Don't Waste Your Cancer

That's the title of John Piper's most recent article, written on the eve of his surgery. For more information and updates on Pastor Piper's prostate cancer and recent surgery and prayer requests, click here.

I think this is all very applicable here because any one of us can remove the word "Cancer" from this article and put in our disability, our struggle, our issue, our pain...and all ten points apply. I was blessed by these exhortations and hope you will be also.


Here are his ten points:

1. You will waste your cancer if you do not believe it is designed for you by God.
   
   
2. You will waste your cancer if you believe it is a curse and not a gift.
   
   
3. You will waste your cancer if you seek comfort from your odds rather than from God.
   
   
4. You will waste your cancer if you refuse to think about death.
   
   
5. You will waste your cancer if you think that “beating” cancer means staying alive rather than cherishing Christ.
   
   
6. You will waste your cancer if you spend too much time reading about cancer and not enough time reading about God.
   
   
7. You will waste your cancer if you let it drive you into solitude instead of deepen your relationships with manifest affection.
   
   
8. You will waste your cancer if you grieve as those who have no hope.
   
   
9. You will waste your cancer if you treat sin as casually as before.
   
   
10. You will waste your cancer if you fail to use it as a means of witness to the truth and glory of Christ.