His Quickening Spirit - 4/21/19

Sunday, April 21, 2019…Easter…sitting out in my backyard, just enjoying the birds, the quiet.  Having my coffee with my doggies next to me and while I scroll through Facebook, one of my favorite preachers is preaching.. Alistair Begg. As he shares about the different responses at the empty tomb.  My heart is just overcome with joy.  He is speaking about how faith is formed in our hearts.  I knew I had to write this down.  I needed to remember what he was saying.  I literally ran out of room in my journal and grabbed my laptop.  This is the beginning of my writing for my blog, 

Breast Cancer Our Journey

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How can I explain what God is doing in my heart?  How can I have perspective with this diagnosis? Alistair Begg said it perfectly and I wanted to share it with you.

We were dead in our trespasses and sins….can I believe….no ….why…"because we are dead in our trespasses and in our sins.  So, the only way a man or woman ever comes to believe is the result of the quickening work of the Holy Spirit.  I have to be quickened before I can believe.  The faith of which I believe and trust is only mine because God has created it within my heart….”  Alistair Begg (Easter, 2019)

This is why I wanted to write about this journey.  God has really filled my cup.  There are five things that I want to share on this blog.

Perspective, People, Praises, Promises, and Prayer.  These are all an intregal part of our journey.

Why "Our Journey"?

First, I thought that this blog should be called, Breast Cancer My Jourey, but then I realized that really, it’s Our journey, not just mine.  When people hear of a diagnosis of cancer something arises in them and they become part of that person’s journey.  Whether it’s family, friends, or acquaintances.  All of a sudden you are all part of the journey.

I wanted to write a blog so that people could keep up with what’s going on.  This journey may be short or it may be long.  Not sure. But I want to be honest and open so that you can know for yourselves, my victories and my struggles. 

I know for myself, when I hear the diagnosis of cancer I tend to run.  Why should I say? What can I do?  I feel helpless.  I had a roommate that had cancer, I was so sad.  This sadness paralysed me and I didn't even visit her.  Years later I apologized and told her I was so afraid and didn’t know what to say.  So, in this blog you can know what is going on and you don’t have to say anything.  Some people want to know details.  So, that is why I am writing.

I would like to use this blog to give the perspective that I am running on and the perspectives of my 15 year old daughter, (Mary) and my husband (Greg).  I asked my daughter what she thought about sharing on this blog.  She was all in and so was my husband.

If this blog helps just 10 people in some way then its’ all worth it.

I will share my perspective. How God has encouraged me.

I will share how people, praise, prayer, and promises have affected us.

I will only mention first names of the people God has sent our way.

I will try to put in helpful links for others that are going through this.

I will answer emails, time permitting.

You might wonder how can you believe that?  How can you not be discouraged?  How can you except this diagnosis.  Because God, the Holy Spirit is alive in me.  He has quickened my spirit to believe.  He is doing the job that He is called to do.  The Holy Spirit will bring all things to your remembrance.  My cup is full because God has filled it. 

People…your prayers are being answered.  God really has encouraged me.  He has filled my cup.

Happy Easter!!!  He really is alive.

Greg –

     I was encouraged this morning when Mary came to the tomb, she was told “Jesus is not hear, go tell the disciples, he is risen”

As she was running she was fearful and filled with joy at the same time. Fearful of the unknown but joyful of what she knew, that Jesus was risen.

So, we can have both fear of the unknown and fear of the known.