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Find Peace in the Heart of the StormA cancer diagnosis can bring anxiety, fear, and many unanswered questions. Emotions and grief can easily overwhelm you as you face your life from a new and uncertain perspective.One-Minute Prayers(R) for Those with Cancer will lead you from fear to faith in the face of illness. Each entry includes a reassuring encouragement, as well as a suggested prayer to open your heart to nourishment and understanding.It's okay to need help during tough times. When your emotions are raw, your grief is heavy, and your heart is tired, there is abundant comfort waiting for you in peaceful moments of prayer.

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Prayer in Christianity

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Publié par	Harvest House Publishers
Date de parution	04 septembre 2018
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9780736972758
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	2 Mo

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HARVEST HOUSE PUBLISHERS
EUGENE, OREGON
Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are from the ESV Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version ), copyright 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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One-Minute Prayers for Those with Cancer
Copyright 2018 by Nick Harrison
Published by Harvest House Publishers
Eugene, Oregon 97408
www.harvesthousepublishers.com
ISBN 978-0-7369-7274-1 (pbk.)
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Contents
Introduction
Hope
You re on a Journey
Allow Yourself to Grieve
Used by God
Questions and Answers
Prayer as Medicine
Praying for Your Support Team
Choosing Patience
Seeking the Lord
Cooperating with God
Why Me, Lord?
Building Up Your Immune System
Looking to Jesus
Waiting
The God Who Sees
Listen to Good Advice
Uncertainty
In the Day of Trouble
Fear Not
The Learning Curve
Making Decisions
Laugh When You Can
Strong in Spirit
Don t Be Angry
Day by Day
The Wilderness
Healthy Thinking
Ask for the Best
Church Support
Don t Withdraw from Life
Job s Latter Half
Cancer Is Just a Detour
Treat Yourself
The Long View
Your Fellow Travelers
Giants in the Land
You Are Not Your Cancer
Learning to Love
Pray for Researchers
Celebrations Along the Way
God Is Sovereign
The Joy of the Lord
You re Not Finished
Overcoming the Evil One
Be Filled
He Is Lord
The Promises of God
You Are Unique
Grace and Mercy Will See You Through
Counting on a Miracle
Don t Underestimate God
God s Word Is Your Lamp
Rest
God, the Giver of Good Gifts
A Difficult Road
Mustard-Seed Faith
Perfect Peace
Reigning in Life
Praise as Medicine
The Power of Surrender
An Awareness of Heaven
Growing Good Fruit
Giving Glory to God
A Grateful Heart
Be Confident of God s Work in You
Hidden with Christ
Walking on Water
We Walk by Faith, Not by Sight
In Quietness and Confidence
When You Are Weak
God s Hand Is Upon You
Unshakable Faith
In All Circumstances
You re Not Alone
Sure-Footed Faith
Be Anxious for Nothing
God Sees All
Jars of Clay
God Will Deliver
God Is Not Silent
More Fruit
Slow Miracles
Firmness of Spirit
Slow Down
Managing Pain
God s Blessing
Life Is Still Beautiful
They Turned to the Lord
The Shadow of God s Wings
The Battle Is the Lord s
Outward Changes
Fix Your Heart on God
God s Will
Not by Might, Not by Power
The Beauty of the Lord
Don t Waste Your Time
Communion
Drink Deeply
Dwelling Securely in the Wilderness
Avoiding Stress
Every Life Has Value
Self-Care
Pray It Forward
Hope, Patience, Prayer
The Comforter Has Come
Healing Humor
Choosing Joy
Resist the Devil
Running Your Race
Silence
Healing Worship
Expecting God s Will for You
Avoid Negativity
Healthy Living
Setting Goals
The God of All Power
Teach Us to Number Our Days
Not Guilty
Unceasing Prayer
Your Glorified Body
When Your Emotions Are Raw
Your Body Is God s Temple
God s Workmanship
Whole-Person Christianity
The Divine Touch of Mercy
Learning to Receive
Perspective
When You Don t Know How to Pray
Gaining Wisdom
Enduring the Side Effects
God Is Not Worried
Targeting Cancer Cells
The Power of Praising God
Call for the Elders
Building Your Testimony
God s Timing
Free from Worry
Nature s Cure
But God
Contentment
Cancer Cannot Separate You from the Love of Christ
Living Out Your Years
Prayers of Thankfulness
No More Disease
The Fruit of the Spirit
Divine Energy
The Presence of the Lord
God Is Rejoicing over You
Glorifying God in Illness
Your Wonder-Working God
Seek God s Presence Continually
The Ways of the Lord
Pray Boldly
The Gift of Life
Holy Ground
The God Who Heals
He Will Lift You Up
He Is Your Rock
The Last Enemy
It s Another Hallelujah Day
