Category surviving melanoma

Don’t Release the Kraken… on Yourself!

Interestingly, before God restores Job’s health, family and fortunes, He asks him to pray for the well-being of his friends, releasing them from the scars they inflicted. After all, the Lord did not want Job’s nightmare to continue. Whether real or imagined, revenge only breeds more pain. So don’t release the Kraken… on yourself!

battling cancer, forgiveness, grace, handling trials, melanoma survivors, power of God, resentment, surviving melanoma

Joe Fornear
May 20, 2013
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The Single Most Destructive Attitude You Can Have

– By Joe Fornear While fighting cancer, caretaking, or just navigating everyday hurts, one attitude will bring more pain and sadness into our lives than any other – resentment. I know this from years of pastoring; counseling patients, caretakers and…

cancer support, caretakers, depression and cancer, emotions, forgiveness, resentment, suffering, surviving melanoma

Joe Fornear
April 29, 2013
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3 Ways to Take Care of a Caretaker

After listening and validating the pain and concerns of a caretaker, now it is time to cast these on the Lord – together.

caretakers, emotions, helping cancer patients, In His Grip, surviving melanoma, Terri Fornear

Joe Fornear
April 15, 2013

Guess Who Else Rose on Easter? (No Kidding)

So what does this mean for us? The significance of Jesus’ seating at the right hand of the Father was about His authority over enemies. The same is true for us, if indeed we’re seated with Him and we are! We have been given the authority and the ability to say no to fear and worry, temptation and sin! We have access to the exact same resurrection power so that we can have the strength to rise above our circumstances! Perhaps we should reserve Easter Monday to celebrate our seating with Him in the heavenly places! Will you join me?

cancer support, depression and cancer, facing death, handling trials, power of God, surviving melanoma

Joe Fornear
April 1, 2013

Give Your Burdens the Axe

If the axe is dull and he does not sharpen its edge, then he must exert more strength. Wisdom has the advantage of giving success. - Ecclesiastes 10:10

battling cancer, cancer support, dependence, emotions, In His Grip book, melanoma survivors, Stronghold Ministry, surviving melanoma

Joe Fornear
February 20, 2013

Live Weak?

It’s hard for me to judge Lance. Had I been in his shoes, I may have followed the same mountaintop path to vain glory that he chose. As I watched him confess before the world, the takeaway for me was the theme of our books and our ministry: It’s okay to be weak. Admitting weakness will make us strong as we lean on the Lord.

"beating" cancer, cancer support, dependence, emotions, handling trials, melanoma survivors, Stronghold Ministry, surrender, surviving melanoma, weakness & strength

Joe Fornear
February 8, 2013
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Lighten Your Load in 2013

What is true for physical limits “carries” over to spiritual and emotional limits. We can only haul so many burdens before control squirts out of our hands. Nerves shatter. Tempers are lost. We stumble under the weight.