I Have Cancer But I Still Worship God

The Bible is full of verses that can build us up when we are faced with trials when we seek healing for ourselves or our loved ones. I love the following verses:

Psalm 103:2-5: “Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all His benefits—who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.”

Jeremiah 33:6: “Nevertheless, I will bring health and healing to it; I will heal my people and will let them enjoy abundant peace and security.”

Psalms 107:19-21: “Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress. He sent out his word and healed them; He rescued them from the grave. Let them give thanks to the Lord for His unfailing love and His wonderful deeds for mankind.”

Exodus 15:26: “He said, ‘If you listen carefully to the Lord your God and do what is right in His eyes, if you pay attention to His commands and keep all His decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, who heals you.’”

James 5:14-15: “Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven.”

Psalm 30:2: “Lord my God, I called to You for help, and You healed me.”

I am not blind to the fact that I am going through a time of testing, my faith in Jesus Christ will be put under strain. My prayer is that I will come through the other side stronger.

Another aspect of this time of testing is my ability to continue to work. I have not even started the radiotherapy but have started the hormone injections that will reduce the cancer and reduce my prostate. However, having female hormones injected into me is making me tired. I've been told that when I start my radiotherapy, I may be so tired that I will be unable to work. This is concerning, as I am self-employed, and if I don't work, then I don't get paid. But to date, I've been through at least 2 periods of unemployment, and God has always been faithful. I know that God will provide me with what I need. When times like this come along then I lean on God and remind him that he is Jehovah Jireh, the Lord who provides.

Again, I love the following scriptures that build me up:

Philippians 4:19, “And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.”

Matthew 6:31-32, “Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all.”

Psalm 34:10, “The young lions suffer want and hunger; but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.”

And so, because I believe the Lord will heal me and provide for me and my family, I have peace in my heart and I am not worried. It's times like this that I know that God, the Holy Spirit dwells within me because He is the God of Peace.