Chemo Chair Prayers

Cancer’s like a bulldozer, barging into our lives, destroying everything in its path. What’s not destroyed completely gets dented and damaged and it’s hard to know if it will ever be repaired and back to normal. 

 Whether we’ve just been diagnosed, been fighting cancer for a while, or are living in that untethered space of being NED (no evidence of disease), our health, energy, relationships, patience, and sense of humor, have all taken a serious blow. 

 If that’s you and you need to laugh again, this my friend is the episode you need to hear. 

They say laughter is the best medicine and of course it is. It’s been proven to send those feel good hormones, endorphins, rushing around our bodies, lower our heart rate, and reduce stress. // In this episode we’re going to learn to laugh again because when we’re up to our eyeballs in appointments, treatments, and nausea, laughing can become a distant memory. 

Today I want to remind us how wonderful and life-giving it can feel. 

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Honestly? Sometimes, I just don't feel thankful.

When life's hard – really hard - and I'm assuming it is for you too - it's surprising how often we look around us and not see anything we can or want to give thanks for.

Despite the Hallmark sentiments and overstuffed turkeys of Thanksgiving, sometimes we can't summon the energy, let alone the desire, to be thankful for a life that's left us overwhelmed, exhausted, frightened of what's to come, and gasping for air.

We don't feel grateful.

We don't feel blessed to be living the life we've been dealt.

We're tired, fed up, and ready for things to change.

But in the back of our minds, despite how hard everything is right now and how ungrateful we actually feel, we know we really should give thanks anyway.

Hello, Thessalonians 5:18!

So, what are we meant to do?

Today on Chemo Chair Prayers, I share how the answer to this conundrum came in the unlikely form of a workout class and the five things I learned to help us be thankful when we're not.

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No matter how far along in our cancer journey we are, fear, worry, and anxiety hang around like ever-present shadows clouding over what little sunshine hits our faces. 

We fear the unknown, the pain of surgery and recuperation, and the terrifying prospect of recurrence. 

We worry about leaving our kids behind, we fear for their futures as we worry about our own and we fear time might just be running out. Fear tightens its grip with every ache, pain, and scan. 

So what are we meant to do? How do we fight fear in the midst of cancer? 

Join me as we discover a roadmap for leaning into the fear before we pray using our TRUST guided prayer format and I offer a small invitation to move forward in the days ahead. 

TRUST prayer bookmark: www.chemochairprayers.com

Episode Show Notes: https://nikihardy.com/episode2/

Whether we’re physically alone or surrounded by people whose love is loud and tangible, cancer can be a lonely place. 

No matter how much our friends and family love us they can never truly understand what it feels like to be where we are. At night, we stare at the ceiling asking God if he's there in the silence or if he's left us to journey on alone. 

Today, we wonder whether we really are as alone as we feel and ask what God has to say to us as we journey on. 

Join me as we pray through our simple TRUST prayer format and I invite you into a simple practical exercise to take with you into the week ahead.

Links::

Episode Shownotes: https://nikihardy.com/chemochairprayers/episode1

TRUST prayer bookmark: https://www.chemochairprayers.com

Are you or someone you love going through cancer? Has your life and  faith been shaken by a diagnosis? Then you’re in the right place.