I have been struggling with something. Sometimes I need to come inward to pray, listen and learn before I am able to share.
A hard truth I realized a couple weeks ago is that cancer left my body in 2017, but I had yet to leave cancer behind.
With ACC, we are encouraged to be diligent and keep our eyes open yet this lead me to live in fear, constantly curious if/when the cancer would be back.
So I have been practicing leaving cancer behind.
I feel strange writing this as I am five years out. But I share this because I know I am not the only cancer survivor who has trouble leaving the cancer and fear behind.
And so I am sharing in case you can relate, or if know someone who has had cancer who many wrestling with this battle in their hearts and minds too. Or maybe you have had something from your past that you have yet to leave behind as well.
I invite you to join me to…
pause. breathe. pray.
May we leave cancer behind and look look ahead to who and what is before us. May we stay up to date on our scans and trust if something needs to be found that it will be. May we let go of the fear of cancer returning and look ahead to the life ahead of us. Whether our past struggle was cancer, or something else, may we take what we learned from our experience and allow it help us focus our eyes and ears ahead of us with greater clarity and purpose. May we choose to spend our days enjoying this life we have been given and all that lies ahead of us.
With love and hope,
Shawn
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.
The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. - 2 Corinthians 5:17