4 Weeks to live?

What would you do if you were told you had ~4 weeks to live?  Maybe not anything much different than what you are currently doing. But what would you think?

After returning from my grandfather's funeral, my aunt informed us that she was told my uncle has ~4 weeks to live.  WHAT! Is this a cruel joke God, did we not just return from burying her father, my grandfather?  

Ok, this is a simple error in the lab reports and will soon be explained away by one of their three sons, all of whom are physicians. Clearly the cancer and physicians don't know my God and what He can do.  But why am I still afraid?  

Is it because this is round two (the first round God showed up & showed out) and I am quietly accepting this outcome?  Am I fearful for my aunt, cousins or my own mortality? The truth I'm sure lies somewhere in between all of these emotions/thoughts.  There is a side of me that wonders how much an individual can handle? The word tells us that God will not give us anything we can not handle without providing a way of escape.  So where is the escape - not only for my aunt but our entire family. 

Seems we have been going from trial to trial without a break! Maybe I'm being a little melo-dramatic or not - I can't be the only one that feels like there are seasons of CONSTANT attack, for Satan is a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour.

At the end of it all, I am hurt, afraid and sad that such a thing would be placed upon my uncle's shoulders.  He has not drank, smoke or partied like a rock star.  Of course he is not perfect and made his share of mistakes like any human. But he did his best to care for his body including rest and exercise.  So why him again?  

Only God knows and I'm sure there are examples of many others with similar stories out there. Well, I've gotta pick my cross back up so I can carry it to the feet of my Lord praying and believing in an outcome that only He can provide.  He did it once before (June 2012) and I am grateful for that.  

Remember to celebrate and LOVE those around you because you never know when their time will come.

If anyone has been faced with this, how did you deal with it?

Humbly yours,
-d

Rev 21:4 -  And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.