A Final Word of Encouragement
About the Author
Other Books You May Enjoy
About the Publisher
I NTRODUCTION
I f you re holding this book, I presume you re one of the nearly 15 million Americans presently diagnosed with cancer. No doubt about it, cancer is epidemic these days. A few years ago the President s Cancer Panel reported that 41 percent of Americans will be diagnosed with cancer during their lifetime. Such a large company of fellow travelers, and yet when we hear the words, It s cancer, we somehow feel alone, separated from our friends and relatives who remain cancer free. In short, we belong to a club we did not ask to join.
The good news is that, according to the American Cancer Society, the death rate from cancer has decreased 25 percent since 1991, which means 2.1 million deaths were averted during those years. Cancer is survivable. Early detection is an important factor. So is the chosen protocol recommended by your oncologist.
But another often overlooked factor is prayer . That s what this book is about. These short prayers are designed to help you along the way on your cancer journey, whether you ve been recently diagnosed or whether cancer has become a longtime, recurring companion.
One factor many of those with cancer have found helpful is forming a support team. This is a group of trusted people who will be pulling for you, possibly advising you, helping out with practical matters when needed, and, of course, praying for you. I suggest your support team include your medical advisers (oncologist, primary care doctor, and perhaps a nutritionist), a few close family members, praying friends, your pastor, and acquaintances who are cancer survivors themselves.
As you proceed through your cancer treatment, keep your team informed, solicit their advice (but always seek confirmation from your medical advisers), and tell them your specific prayer (and practical) needs. Let them help shoulder the burden, just as the four friends of the paralytic in Mark 2:1-5 became a support team by lowering their friend through the roof into the presence of Jesus, who then healed the man (verses 11-12).
I, too, would like to be on your support team as one who is praying for you. As this book is published, please know that I m praying for every reader to overcome their fears, wisely choose the best treatments, and most of all trust God with the outcome.
You might ask, How can short one-minute prayers accomplish much in my fight against cancer? My reply is that the effectiveness of true prayer is not dependent on its length. Plus, my hope is that these prayers will serve as a jump-start to your own prayers. As you conclude a prayer on each page, I hope you ll add your own heartfelt words for as long as they continue to come. Prayer can accomplish much!
A personal example of this is my mother, who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. She decided to forgo surgery and opted for chemotherapy. As we prayed for her, Mom s oncologist reported remarkable results. In fact, he used that very word- remarkable -to describe her improvement. Later, he ended her chemo treatments before the final scheduled session, saying that in all his years of treating cancer patients, he had never recommended such a decision before. Mom eventually did pass on from her cancer, but it was at age 92 and after the extra time God gave her through her successful chemo treatment and our prayers.
My own cancer was discovered early and dealt with through surgery. Again, there was much prayer on my part regarding my future. I well remember the early days of my diagnosis and the uncertainty I was facing. So, yes, I know the fear. I know the anxiety. I know the discomfort. I understand it all.
Before you begin, there are three things you should know about this book. First, the prayers are from a decidedly Christian perspective. That is, they are prayers for men and women who know their eternal destiny once they pass from this life, whether from cancer or from some other cause many years from now. If you have any uncertainty about your eternal destiny, I urge you, in childlike faith, to trust in Christ as your Lord and Savior now. The apostle Paul tells us in Romans 10:9, If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Once you have trusted in Christ, there is no need to fear death. You have his promise of eternal life, as recounted in the familiar words of John 3:16: For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. If you have believed in him, you will live even after you die.
Second, these prayers are for any person with cancer, no matter whether your prognosis is terminal or promising.
Third, since there are several common concerns we have