The first time, no matter what the particulars of the diagnosis are, you feel like the word cancer alone will consume you. From the first scare to the reality of cancer, God has schooled me in spite of my reluctance to be his pupil. During my most recent period of cancer, from the questionable mammogram in January 2000 until the major surgery on April 24, God has allowed me to latch onto three principles that have been my comfort. I have had many questionable mammograms. There have been times when I have yearned for a return to normal life.
Normal life is difficult enough without the complications that the threat of cancer can bring.
Normal days are filled with never-ending demands and with my ongoing struggle to love well those whom God has placed in my life. But putting my hope in a return to normal life was not the answer. That's principle number one. Normal life is not a sufficient object for our hope. Our hope must be in our all-sufficient Savior and the eternal glory we have with him.