Blog, Cancer Support and Community Connection Forum, Staying Positive Through Cancer Streatment - March 3rd, 2009 - 1 Comment
Cancer Is Not The End Of Life – There’s Hope
A lot of people struck with cancer become so frustrated that they begin to think that cancer is the end of their lives. Cancer is definitely not the end of life because there’s always hope. There are a lot of miraculous healing everyday and one of the diseases being cured includes cancer.
It might seem that cancer is a burdensome ailment because of the difficulty and pain you are going through each day. Don’t think of the cancer symptoms as the punishment for your sins, instead think of them as gifts from God. He wanted to call your attention ever since you walked this earth but somehow the worldly things have diverted your attention. Cancer may be the only way to make you get closer to God.
Take cancer as the opportunity to renew your faith in Him. If you lift up all of your burdens to Him, you will be healed physically and spiritually. Spiritual healing is much more important than physical healing because you are cleansing your self and your soul of all the negative afflictions you have gone through, including your sins.
When you can learn how to embrace your cancer as a gift from God, you will certainly feel better and lighter because you don’t have burdens anymore. This kind of realization has healed a lot of people since there’s nothing impossible with God. Always remember what Jesus said, “Your faith has healed you.”
Having cancer also allows you to patch up your relationships with your friends and family. If you have been living in despair because you are unable to forgive those who have hurt you, cancer will make you realize that forgiveness is the only way to rid yourself of the emotional burden you have been living with.
As you can see, cancer is not the end of life. It is merely a detour on your road to healing, emotionally, physically, and spiritually. You will have a renewed life and renewed faith in God.
Nobody in this world likes to get cancer. But in some instances, we have to control over what we can or cannot get. While getting cancer means that our time in this world is limited, you can also look at it as your time in meeting your creator is nearer.
There is always hope. From experience, I have seen families become closer that they were before because one member had the disease. I am not saying we should get it. What I am saying is that we should look at it positively. Differently.