Strength for the Cancer Journey: 30 Days of Inspiration, Encouragement, and Comfort

by Deborah Barr

Overview

Though the Road is Long, You Don’t Have to Walk Alone

There’s nothing easy about having cancer. For most people, cancer is a hard, reluctant journey through rugged, unfamiliar terrain. Ultimately, however, there are really only two ways to face cancer: in our own strength or with the help and strength that God supplies.

Strength for the Cancer Journey provides empathetic, daily reminders that God is present for anyone facing the challenges of cancer. Each of these thirty devotionals draws upon anecdotes and insights from God’s Word to help readers invite God into the realities, uncertainties, and frustrations of their cancer experience. While cancer is a journey no one wants to take, no one ever has to walk that road alone. This devotional book will help both patients and caregivers to engage deeply with God, gaining new strength for the cancer journey.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780802498175
Publisher:	Moody Publishers
Publication date:	07/07/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	208
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

DEBORAH BARR is an author, speaker, and health educator with a passion for encouraging people to engage deeply with God as they journey through tough times. Her previous devotional book, Grace for the Unexpected Journey written for dementia caregivers, was named "Best Inspirational Book" at the 2018 Digital Book World awards. Strength for the Cancer Journey is her sixth book.

Table of Contents

Day 1 Strength for the Journey 9

Day 2 Why, Lord? 15

Day 3 Waiting 21

Day 4 Boundaries 27

Day 5 Jehovah-Raah 33

Day 6 Roots 39

Day 7 Roller Coaster 45

Day 8 Not on Bread Alone 51

Day 9 Lonely 57

Day 10 Support 63

Day 11 Promoters and Protectors 69

Day 12 Anger 75

Day 13 The Cancer Chapter 81

Day 14 Sar-Shalom 85

Day 15 Grateful 91

Day 16 Sing! 97

Day 17 Brain Fog 103

Day 18 Jehovah-Rapha 109

Day 19 New Clothes 115

Day 20 Prayer 121

Day 21 Lookup 127

Day 22 Overwhelmed 131

Day 23 Gorgeous 137

Day 24 Jonathan and Jehoshaphat 143

Day 25 The Hardest Part 149

Day 26 Rebel Cells 155

Day 27 What If? 161

Day 28 Fear Not 167

Day 29 Hope 173

Day 30 What's Next? 179

Appendix 185

Acknowledgments 195

Notes 197

About the Author 202

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

Praise for Strength for the Cancer Journey

If you know of someone who has cancer, Strength for the Cancer Journey will be a welcomed gift. I would encourage churches to give this book to every member who is diagnosed with cancer. It is a wonderful way of expressing love and care for anyone who is on the “cancer journey.”
—GARY CHAPMAN, PH.D.
Author of The 5 Love Languages®

No one wants to hear the word cancer. I was not prepared for it—the uncertainty, the depression. In Strength for the Cancer Journey, Debbie Barr weaves the reflections of other cancer patients with her God-centered perspective, giving us courage and hope to walk this journey with Christ.
—JOE LINEBERRY
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Seven-year prostate cancer survivor

Debbie Barr's writing provides biblically sound encouragement for anyone walking on or alongside someone on a journey with cancer. These devotionals help to provide perspective, comfort, and peace during a time that can be filled with uncertainty. It is a great reminder that God cares for us and is in control.
—JOSIE KOST
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Breast cancer

I'm a thirteen-year survivor of an incurable cancer, multiple myeloma. As a cancer patient and author, I have deeply appreciated this devotional by Debbie Barr. She normalizes the unique feelings we have when fighting our disease. At times, I could feel her walking alongside, reminding me I am not alone, others have been where I am . . . and more importantly, the Lord is with me.
—MAGGIE BRUEHL
Orlando, Florida
Cru (Campus Crusade for Christ) Staff Emeritus

Cancer stirs an interest in faith like no other disease in my experience. Debbie's book of devotions is comforting and uplifting in its choice of scriptures and anecdotes.
—LAURIE WHITE
Greensboro, North Carolina
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

The common thread woven throughout each devotional that Debbie shared is that God is writing each one’s story. The most exquisite work may not be completely revealed until one day when we recognize what He was accomplishing during those days that were the darkest. As you digest each devotional, may you better understand the depth of spiritual growth that comes from greater intimacy with Him.
—KENNETH E. GORTON
McMurray, Pennsylvania
Liver and stage 4 bone cancer

Through this devotional Debbie has touched so many areas that need to be faced during the journey of fighting cancer! She weaves together God's heart and healing words of truth that address raw emotions and fears. I was blessed and encouraged as she reminds the reader to "Look Up!" to where our help comes from (Psalm 121:1–2).
—NANCY M. WILSON
Orlando, Florida
Stage 4 ovarian cancer