. He didn’t charge at him. He stood and used the weapons that God had given him….God’s almighty power and strength.

We know how the story ends. Goliath went down.

But we see in the end, David’s heart on the matter. David’s heart toward God.

“That all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. Then all the assembly shall know that the Lord does not save with sword and spear, for the battle is the Lord’s and He will give you into our hands.” 1 Samuel 17:46,47

That the glory of God may be seen. That all the earth would know there is a God and He delivers.

And God goes on in Ephesians to give us the armor that we need as the battles ensue around us. As war is waged against us and we pass through the valley of the shadow of death.

These are spiritual weapons, because whereas our battles might appear to be physical, they are spiritual. As Satan wants to take us down and in the process take God down.

But God has won. And He tells us to grab hold of the helmet of salvation, the breastplate of righteousness, the sword of the Spirit, the belt of truth, shield of faith and the shoes of the Gospel of peace. Pray in the Spirit, be watchful with perseverance….and STAND in the Lord and the power of His might.

How hard, right? Just to stand still and let God fight for us. We are a world of doing. Of bringing about action and results. But God says to stand still and let the power of the Lord rest upon us. To see what He is going to do. That doesn’t mean that you do nothing. It means that you humbly follow hard after Him and let Him direct your steps. Seek His wisdom and understanding, as David did as he drew those stones from the brook.

The battle is the Lord’s and we are to Stand firmly in Him. Who we know Him to be and He will show His power through us, strengthening us and fighting the battles for us.

And the victory….the victory is that in this battle I have the peace of God that passes understanding, I have joy, I have love, I have strength and I have power….all of which are God’s and are in me as I am in Christ Jesus.

He is my hope. Not the chemo, not the surgery, not the radiation, the doctors, the supplements, the nutrition, the drugs…..my hope is in Christ alone. As I sought Him, He showed me these treatments are part of His plan for me, but ultimately, He will do the healing. All I can do is take care of this body as a servant of the Lord. Care for this temple. He will bring me, as He did with the Israelites, to the other side. I pray for healing, but either way I know that I am alive, whether here on this earth or in the presence of the Lord for all eternity.

Back to those words spoken from the mouth of my 6 year old boy…..

“The Lord will fight for you.”

“Mom, is this right?”

You bet, my sweet boy….He will!! “



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“Today, will I surrender my fears, my future, my what ifs, my life to the God of the heavens? The sovereign one with whom there are no accidents. With whom truth gives way, shining its light on the very core of my fears. With whom His very Word, that which we can hold in our fingertips, and take into the inner places of our beings…..brings hope, love, truth, comfort, encouragement, courage, forgiveness, healing, strength and endurance…and the ability to surrender to Him.” By Stacy at http://hiswaynotmine.blogspot.com/



God’s Relationship With Me


God wants to have an intimate relationship with me.
The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee. Jeremiah 31:3


God knows everything about me and He still loves me.
O Lord, thou hast searched me, and known me. Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar offIf I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. Psalm 139:1-2, 9-10


God’s love for me is not influenced by anything I ever did or ever will do.
Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. I John 4:10


The creator of the universe loves me.
Even as [in His love] He chose us [actually picked us our for Himself as His own] in Christ before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy (consecrated and set apart for Him) and blameless in His sight, even above reproach, before Him in love. For He foreordained us (destined us, planned in love for us) to be adopted (revealed) as His own children through Jesus Christ, in accordance with the purpose of His will [because it pleased Him and was kind intent] Ephesians 1:4-5 Amp.


God is in control of everything in my life.
But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold. Job 23:10


God never makes a mistake.
As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him. Psalm 18:30


God has a plan for the crooked places.
But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring it to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive. Genesis 50:20


I am important to God.
How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! How great is the sum of them! If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee. Psalm 139:17-18


God wants to help me today.
Fear not [there is nothing to fear], for I am with you; do not look around you in terror and be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen and harden you to difficulties, yes, I will help you; yes, I will hold you up and retain you with My [victorious] right hand of righteousness and justice. Isaiah 41:10 Amp.


I am not alone.
If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. Psalm 139:9-10


God is on my side.
The Lord is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me? Psalm 118:6


God always makes the right decisions.
Lean on, trust in, and be confident in the Lord with all your heart and mind and do not rely on your own insight or understanding. In all your ways know, recognize, and acknowledge Him, and He will direct and make straight and plain your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6 Amp.


God has provided for my sin problem
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23
For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, Rm 2:23
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son, that whosoever believes on Him shall not perish but have everlasting life. John 3:16

God gave His son Jesus to die on the cross to pay the penalty for my sins and God raised Him from the dead.

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8
As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us.Psalm 103:12


God has realistic expectations of me today.
Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in hart; and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. Matthew 11:28-30


God accepts me.
Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them. Psalm 139:16


God forgives me.
I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed. Isaiah 44:22
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.1 John 1:9
In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace Eph 1:7




God really loves me.
In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. I John 4:9


God hides me in the shadow of His wings.
He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: Psalm 91:4a


God has good things planned for my life.
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.


God is concerned with meeting my physical, spiritual, and emotional needs.
But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19


God knows all the “what ifs” of my life.
Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them. Psalm 119:165


God knows when I am overwhelmed.
Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord. Psalm 27:14


God collects my tears.
Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book? Psalm 56:8


God enjoys me.
The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty: he will save he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing. Zephaniah 3:3


God thinks that I am precious.
You were bought with a price [purchased with a preciousness and paid for, made His own]. So then, honor God and bring glory to Him in your body. I Corinthians 6:20 Amp.
Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His children Psalm 116:15



God loves me with an everlasting love.
Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee. Jeremiah 31:3b


God feels compassion towards me.
He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young. Isaiah 40:11


God wants to bless me.
The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O Lord endureth forever: Psalm 138:8a


God sees everything and hears when I pray.
Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. Psalm 55:22


God knows all about me, even my secret thoughts.
Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite. Psalm 147:5


God calls me His beloved.
Put on therefore as the elect of God, holy and beloved, tender mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; Colossians 3:12


God chose me and brought me close to Himself.
Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by right hand. Psalm 73:23


God protects me.
The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. Psalm 121:7


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