Making it Count
The last few months have been a whirlwind of emotional, mental, physical and especially spiritual challenges. Mmm whirlwind or tornado? Can’t quite decide. Think I’ll stick with the least dramatic imagery…after all, things could be much much worse!
Like all good whirlwinds, the end game is to try and pick things up – then dump them back down again in the hope that devastation and destruction will follow. Nothing like shaking things out to see where they will fall/smash. If you’re as solid as a rock chances are the whirlwind will still batter you some - just to test your foundations. I guess that’s what this whirlwind attempted to do to me and mine. The question is, has it succeeded? Well so far we are still here and still thanking God. It’s never about the destination for me, but the journey. How well did I walk through this in other words? I guess only God truly knows. But I know I can always do better. I know I still have a lot of “making it count” to do!
Interestingly I came across an old message I spoke a couple of years ago in church called “Making it Count”.
I vaguely remembered that I shared some of my testimony in it but got the fright of my life when I listened to it today out of curiosity. Talk about challenging. Talk about right on time. Talk about ‘be careful what you preach’ – because at some point in your life you will be tested on it!! Anyway, here is the link if you want to go have a listen. It's the short edited version and pretty much sums up where I’m at, or at least where I’m trying to be. Let’s just say someone knew the ‘whirlwind’ was coming and what has been on my mind a lot lately!!
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN
So for all those curious about where I’m at from a medical perspective, the GREAT and most MIRACULOUS news is; the cancer is GONE.
All my tests came back clear – and boy did they do enough of them. For whatever reason, Daddy God decided to do me a solid (another one), which blows my mind really because I am just one in a billion. I can’t begin to explain why I got my miracle, and why the next person didn’t. I am no more special, or no more loved than he or she. I guess my time just isn’t up yet. That’s all I have to say about this right now because the truth is I’m still trying to figure it all out. My heart cries for those who still suffer, and may not get their own miracle. It really does.
Like with all good whirlwinds there is still a clean up to attend to. The Doctors are adamant I need to go through aggressive treatment to make sure they mop up any rogue cancer cells and give my body the best chance at fighting off a reoccurrence. I have mixed feelings about that, and if I’m being brutally honest – the thought of Chemo and Radiation scares the ba-jee-bees out of me. Worse than getting body parts cut off any day!!! Maybe I’m just being a drama queen, but I can’t get my head around the idea of killing off all my cells in the hope they will miraculously grow back. Ahh well, with all things I suppose I better trust the mighty track record of my Father.
Hopefully I can still write!! At least!
In the mean time I better start practicing what I preach lol
Don’t forget to go have a listen. If its speaking to me….maybe it will speak to you!
Here’s an excerpt:
Like all good whirlwinds, the end game is to try and pick things up – then dump them back down again in the hope that devastation and destruction will follow. Nothing like shaking things out to see where they will fall/smash. If you’re as solid as a rock chances are the whirlwind will still batter you some - just to test your foundations. I guess that’s what this whirlwind attempted to do to me and mine. The question is, has it succeeded? Well so far we are still here and still thanking God. It’s never about the destination for me, but the journey. How well did I walk through this in other words? I guess only God truly knows. But I know I can always do better. I know I still have a lot of “making it count” to do!
Interestingly I came across an old message I spoke a couple of years ago in church called “Making it Count”.
I vaguely remembered that I shared some of my testimony in it but got the fright of my life when I listened to it today out of curiosity. Talk about challenging. Talk about right on time. Talk about ‘be careful what you preach’ – because at some point in your life you will be tested on it!! Anyway, here is the link if you want to go have a listen. It's the short edited version and pretty much sums up where I’m at, or at least where I’m trying to be. Let’s just say someone knew the ‘whirlwind’ was coming and what has been on my mind a lot lately!!
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN
So for all those curious about where I’m at from a medical perspective, the GREAT and most MIRACULOUS news is; the cancer is GONE.
All my tests came back clear – and boy did they do enough of them. For whatever reason, Daddy God decided to do me a solid (another one), which blows my mind really because I am just one in a billion. I can’t begin to explain why I got my miracle, and why the next person didn’t. I am no more special, or no more loved than he or she. I guess my time just isn’t up yet. That’s all I have to say about this right now because the truth is I’m still trying to figure it all out. My heart cries for those who still suffer, and may not get their own miracle. It really does.
Like with all good whirlwinds there is still a clean up to attend to. The Doctors are adamant I need to go through aggressive treatment to make sure they mop up any rogue cancer cells and give my body the best chance at fighting off a reoccurrence. I have mixed feelings about that, and if I’m being brutally honest – the thought of Chemo and Radiation scares the ba-jee-bees out of me. Worse than getting body parts cut off any day!!! Maybe I’m just being a drama queen, but I can’t get my head around the idea of killing off all my cells in the hope they will miraculously grow back. Ahh well, with all things I suppose I better trust the mighty track record of my Father.
Hopefully I can still write!! At least!
In the mean time I better start practicing what I preach lol
Don’t forget to go have a listen. If its speaking to me….maybe it will speak to you!
Here’s an excerpt:
"Even death cannot contend with, or frustrate the eternal plans and purposes of God.
Even the THREAT of death cannot prevent you from truly living. Its a reality we all must face at some point, but does it truly have the power to kill your heart, soul, mind and spirit now? NOW - while you're still living? The answer is once again - only if you let it. You may or may not have faced death, or may even be facing the prospect of it now. But let me tell you - I have faced it MANY times and am still standing here right now proving through my actions and my attitude that death or a life with pain is not my master. And it never will be".
