If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me. In those days when you pray, I will listen. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. “‘For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” (Matthew 11:28-29 NLT) “Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.” (Matthew 7:7-8 NLT)
Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. “Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Other passages jumped from the page to encourage me: The solution for fear and worry? Put God’s kingdom first. He will take care of me-regardless of the outcome. Woah! Now that hit me right between the eyes! Where was my faith? The Lord was clearly reminding me that He has this! He is in control. Worrying assumes control of things we cannot control. William Rice, wrote: “ Worrying is practical atheism. Today’s trouble is enough for today.” (Matthew 6:33-34 NLT)
So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. “Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need. Then I opened Living in the Light and read the day’s scripture: “Yes, it does, Lord! Yes, it does!” I whispered. His response came seconds later as I opened Jesus Calling and read 1 John 4:18: “Have no fear, for perfect love decimates fear.” “Oh, Lord, take care of me! Heal me! Have mercy on me!” I cried. Leaving the parking lot, I sent out an SOS to my family and prayer warriors.īack at home, I gathered my Bible and devotional books and headed for my prayer chair. There are several possible causes of the pain, but let’s begin with a scan.”Īny woman who has ever had breast cancer knows the fear that pulses through you when you think your cancer may have returned. My oncologist’s conclusion, “We need to do a bone scan to be on the safe side. The pain lessened significantly over the following weeks, but now it was back. My nurse practitioner had diagnosed it as costochondritis-an inflammation of the cartilage between my ribs, probably brought on by coughing. The pain had first appeared after my bout with the Coronavirus in January. For several months, I had experienced pain near the site of my lumpectomy.
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