How to get your life back in a crisis.
Crisis had been ruling my life for month after brutal month and I was done. I told God, “I want my life back.” Like many of you now, I had been fighting cancer, Stage IV metastatic melanoma in my case.…
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Every Time I Turn Around!
Look backward to move forward. “Every time I turn around … something bad happens.” Once when I said this to my dad, he jokingly said, “Stop turning around.” Wouldn’t it be nice if we could ignore troubles? Many of us…
How to Regain Your Footing When Cancer Rocks Your World
Are you overwhelmed by a cancer fight or some other trial? Consider 4 lessons to truly LIVE (acronym rhymes with give) and regain your footing when cancer rocks your world. These lessons come from my own cancer battle and years…
3 Tools to Overcome the Darkness – “Love Not Our Life to the Point of Death”
I once hesitated to discuss death with people fighting cancer, but the fear of death leaves a gaping hole in our spiritual defenses. Hebrews 2:14-15 proves the devil uses fear of death to literally enslave us: “(Jesus) partook of flesh…
Give Me This Mountain! Podcast
Lessons from Pastor Denny Livingston‘s Cancer Battle In this episode of our In His Grip Podcast, we share our recent interview with Pastor Denny Livingston of Nashville, TN. Some of you might recognize Denny from our Stronghold Ministry Healing Prayer…
3 Tools to Overcome the Darkness – “The Word of Our Testimony” – Pt. 2
How to Pray God’s Will During my Stage IV cancer battle after doctors gave me just “days to live,” it’s fair to say I was motivated to learn how to pray! Subsequently, I discovered the importance of “the word of…
3 Tools to Overcome the Darkness – “The Word of Their Testimony” – Pt. 1
Tool #2 – The Word of Their Testimony Our words make a huge difference toward our sense of well-being. Even when I don’t “feel” their truth I would rather “repeat God’s Words after Him” than wallow in negativity! I’m not…
Facing Fear and Trading Perspectives
Lessons from a Unique Cancer – Podcast feat. Jen Frazier Today we share our recent interview with six-year cancer survivor, Jen Frazier of Dallas, TX. During her fight against Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC), Jen found courage and healing in God…
3 Tools to Overcome the Darkness – “The Blood of The Lamb”
Tool #1 – The Blood of the Lamb The same Bible which celebrates the beauty and love of Jesus warns of an invisible enemy, the devil. Called “the accuser of the brethren” in Revelation 12:10, the devil specializes in anxiety,…
Should I Forgive God That I Got Cancer?
Since forgiveness requires a wrong done, we would never need to forgive God, as He has never done us wrong! He is not wrong to allow troubles in our lives, especially since He promises to take any troubles and “work…