Visit Rebekah's Page to get updates, read messages and send messages to Rebekah and her family through comments. This is a public "diary" of a family whose little girl started a battle with inoperable cancer in April 2005. In December 2007 our house burned down. And in September 2009 Mommy was diagnosed with a terminal disease (a genetic form of ALS) that took her to Heaven in July, 2011, leaving Daddy and two young girls to make it on their own. Over several years of ups and downs, you will get into our hearts, minds and souls as we share joys and sorrows. It can sometimes be very difficult to read. We hope it is also uplifting. Please find joy in what you read here.
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Thursday, June 30, 2005



Joyful in light of more trials...

We continue to be delighted in the miracles that prayer has worked with Rebekah. It was never even a part of the discussion that the cancer could be "Gone".

What amazes, delights, blesses (I don't know exactly what word I am looking for) is that this is all a part of God's plan. He is in control and continue to bless others through Rebekah. We don't know why we are here or going through this but we pray that, at least in some small way, it is to help others.

Yesterday the blog itself saw the highest ever hits in one day - more than a 50% increase from any other. I have no doubt that God is drawing those people to the last couple of days entries to see what miracles He has done. The comments make it clear that He is touching others through this. Some may try and discount the faith component of this, but a true honest reading of all that has gone on has no room for believing God did not have something to do with this.

We were talking about faith yesterday with Keith. I am not sure why Keith felt he needed to share about faith with us because we very much have faith, at least we think we do. But what he said was that many believe faith is believing in the things that there is no evidence to support but that is not true. Faith is taking the evidence that is there, seeing where it points you and believing in where that ends up even though you might not have evidence currently in front of you for every step of the way. There is LOTS of evidence that things with Rebekah have not gone according to the world's way. There is LOTS of evidence that people have been praying to God for a miracle. There is LOTS of evidence that a miracle has taken place. Faith is putting those steps together which doesn't seem to hard to accept at this point.

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At Thursday, June 30, 2005 10:19:00 AM, Blogger Deb Left a thought...

Somewhere...I think it's in I or II Kings....it says, "this is a small matter in the eyes of the Lord". What was never in the discussion ---that the tumor could be "gone" ---is gone because it was a small matter in God's eyes and He is faithful! We, as humans, become ALL CONSUMED with the things in this life --when God says, "Be Still and Trust Me - I have everything under control - this is a small matter - I'm handling it --just trust and believe and let Me do my thing!" This is a lesson that I need to "learn" over and over again. But each time I relinquish my control to the Lord - He comes through.

I'm not sure why I typed all of that --it's for someone.

We here in the Erskine household are REJOICING with you at the wonderful report regarding the absence of the tumor! And we continue to pray that the radiation issues will work out to the CONTINUED glory of God!

Olivia says, "Mommy, I am so glad that Jesus took away Rebekah's booboo - now she won't have to have any more 'pop drops'." 'pop drops' is her term for medicine ---perhaps she speaks prophetically!

In any case - God is - and will remain - in control and on the throne and He will be victorious in this situation! Of that, I am sure!

God bless you ---continued prayers - always,
Deb Erskine

 

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