In my pastor's sermon this week, he noted an article written by John Piper called "Don't Waste Your Cancer." Piper gave 10 ways to waste the situation when you find yourself diagnosed with cancer.
- You will waste your cancer if you do not believe it is designed for you by God.
- You will waste your cancer if you believe it is a curse and not a gift.
- You will waste your cancer if you seek comfort from your odds rather than from God.
- You will waste your cancer if you refuse to think about death.
- You will waste your cancer if you think that beating cancer means staying alive rather than cherishing Christ.
- You will waste your cancer if you spend too much time reading about cancer and not enough time reading about God.
- You will waste your cancer if you let it drive you into solitude instead of deepening your relationships with manifest affection.
- You will waste your cancer if you grieve as those who have no hope.
- You will waste your cancer if you treat sin as casually as before.
- You will waste your cancer if you fail to use it as a means of witness to the truth and glory of Christ
I just found this extremely inspiring, and I don't think that you have to have cancer to waste your life in these ways. We should use all of our troubles, all of our daily messes, to make life better in these ways.
Also, my friend started a post on her blog about counting down to Thanksgiving by counting up her blessings each day - thinking of something she was thankful for each day through Thanksgiving. I wanted to start that as well.
Today, I'm thankful for getting time to get ahead at work.
What are you thankful for?
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