Trusting in God

By ervinazure

2 min read

Went in to see my Dr. for blood pressure pills. My Dr. wasn't in that day so I seen a different Dr. He looked at my chart and seen my PSA level has been elevated for awhile. He said he wanted me to see a urologist. So went and seen him did an exam and said my prostate was enlarged. He gave me a couple of options. We could watch it or have a biopsy done. I didn't hesitate wanted to know for sure. Few days later got a call from my urologist and he said they found some cancer in the prostate.

First, the fear

First emotion that hit me was fear. It was like I was lost for words. I am a Christian and I knew where this fear was coming from. The enemy was attacking my mind with negative thoughts. You can imagine my life is over; he was telling me it has spread, it's too late. After I had time to process it all, I knew my God was bigger than my cancer. I started praying and believing for God to heal me. The Bible says by Jesus' stripes we are healed. I knew Jesus paid for my healing on the cross.

Praying for good healing

By faith I started applying God's word to my situation. The Bible says if you have faith as a mustard seed this mountain shall be removed. The Bible also says whatever you pray, believe you received it and it shall be yours. I started thanking God for my healing in advance. The Bible says nothing is impossible with God. So knowing all this and trusting God.

My wife and I went and saw what treatment was available. My Dr. said I had stage 2 cancer and recommended I have my prostate removed. It was at the base of my prostate. Had robotic surgery and had it removed. Got the pathology report back and no cancer in the lymph nodes. Had blood work done and seen my Dr for follow up. My blood was good, it was undetectable.

Thanking God and caregivers

I praise God it was contained and they got it all. I just want to encourage all that go through this. Look to Jesus. He was with me every step of the way. He says in his word he will never leave you or forsake you. Just want people to know God uses doctors to heal us also. I give God all the praise and Glory for bringing me through it all. He will give you peace and comfort if you lean on him. I encourage you to put your faith and trust in Jesus today.

I want to also thank my beautiful wife Linda. For being with me and supporting me through this journey we both shared together. I thank her with all my heart. Love you honey! 😃

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deemusicman Member
Great read,,Gods peace be with you,..I'm 6 months into the journey ,couldn't do it without God and a great supporting wife and family,..take care Blessings
1. ervinazure Member
 And same to u, God bless! 😃
Will Jones Moderator
Your faith and good medical guidance and decisions saw you through the process successfully, plus your wife's support. My wife has supported me throughout my prostate cancer journey. Couldn't have done it without her. I hope you continue to have good health.
1. ervinazure Member
 Thank u😃
sam-collins Member
Amen brother, God bless you and your wife.
sevensix Member
Moments before I was wheeled down the hall for robotic prostatectomy me, my wife, friends, doc and his nurse engaged in prayer. Everything went well.
Dennis E. Golden Moderator & Contributor
I went to a Catholic grammar school, then high school and then college. The net result of all of this was religion had become an academic subject vs a belief system that I could draw upon. Consequently I found little comfort in the topic for years. Then somewhere around age 65 I needed to start driving my wife to church due to some medical issues. Over time i began to see religion differently. Five years later I was diagnosed with an aggressive but contained prostate cancer. It was then that I started to dig a bit deeper into my relationship with God and this new Rector at the local Episcopal church. I will say the process of receiving a cancer diagnosis combined with my discovery of religion has offered some comfort as I look to the future. All in all it has been beneficial emotionally. I see things a bit differently these days. Things do not bother me in the same way and ... these days I do have more of a feeling of peace knowing there is a more to religion than getting a good grade on the next theology test. ... Dennis (ProstateCancer.net Moderator)