LIFE AT 60 - SATAN IS A LIAR

Im imagining that this title probably has gotten your attention.  But more on that a bit later.  I wanted to take a few minutes and let everyone know what is happening.

I had my 3 round of chemo exactly one week ago today.  Normal stuff for the 1st couple of days, just fatigue.  HOWEVER then the dreaded Neulasta shot!  I did all the same stuff as last time, but the Dr changed a few things, and that "might" have been an issue.  I once again had very bad bone, joint, an muscle pain.  FORTUNATELY it does eventually go away, and by tomorrow or Thursday it will be done.  Just wondering if maybe the Dr also gave me a bit more chemo than the others, not sure, but seems like the one bag was "over full", but then again that could be the effects of my "chemo brain".  LOL  I had been having some very strange things going thru my head, including forgetting, not remembering where I was going or how to get there.  VERY strange feelings.  I asked about this, and the nurses all started laughing and said DEFINITELY chemo brain!  SOOOOO Im assuming that when all this is over, I will revert to my typical crazy self.  LOL  I do think I may well keep the bald head and face.  Getting kind of used to it, and besides, it aint gray!!

I have a PET scan coming up on Monday!  Im approaching that with a pretty good mix of excitement and trying to NOT get over confident.  I am confident however that they will find nothing.  (NO jokes here please).  LOL  I know they wont find what they did last time.  I know that God has healed.  I just need to hear the words.  They will likely still want to do the radiation "just to be sure" as they say in Dr speak!  HOWEVER I will have some questions for them.  Should they find nothing with the PET, and I believe that is likely, what exactly will they point the radiation at?  They have told me that they use a CT scan daily to aim the radiation, so that being said, if there is nothing there, what are they going to radiate?  I guess we will find out soon enough.

OK now to the reason for the title of this blog.  Here are some of the reasons I have come up with for the title.  So here they come.

Ive been doing some thinking lately, as you might imagine, a lot of time on my hands.  Ive come to the conclusion that we as "Christians" have fallen asleep at the wheel of life.  We have tried to do too many things ourselves, instead of relying on God for our needs.  Please note, that by saying "we", I am also saying ME.  Why is that?  Well Im going to try to put some answers to that question.

SALVATION AND HEALING were meant for everyone!  I understand that is a rather bold statement, but it is true.  I think everyone realizes that Salvation was meant for all.  We all know the scriptures, John 3:16, Roman's 3:23 etc.  But when it comes to healing we get all freaky and start thinking that God does not love us, and that He caused us to be sick and we get all bent because we are not healed.  THAT is just plain wrong.  (John 3:16-17;  For God so love the world that HE gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in HIm shall not perish, but have eternal life.  For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.)  God does not want to see ANY perish, but for all to have eternal life.  Does this mean that we will never die, of course not, we live in a fallen world, and death is part of it, but that does not mean that we have to live with bad health either.  It is amazing to me that we as Christians have chosen to "give away" our birthright, and that is the ability to live Holy and anointed lives for Jesus.  Am I suddenly saying that I am "mr perfect", of course not, because Im so far from perfect it's not funny, but I think I have finally come to the truth of what living a Godly, Christian life is all about.  God has given all of us an outline if you will for living the life HE wants us to live, and to HONOR him.

Case 1, satan is a liar!

Salvation and healing is a CHOICE!  Here is what I mean.  Imagine for a minute I was handing out $100 bills.  (NO IM NOT, that is why I said "imagine".)  I can hand it to you, but if you dont take it, it will just fall to the ground.  For you to have the money, you must TAKE HOLD OF IT!  The Bible is quite clear in many scriptures that healing is there for the taking, BUT we must take it.    HOWEVER if satan is whispering in your ear constantly that you will never be healed, or that you dont "deserve" to be healed, or that somehow you got this disease.  They are ALL LIES!

Case 2, satan is a liar!

Im tired of satan lying, and whispering, and fooling and cheating all of us from what God has promised us.  God has promised His people what we need.  He did NOT promise us illness.  Illness is from satan and not of God, so by that train of thought, health is from God.  (Satan comes to steal, kill, and destroy!  John 10:10).  Isaiah 53: 5 says, But He was pierced for our transgressions, and he was crushed for our iniquities; The chastening for our well being fell upon him, and by HIS scourging, we are healed.  NO IFS, AND'S OR BUT'S, we are healed because Jesus took the beatings on his body for not only our sins, but for our sickness. God does not want to see ANY perish, but for all to have eternal life.  Does this mean that we will never die, of course not, we live in a fallen world, and death is part of it, but that does not mean that we have to live with bad health either.  It is amazing to me that we as Christians have chosen to "give away" our birthright, and that is the ability to live Holy and anointed lives for Jesus.  Am I suddenly saying that I am "mr perfect", of course not, because Im so far from perfect it's not funny, but I think I have finally come to the truth of what living a Godly, Christian life is all about.  God has given all of us an outline if you will for living the life HE wants us to live, and to HONOR him.

So what can we do to fix this situation?  I think it is a matter of faith!  We cant see faith, but we know when we have it, and we know when it works, but we have issues with it.  I really dont understand why!  I personally think that we as Christians have gotten lazy in our faith and our beliefs.  It is so easy these days with all of our toys to get distracted and sooner than later we get lazy about worshiping God.  We get lazy about praying.  We get lazy about going to church instead of the lake on Sundays.  Im not saying that you should not go the lake.  Just dont go every weekend and give up on church for the summer.  Im just saying that I truly feel that God is making His people ready for something HE wants to do, and I think that it is going to be a biggie.  Im NOT a prophet, Im just me.  Im just putting an idea out there that we should all at least think about.