Doris' Update

 

A text exchange with my friend Rosie triggered some personal reflection.  She is battling breast cancer. She reminded me that we have to fight to get better and that Jesus would fight beside me.

 

The scriptures counsel me that I need to be willing to submit to all things which the Lord seeth fit to inflict upon me (Mosiah 3:19).

 

Are submissiveness and fighting to get well opposing actions?  I do not believe they are.  In order to fight to get well, I must accept or submit to the reality that I have cancer.

  

Submissiveness is more than stating a fact.  It is trusting that my having cancer is part of God’s plan for me.  It is trusting that He will not abandon me on this journey.  It is being willing to admit that I need to learn lessons that only having cancer can teach me. Accepting cancer doesn’t suggest that I simply hope and pray I will be healed, although hoping and praying are critical.

 

 I can’t expect miracles if I don’t do everything I can to get well.  I must go through medical treatments and cope with their side effects. I must go on walks when I am exhausted and can’t walk without huffing and puffing.  I must count my blessings when what I really want to do is feel sorry for myself.  I need to serve others when I am in need.  In short, I must fight.  

 

However, I will never be fighting this battle alone. Jesus will be beside me.