When cancer hits someone in a family, it’s as if the whole family “has” the disease because it disrupts our lifestyle and affects everyone in the home. We wish we could prevent its impact, but it’s not possible.
Those of us who have been diagnosed with cancer may even soberly imagine what life would be like for our families without us.
And when we do, the bottom-line question we must face is: Which do I love more—my relationships on earth or my relationship with God? It’s fairly easy to say we love God most of all, but when push comes to shove (or illness comes our way), will we be longing for our heavenly home or only hanging on to our earthly one? Don’t get me wrong; I don’t think God wants us to turn our backs on our family or our home with some sort of misdirected heavenly gaze.
He wants us to love our family with an unending, unconditional love.
But He still wants us to love Him more.
He wants us to love life with a passion and a purpose.
But He still wants us to love Him more.
He wants us to love this world with care and concern.
But He still wants us to love Him more.
Have you been able to entrust your family to God’s care no matter what happens to you? Here’s a conversation I had many years ago with the Lord.
They love me and I love them so very much.
I love them even more than you do.
I know You love them, but I want to take care of them.
I love them even more than you do.
I know You love them, but they need me.
I love them even more than you do.
I don’t want to entrust them to You, Lord. I want them to be entrusted to me. I…I…I…
I love them more than you do.
It’s time to walk by faith and not by sight. God loves your loved ones even more than you do.
