Trials

With everything going on, it has been easy for me to become anxious in the unknown. This is what the last seven months have been like. Now I have an appointment with the ob oncologist for Tuesday. Mercifully, she is in agreement with my obgyn dr that surgery should be the last resort so it looks like she will just continue following my bloodwork (I'm scheduled for the next draw on Monday).  No one really knows why my levels are coming down so slowly. But God knows and there is no doubt that this is a waiting time. One of my favorite books of the Bible is James. When I was in college, I took it upon myself to memorize chapters 1-2 and a few of those verses came to me last night when I was feeling like despairing...

James 1:2-4

Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, 3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. 4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.