Cancer is Big; But Christ is Bigger: a Devotional
Focusing on Christ does not mean pretending that cancer is small and has no
impact on your life.
It’s important to consistently take your thoughts off of cancer and place your focus on Christ. Let’s take a minute to clarify something: Focusing on Christ does not mean pretending that cancer is small and has no impact on your life. We need to be honest with ourselves and face the truth that cancer is big, really big, gigantically big- but Christ is BIGGER!
You may be thinking, “What’s the big deal?”
The big deal is that only when you are honest about the impact of cancer, can you place your problems at the feet of Jesus. It’s like when I have hair problems. Anybody ever have bad hair days? Me too!
God is Bigger Than Messy Hair!
I have a natural wave in my hair, which can be nice until the enemy of all hairstyles appears humidity. One day after seeing my hair disaster, my hair stylist recommended that I leave my hair conditioner in. Don’t rinse. I looked at her like she was crazy. I had spent over five decades rinsing conditioner out of my hair, and leaving it in sounded disgusting.
But one day I tried it, and guess what- she was right. It works. I should have done it sooner, but something was keeping me back. What took me from, “No way!” to, “I’ll try it”?
Simple. I finally admitted how bad my hair looked.
Instead of doing something about the problem, I had been minimizing the problem. Admitting problems can be tricky. The truth is, “Despite the problems, God is in control.”
Excerpt from Finding Hope in Your Cancer Journey
“Finding Hope in Your Cancer Journey” is used in Christian cancer support groups and one-to-one peer counseling sessions to encourage cancer family members to discover all that Christ hungers to give them in the midst of their cancer struggle. Beyond their salvation, many Christian seek peace and comfort from Christ during difficult times. But Jesus wants to give guidance, strength, discernment, power and courage. Finding Hope in Your Cancer Journey encourages cancer family members to pray big, love big and live big because the Lord God Almighty is big enough for all that and more. Find a Bible Study using these materials here.
