When His Ways Aren't Our Ways ...

"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," declares the LORD.
Isaiah 55:8

I have to be honest. This verse has not provided comfort to this little sister over the past four years. You see my way means my sister is healed right now of all cancer. In my way, we are old retired folks traveling the country in our RVs, annoying our old husbands with our stupid humor that only each other truly appreciates. That’s my way. And my fear is God’s way means she receives a heavenly healing. I know the passage tells us that God’s ways are better, but my fear overcomes this promise on a daily basis.

But today, God has reminded me that his ways are better, and usually means a path or an answer I never thought of or asked for. Today we received a miracle and answer to our prayers that we didn’t even think of.

Metisha went to oncology today to take some paper work and her favorite nurse came out with a paper and a tear in her eye. She explained that blood work they shared with her yesterday was from 2 weeks ago and she now had the results from yesterday’s blood work. She handed Tisha the paper and yesterday’s count was over 200 points LOWER than 2 weeks ago. So two weeks ago she was in the 500s, yesterday she was in the 200s! Marie said she couldn’t explain it, but Metisha immediately said she could, people have been praying!

Thank you God for showing me that your ways are ways I have never imagined and you ways are good. And thank you God for blessing me with an amazing big sister!

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Metisha had chemo today. Her blood work showed her cancer markers have risen dramatically to a bad range which means the current chemo just isn’t working. So it’s time for new scans, and then to evaluate the next option.

We are sad, but not shocked by this news. Metisha had a feeling the chemo wasn’t working because she’s been having more pain in her stomach and liver areas and her hair has been growing. We are praying that the scans can be done quickly and the next treatment can be very quickly identified and started. Most of all we are praying the next treatment option will work and fight the cancer back down quickly, very quickly.

Tisha has been staring down death for a long time now and her perception of death is certainly different than most. A friend was telling her of an acquaintance who died suddenly of a heart attack. Metisha’s quick response was, “Lucky!” She quickly realized what she had said and apologized, but I think we can all understand her perspective. Metisha says she can be ok with dying; she just doesn’t want to die from cancer! I love her humor and her honest approach! She is a fighter, and she wants to beat this!

Keep praying for our fighter. Pray for the scans to happen quickly, to have results that are a good surprise given her cancer markers, and that the next treatment can be identified and begin quickly. Pray that the cancer will be healed from her lymph nodes in her neck/chest/stomach and in her liver.