Breast Cancer Awareness
by Paul Tautges | October 15, 2011 5:06 am
[1]Pink ribbons and grocery bags are everywhere because it’s National Breast Cancer Awareness month. But perhaps you don’t know there is an excellent mini-book that addresses this topic from a biblical perspective.
HELP! I Have Breast Cancer[2], written by survivor Brenda Frields, comes alongside frightened women to bring them biblical comfort and gospel-centered hope. Brenda asks her readers,
“How did you react when you got the news? Even though I had entertained the thought that my biopsy would be positive, I still wasn’t ready when it turned out to be a fact. The words just seemed to hang suspended in space when my husband told me. Everything he said seemed muddled and fuzzy, almost as if spoken somewhere off in the distance. To be honest, I can’t tell you what he said after he said the word ‘positive.’ I knew that meant I had cancer. What about you?
- Are you full of fear?
- Are you in denial, trying desperately not to believe what you’ve been told?
- Are you depressed?
- Are you angry?[3]
Angry, that was me! I wondered if God realized I had four very young grandchildren, all between the ages of four years and three months? Their moms needed my help, and, to be honest, I wanted to live to see them grow up. Didn’t God know that my sweet mother-in-law had Alzheimer’s and needed me to help care for her? What about my husband? His job was very demanding. I didn’t want to be the one to add stress to his life. Besides, I had always planned that we would grow old together. I was ashamed of my initial thoughts because I really did know that none of this came as a surprise to God, and I knew I should be trusting him.”
If you know a woman battling breast cancer be sure to give her the gift of another woman who truly understands. Give her the biblical counsel found in HELP! I Have Breast Cancer. If you don’t personally know anyone right now you surely will in time. Be sure to get a copy of the booklet for yourself so that you will be better equipped to counsel one another.
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Endnotes:- [Image]: https://counselingoneanother.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Breast-Cancer-small-email-size.jpg
- HELP! I Have Breast Cancer: http://www.lifelineminibooks.com/help-i-have-breast-cancer-brenda-frields/
- Are you angry?: http://www.lifelineminibooks.com/help-i-have-breast-cancer-brenda-frields/
Source URL: https://counselingoneanother.com/2011/10/15/breast-cancer-awareness-month/
Breast Cancer Awareness
by Paul Tautges | October 15, 2011 5:06 am
HELP! I Have Breast Cancer[2], written by survivor Brenda Frields, comes alongside frightened women to bring them biblical comfort and gospel-centered hope. Brenda asks her readers,
“How did you react when you got the news? Even though I had entertained the thought that my biopsy would be positive, I still wasn’t ready when it turned out to be a fact. The words just seemed to hang suspended in space when my husband told me. Everything he said seemed muddled and fuzzy, almost as if spoken somewhere off in the distance. To be honest, I can’t tell you what he said after he said the word ‘positive.’ I knew that meant I had cancer. What about you?
Angry, that was me! I wondered if God realized I had four very young grandchildren, all between the ages of four years and three months? Their moms needed my help, and, to be honest, I wanted to live to see them grow up. Didn’t God know that my sweet mother-in-law had Alzheimer’s and needed me to help care for her? What about my husband? His job was very demanding. I didn’t want to be the one to add stress to his life. Besides, I had always planned that we would grow old together. I was ashamed of my initial thoughts because I really did know that none of this came as a surprise to God, and I knew I should be trusting him.”
If you know a woman battling breast cancer be sure to give her the gift of another woman who truly understands. Give her the biblical counsel found in HELP! I Have Breast Cancer. If you don’t personally know anyone right now you surely will in time. Be sure to get a copy of the booklet for yourself so that you will be better equipped to counsel one another.
Related
Source URL: https://counselingoneanother.com/2011/10/15/breast-cancer-awareness-month/