Your doctor or insurance agent may ask you, “Do you have a family history of cancer?” If you say, “Yes,” they will probably tell you that you might get some form of cancer too.
Now, if you are without God, you would probably agree with them and start worrying about your health. But you are not without God! In fact, His Word tells you, “A thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand; but it shall not come near you.” Therefore, even if you have a family history of cancer, and your family members have died of cancer, you can have the confidence to declare that it will not come near you!
My mother had this attitude. After a thorough medical check-up, the doctor was surprised and told her that she did not have high blood pressure or heart disease, although these two conditions have plagued her father and siblings. You see, my mother had already firmly declared that no deadly, family-related disease would come near her.
Praise God for my mother’s trust in God’s Word because I am the generation after her! In fact, after my mother told me about the results of her check-up, I randomly opened my Bible only to read about Rahab the harlot who by faith “did not perish with those who did not believe” (Hebrews 11:31).
Beloved, God wants you to know that even though you are in this world, you are not of this world. You belong to Him and because He is on your side, “He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the perilous pestilence” (Psalm 91:3).
Even when it comes to generational diseases, you can boldly declare, “That disease stops here!” because you have God and His Word. And when you believe God and His Word, you will see His promises come to pass for you—“A thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand; but it shall not come near you”!
"I'M HERE TO TELL YOU" EDITOR'S NOTE
The power of positive thinking. Many believe in it. They - including some really smart doctors and such, say that just by having a positive attitude, you can have positive results. You can actually feel and look better just by keeping it positive. I do know that just a simple smile can make you look a lot better... The problem with a positive attitude is that you have to stay positive on your own power. No matter what's thrown at you, you have to stay strong and positive. However, when you are positive about Jesus, you have something to rely upon. When we have a positive look on life because we know who is in charge of our life and who we follow in life, then we can always look for positive results. Trusting in Jesus to take care of future diagnoses from doctors and preventing any future trouble in any area of life is the most positive thing you can do. Today, have a positive attitude, not on your own but by relying on your savior. Pray that God will show you the times that Jesus has come through for you in the past and ask Him to give you the confidence that He will come through for you in the future. Be positive.
