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    Comfort in Christ Cancer Devotional: Encouraging a Deeper Walk with Jesus
    Comfort in Christ Cancer Devotional: Encouraging a Deeper Walk with Jesus
    Comfort in Christ Cancer Devotional: Encouraging a Deeper Walk with Jesus
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    Comfort in Christ Cancer Devotional: Encouraging a Deeper Walk with Jesus

    By Cherrie Huseby, Jacob Rynes and Flynn Huseby

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    One year after my cancer diagnosis I decided to start a blog to encourage others like me to stay strong through seeking and finding Jesus. My first e book is a collection of 50 blog posts that can be used as a devotional. The reader is free to look up the accompanying scripture references to gain further insight.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBookBaby
    Release dateDec 31, 2013
    ISBN9781483516882
    Comfort in Christ Cancer Devotional: Encouraging a Deeper Walk with Jesus

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      Comfort in Christ Cancer Devotional - Cherrie Huseby

      1. The New Normal

      No! What? You can’t be talking to me. I have other plans for life. I don’t have time for this. A mass – what does that mean? It can’t be cancer, but it is cancer! Now they’re talking about chemo treatments and follow up visits. Scans, blood tests, MRI’s – it’s all Greek to me. I’m trying to absorb all this new information while still in partial denial. My schedule is now filled with appointments and though my doctor said my health comes first" I insisted on continuing to work through eight months of chemo treatments. Thank the Lord my co-workers and boss have been so understanding and flexible. I needed to maintain some sense of normalcy in a world turned upside down.

      Not one person I know of takes it just fine when unwelcome news knocks at the front door. As a Christian I’d already experienced many times the Lord had carried me through, and He reminded me when the cancer news arrived that He would be there to bring me through again. A long but not lost friend asked me a couple of weeks after my surgery what I had learned about God from having cancer. High on the list of learning experiences has been the truth of this scripture passage coming to bear fruit in my life: Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal (2 Corinthians 4:16-18).

      This is my new normal. My body has most definitely changed as a result of treatment. There are scars front and back and my feet will never be the same as they were before chemo neuropathy did its damage. But thanks be to God that I can even walk! Plus, regardless of the reminders of my pain, my scars tell a story of survival; not according to my strength and purpose, but by God’s will to tell of His glory now more than ever. This is my new normal, allowing my body to be a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to Him. (Romans 12:1-2) The apostle Paul laid it all down for the sake of the Gospel; to be an acceptable witness for Christ. Under inspiration of the Holy Spirit he writes: Three times I was beaten with rods; once I was stoned; three times I was shipwrecked; a night and a day I have been in the deep; in journeys often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils of my own countrymen, in perils of the Gentiles, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren; in weariness and toil, in sleeplessness often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness-- besides the other things, what comes upon me daily: my deep concern for all the churches (2 Corinthians 11:25-28). We see above all Paul’s concern was not for his body, but for the furtherance of the Gospel.

      Maybe this new normal is my chance to be more real than I ever thought possible as an ambassador for Christ. Though my outward body is perishing I have the hope of glory, the sure and certain hope of meeting Jesus Christ face to face one day, at a time of His choosing. Though my schedule is often dictated by doctors, I have the assurance of timelessness being in Heaven with Christ and all believers past.

      Finally, as a believer in Jesus, I also have the promise of receiving a new body. Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed-- in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: Death is swallowed up in victory" (1 Corinthians 15:51-54). My new normal is simply coming closer to the reality already revealed in God’s Word concerning the fleeting nature of the outward body and the importance of the inward and eternal man. May we allow the new normal continue unfolding all the way into eternity and all for His glory!

      2. Blazing the Trail

      Ever been on a trail ride? Trained horses will not break ranks and continue to follow each other hundreds of times over no matter who sits in the saddle. Any attempt to make one go off the trail may result in similar responses we might have to a sudden change of plans. Wait a minute… Where are you taking me?…I’ve never gone this way before! We might buck the sudden jolt to the rhythm of life too. Typically we all have conditioned responses to given situations. An example of this might be the person who drives you to the store suddenly changes your regular route, going a different way. Perhaps a forced change in policies and procedures at your job has gotten you off track. Or maybe…you’re hearing for the first time you have cancer. Whoa! Cancer is not in the plan; let’s get back on the bridle path!! Quick!

      Though we travel to many different places absorbing various experiences, I’m persuaded each of us has developed individual habits for dealing with the ebbs and flows of life. Rationally settling into the reality of cancer takes time. We want to distance ourselves from the diagnosis just as much as some of our friends may distance themselves from us. After all, now there is a reminder of our mortality right in front of them. After we’ve been assigned the diagnosis, the mind may go to how the culture pictures cancer, i.e., nausea, weight loss, wheelchairs, hair loss, and yes - too often, death. No one escapes death of course, but not all undergoing cancer treatment will experience every possible side effect. For many, hair loss probably exceeds loss of mobility as the biggest fear conjured up when they hear cancer because it’s so public (and personal). We want to keep our crowns intact as long as possible and do not wish to walk the road of life bald.

      Consider this; instead of presuming the worst possible scenario for the future with cancer, why not blaze a new trail of hope in and peace with Jesus Christ. Romans 12:1-2 speaks to the need to present our bodies as a living sacrifice to God. Our life is passing away. Are we not better off fully surrendering the things of this world to Jesus?

      By faith we forge ahead trusting the Holy Spirit to help us reconcile all fear, doubt, anger, and sadness over a marred body image and help find understanding by looking into the Word of God. God’s Word cannot be likened to a worthless, worldly incantation exerted by mere human effort. Instead we read, The entirety of Your word is truth, and every one of Your righteous judgments endures forever (Psalm 119:60). Over 300 prophecies were fulfilled by the Lord Jesus, the ultimate trailblazer in His first coming to Earth. The Son of God left the perfect example of surrender unto the Father when He willingly laid down His life at the cross. Oh, how we need to lay our lives down at God’s altar to know the peace of Christ that surpasses understanding. (Philippians 4:7) Join me. <><

      3. Give Thanks with a Grateful Heart

      I have so much to thank the Lord for in the midst of this trial with cancer. I wanted to state it once again for my own benefit to remind me of all He has done and perhaps encourage others not to give up on seeking and finding Jesus Christ, Savior, Healer and the Everlasting God.

      Timing, as they say, is everything but I don’t believe in luck or chance. Since the Lord knows all the breaths I take and every moment I’m awake He knew I needed to be here in Arizona when I received this diagnosis. I am receiving some of the best care known to man and getting beneficial results from it. I have learned that some people don’t get better and can be allergic to certain types of chemotherapy and the compounds used to distribute chemo to the body. Though I struggle with numbness and tingling in my toes and feet I have thus far experienced none of the other side effects predicted with these drugs. I am told I’m on some of the strongest drugs around so I consider it a real blessing to tolerate these killers and still be able to work.

      The Lord knew when cancer came my way I would need to get out of the heat and He had just the right job waiting for me. His ways are perfect! When I was promoted to the Program Manager job with Beacon Group I found the opportunity I needed to get out of the heat, flexible hours to be able to make my medical appointments, and a great group of peers there to encourage and remind me to take care of myself. Again, the Lord knew my husband and I needed to be in Arizona.

      My husband Flynn (of almost eighteen years when putting this devotional together) has been there from day one reminding me we will get through this together. On the day we received the cancer news, one of the first things I said to Flynn was, I am so glad I am a Christian. I don’t know how people who don’t know the Lord get through this. Let me add I am so glad I have a Christian

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