You can
learn a lot by walking with others through tough times. That’s been the case
for us as our friends Sam and Carol have trudged through Sam’s cancer journey.
For a year we watched and prayed as he endured the treatment and the pain. And
just when it seemed he was in the clear, a new diagnosis reported more cancer.
The
disappointment was obvious. Year two would look a lot like year one as Sam
would have to go through the chemo and the sickness and the side effects all
over again.
But when
Sam told us about what he faced as more months of treatments loomed, he said
something we can all learn from: “We want to make sure that through it all God
gets the glory and we reflect His love to others.” Imagine that! As he faced
another year of pain and struggles, Sam’s first priority was to show God’s love
through it all. He was anticipating the time when God’s “glory is revealed” (1
Peter 4:13).
Carol
wrote to friends, “It has been a year of trials, but God has always pulled us
through with His mercy and grace. May we never take our eyes off Him and His
love for us.”
What
mountains do you face? Like Sam and Carol, you too can depend on God’s grace to
get you through. Pray also that you might reflect His love.
The
increasing darkness of trials only makes the lamp of grace shine brighter.
(RBC)