Category power of God

Fear Is a Choice

Please note: the ability and power to overcome fear does not come from you – it comes from Him!

cancer support, faith and unbelief, forgiveness, goodness of God, handling trials, melanoma survivors, power of God, surviving melanoma

Joe Fornear
January 31, 2012

Knowing God in a Crisis

Fortunately, nothing has the potential to improve our knowledge of Him like a major crisis. A little desperation goes a long way.

cancer support, dependence, melanoma survivors, peace, power of God, surviving melanoma, survivors

Joe Fornear
November 18, 2011

Star Maker

Is it any wonder that in hard times, God asks us to look away from our earthly dilemmas and look up to Him and His stellar handiwork?

cancer support, depression and cancer, goodness of God, handling trials, melanoma survivors, power of God, suffering, surviving melanoma

Joe Fornear
October 6, 2011

The spirit of a man can endure his sickness, but as for a broken spirit, who can bear it? – Proverbs 18:14 When you’re reeling from sickness, hope is essential. This verse states we can indeed endure sickness. A greater…

battling cancer, cancer support, depression and cancer, handling trials, melanoma survivors, power of God, Stronghold Ministry, surviving melanoma, weakness & strength

Joe Fornear
September 23, 2011
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All-Wise, All-Powerful, and Amazingly Tender

During my cancer journey, I had seen enough of Stage IV metastatic melanoma to know it was bigger than me and modern medicine. Still, a thought kept bolstering my sense of well-being: cancer is absolutely no match for God Almighty.

battling cancer, cancer support, goodness of God, power of God, prayer, rest, surviving melanoma

Joe Fornear
August 9, 2011

Help

Hebrews 4:15 – For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin. Hebrews 4:16 – Therefore let us draw near…

battling cancer, comfort, goodness of God, grace, handling trials, power of God, suffering, surrender, weakness & strength

Joe Fornear
May 21, 2011

The Great Consolation

That I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings. –Philippians 3:10 We seek to encourage people who are experiencing considerable pain. When pain wracks the body, it seizes the attention of our…

battling cancer, comfort, dependence, goodness of God, handling trials, living for eternity, power of God, suffering, weakness & strength

Joe Fornear
May 2, 2011

The Win-Win of the Resurrection

Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. -Hebrews 12:2 I…

battling cancer, facing death, living for eternity, power of God

Joe Fornear
April 22, 2011

Difficulty Factors

In Olympic diving competition, dives are rated according to “difficulty factor.” There is a built-in acknowledgment that some dives are more complicated than others. In so many cancer battles I’ve observed, with the many physical, emotional, and financial complications, the…

battling cancer, caretakers, dependence, forgiveness, handling trials, power of God, suffering

Joe Fornear
April 8, 2011

Changing God’s Mind

Miracles for Today Series Fifth in a series on God’s miraculous healing power for today. Some may wonder about prayer, “If God already knows whether He will answer or not, why even bother to pray? It won’t make any difference.…

Divine Healing, faith and unbelief, power of God, prayer

Joe Fornear
March 8, 2011