Divine Power to Demolish Strongholds

Recent news of two friends and a family member who have cancer have made me think of how I respond during times of diversity, especially when it's someone close.

I admit that I am not one to handle such news with a kingdom perspective. I let my earthly, sinful nature take over and allow me to worry, fret and forget that God is in control. I think that is why I so greatly admire Kristin whose husband was diagnosed with liver cancer. Here's one of her daily updates.

We want to ask you all to pray as Ray has his first chemo treatment tonight and over the next two days.

We have had an amazing day. God moved the earth through a few good friends and we were able to have the top GI Cancer doctor at MD Anderson review Ray's case and confer with our doctor here. What we were praying for was agreement or else a clearly superior course. The two doctors agreed that the course our doctor here has outlined is the right course.

Praise the Lord.

This cancer is a fast growing cancer. We did not want to let it grow one second longer and so we are beginning treatment tonight.

The way Ray's body responds to this chemo will determine the success of this treatment.

Here are our prayers: that the chemo would have a dramatic effect on the fast growing cancer cells, that Ray's liver will respond quickly and grow more and more healthy, potentially allowing additional therapies to be added, for Ray's strength and fortitude in fighting this cancer.

Above all this, we continue to pray that God will cure Ray.

"For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds."

Thank you for standing with us in this battle.

All of Kristin's subsequent daily updates conclude with a verse, and "Not afraid and not alone." I am in awe of her courage and her faith.