Prayers for Faith

I don't know about you, but when I see or hear stories about young children who have been diagnosed with cancer, I become heartbroken. Heartbroken and a little more thankful for all that God has so graciously given to me. We are never promised tomorrow and life is much to short not to make the most of it. I look at my son everyday and I praise God for giving me someone to love, someone who needs me, someone that makes life a little sweeter. I cannot even begin to fathom the pain and struggles of those parents whose child has been diagnosed with cancer. I am reminded as to how fragile life truly is. Makes me want to hold my son a little longer and embrace and take in every moment. I think about what all that child must endure and the struggles they will go through. I think about their fragile little bodies and the chemo treatments they must now face. I think about time spent inside hospital rooms not knowing what tomorrow might bring. Mostly I just cry. I question God...God why a child? Why someone who has not yet lived their life? Truth is, I don't have all the answers. Life is full of many whys. It is nothing unfamiliar. We all know life has it many ups and downs. I guess some things just weren't meant to be understood. Sometimes I think God puts certain situations in our lives to make us rely on him more. I think we all take life for granted at times. We forget how precious this life here on Earth truly is. We expect to go about our daily routines without anything ever going wrong. That's just it...things do go wrong. That's what makes life a journey. That's what makes us rely on God more. That is where faith comes in. And if faith is all it takes...then you can walk on the water too. Today I want to praise God for my health and the health of my child. I thank him for allowing me to breathe my next breath. I thank him for another great day with my family. I thank him for the reminder that this life is fragile and I praise him for giving us his grace. I want to lift up all those battling this horrible disease. I ask that the Lord be with you through this storm. I ask that he gives guidance. I pray for understanding. I pray that instead of shaking our fist at God, that we allow him to fight these battles for us. I pray for each and every child going through chemo. I ask that God give each and every person a special touch. I pray for his almighty army of angels to surround you at this time and that you would feel their very presence, but most of all I pray for healing and I pray for faith.