Fri. Nov 22nd, 2024

How This Woman Grabbed Hold of God’s Promise and Found Victory Over Breast Cancer

Twila Belk

Author Twila Belk had a lot on her plate when she received her breast cancer diagnosis. The author and speaker, also known as the “Gotta Tell Somebody Gal,” was serving as both caregiver and primary breadwinner for her family plus dealing with a teenage son’s significant issues when a mammogram and subsequent biopsy revealed the disease.

At the time, she had no health insurance, Belk tells host Marti Pieper on the “Hope Through Cancer: Breast Cancer Awareness Emphasis” podcast series on Charisma News. But, she says, “through a series of God-events and connections, He got me connected with a program, a state program that pays for breast cancer.” In fact, her entire journey has provided her with multiple opportunities to do what she loves: brag on God.

“Shortly after I received my diagnosis, the words, ‘I will not die but live; I will not die but live’ kept running through my mind as I lay in bed,” Belk says. “I found in Psalm 118:17, it says, ‘I will not die but live, and will proclaim what the Lord has done.’ And so I grabbed hold of that as God’s promise to me. … and it was my theme and purpose as I moved forward on that unknown path. … I made it my purpose to brag on God and to look for the God in it.”

And that purpose transformed the difficult months ahead, Belk says. “One of the biggest things I’ve learned is that whatever we focus on becomes magnified. So I wanted to magnify God through this, not cancer—because whatever we focus on, that can become overwhelming to us, and it can control our life. So if I focused on the cancer, or the financial part, or the caregiving, or my son’s issues, or this or that or whatever, that could become overwhelming to me, but I chose to focus on God. …

“And I saw who He is; He just came and showed up in so many ways,” Belk, now on the other side of her cancer surgery and treatment, says. “And it’s through those circumstances, through cancer and through a lot of these bad things that I know who God is.”

To hear more of Twila Belk’s inspiring breast cancer story and how God met her needs all along the way, check out this podcast. {eoa}

For more inspirational stories of God’s healing power over cancer, click here to order the Charisma e-book, Spiritual Strength Through the Valley of Cancer, for just $.99.

Related Post

Leave a Reply

Related Podcasts

More News
Isaiah Saldivar: What Christians Need to Know About Casting Out Demons
Isaiah Saldivar: What Christians Need to Know About Casting Out Demons
Evangelist Overcomes Violence and Jail, Continues Proclaiming Jesus
Evangelist Overcomes Violence and Jail, Continues Proclaiming Jesus
This Is Why Heavenly Rewards Are Not All Equal
This Is Why Heavenly Rewards Are Not All Equal
7 Powerful Tips for Aspiring Preachers
7 Powerful Tips for Aspiring Preachers
7 Things Christian Women Should Know About Walking in Faith
7 Things Christian Women Should Know About Walking in Faith
Demons and Paranormal Phenomena: L.A. Marzulli’s Spiritual Warning
Demons and Paranormal Phenomena: L.A. Marzulli’s Spiritual Warning
Amplifying God’s Light of the World
Amplifying God’s Light of the World
Disagree, but Keep It Holy: Here’s How
Disagree, but Keep It Holy: Here’s How
Diving Deeper in the Holy Spirit
Diving Deeper in the Holy Spirit
Dying to Self: 9 Promises to Help You
Dying to Self: 9 Promises to Help You
previous arrow
next arrow
Shadow

Latest Videos
78.2K Subscribers
1K Videos
7.7M Views

Copy link