Never Forsaken

I Chronicles 28:20 "And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage and do it; fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the Lord."

The last few days have been days that I felt I have not been able to do what I said I would do, or even be where I said or wanted to be. Is this my fault not totally when one stops and considers all that has happened the last year 14 months. I know for me I am one that wants to jump right into the middle of something and go for it. Well, though I had two really good weeks I was not anticipating a low day. I have been so thrilled to be a part of services, being in church for almost three weeks straight on Sunday and Wednesday with one week adding two extra church days.

However, Life after Cancer has it limitations but we can not let it discourage us. I was going to share some out Mrs. Evans book this entry but I believe this is what I am to share for now.

As I read this verse in I Chronicles I was thinking, lately the Lord seems to direct me to the scriptures that speak of being strong and of good courage. This passage is no different in that it speaks of that, as well as, not fearing, that He will not fail me, He will not forsake me.  Recently our Pastor preached a sermon, and he said something that I had noticed in my life and even just yesterday felt. That is when you are going through something sometimes we feel the Lord is not with us. We wonder where he is, not because we are not trusting in him or because we do not think he will care for us. Rather because when one is going through something we will sometimes feel as though God is not there at that moment even though he is.

I like the saying I heard once, "The teacher is quietest during the test" That is exactly how it is when we are going through a trial, a rough time, a time of not knowing. God is with you, he will never forsake you, He wants you to be strong and of good courage. He is there, just quiet through the test.

I have to be careful not to start feeling forsaken, for the fact I am home alone a lot. Saturday and Sunday was no exception this past week, except that I was not doing well health wise. I have made it past one month and still have a month to go where I could really feel bad at times and yet I still have a long time where my energy could be really low. However I choose not to focus on what could be but go day by day. I over extended myself the last two weeks being so excited to even feel like going and doing that I physically was forced to stop. As I messaged a lady in my church this evening I realized I was starting to feel sorry for myself. As I mentioned earlier over the weekend I honestly felt people would start thinking I was not dependable. Which is not the case they know and to a point understand. The sweet part of the texting with this lady, she did not focus on what I said about not being dependable, but rather on the positive and encouraged me by saying she has been and will continue to pray for me.

Friend, what are you facing that at times you may start to wonder if God is there? What trial are you going through that you feel forsaken? Let me remind you that God will never forsake you, you have no need to fear, be strong and of good courage. So, life after cancer is rough, God carried you through it he will also carry when you need it afterwards as well.

As you go through ___________________ you add what it is.
1. God knows our tomorrows
2. God Loves you and watches over you
3. God will never leave you

As you go through ___________________ you add what it is.
1. Be strong and of good courage
2. Fear not
3. Put your trust 199% in the Lord

As you go through __________________ you add what it is.
1. Remember you are Blessed Beyond Measure
2. You Can Make Today Amazing through Prayer and Bible Reading
3. YOU ARE NOT ALONE.

As I read the passage in I Chronicles I was reminded God is LOVE, God gives me courage and strength, God gives me peace not fear, God is always there even when I feel forsaken.

Now if you are not saved you may not understand this. You may say how can this be? It is really quite simple, see God gave his only begotten son for you and for me. He did this because he Loves the world! Not just the white, or the black, or the Jew or the Gentile, He loved us ALL!

John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life."

Whosoever is YOU my friend. You simple need to trust in the Lord asking him to forgive you of your sins and to come into your heart. That is all there is to it. You can not get to heaven by being good. You get to heaven by believing in the Lord Jesus Christ! If you want the peace that he will never forsake you, you can it. Would you say this prayer, keeping in mind the prayer does not save you, but having faith that Jesus will forgive you of all your wrong doing and come into your life.

Dear Jesus,
Thank you for dieing on the cross and raising up from the grave. Now dear Lord, I ask you to forgive me of my sins, I understand I am a sinner and can not get to heaven on my own, or by my works. Please dear Jesus come into my heart and take me heaven when it is my time to go. Thank you Jesus for saving me.
In Jesus name, Amen.

Friend if you prayed this prayer and meant it, I would love to be able to rejoice with you in your salvation...  Please feel free to leave a comment.

Blessed Beyond Measure
Make Today Amazing

Life after cancer

Good evening, well, I thought I would jump on here and just do a small update of life after cancer.

I have wanted to hit life running just like I was doing before cancer. You know though that does not happen. You have to work back into the old way of life. This past week I was so excited to go to church Sunday all day, then make Monday and Tuesday Conference at church, then Wednesday night church, and yes I did not stop there. On thursday I went up North with my husband to drop a car off, then Friday ran errands. You guessed it, things did not slow down. On Saturday we drove to Vermont for a dear friends wedding, church on Sunday and then yet again today, another wedding though closer to home. Yes, I am beat. So though there is a ton of things I could be doing, want to do, possible need to do, I am slowing down until Wednesday morning.

See, though life does not slow down for me. I will need to pick and choose. Would I have not done any of these things the past nine days, probably not because these were important things but I would have rested a little more or said no to a few things that could have waited.  The only thing different now from a month ago is I am no longer on treatments, however I still have healing, recovering, staying healthy, watching blood counts etc. I have to change some things and be smart in what I do.

Being idle is not in my blood. Sitting around doing absolutely nothing, is not part of my make up. So, I just need to be careful and schedule. I am sharing this because there maybe one out there who thinks I have gone through this journey and I am afraid of doing this or that. Friend as you go through life there are things we can say, No to. There are things that we may need to say, I would love to be a part but I have already over extended myself, or this is a day I have scheduled to do very little. I will admit this is a hard thing for me but if we depend on the Lord and let him guide us and pray about each thing we want, would like or need to do, He will guide you in making the right decisions.

The things is we depended on the Lord through the journey and just because you have made it through does not mean we no longer seek his face. God is a God of love, support, wisdom, strength not just in the valley but on the mountian top as well. We must continue to serve, and do what our Heavenly Father has for us.

So as you/I go into the next phase of the journey remember His Eye Is On The Sparrow and I know He watches Me!

Life does continue after the trial/journey it just has to be at a different pace. Do not stop living, do not stop serving just learn your limits. I will be sharing a few things from Mrs. Marlene Evans boook titled Life After Cancer in the near future. So be looking for another blog post titled Life after Cancer.

Blessed Beyond Measure
Make Today Amazing