Dina Deleasa Instagram – Should you not fear me?” declares the Lord. “Should you not tremble in my presence?
I made the sand a boundary for the sea, an everlasting barrier it cannot cross.
The waves may roll, but they cannot prevail; they may roar, but they cannot cross it. Jeremiah 5:22
This week last year I was watching my family ice skate, trying to be present and not think about the days of treatment ahead. I went out to dinner, although I could not eat. I was on a super restrictive diet ahead of the treatment. If I close my eyes I can still recall how it felt to get into my car after receiving my radiation pill. I remember imagining I would start screaming when I got into the car but I was quiet. There was sadness but I felt His peace as I drove to my parents’ house to isolate for the week. There are also times my mind drifts back to being wheeled into the operating room for my surgeries. I can recall getting the news that I had cancer. Looking up at the Lord saying, if I must do this let me do it well. Let me face this valley knowing full well that You will redeem it ALL. Now a year later I am struck with the realization that He has, and it is such a gift. Because to be honest, lately I felt as though I was starting to grasp at my faith. Fearing I was about to go back into the wilderness I fought hard to get out of.
He clearly impressed upon my heart that I need to stand firm in knowing that He is the God that created the sand, the boundary for the sea. He controls the power of the waves, the impact of the storm. Hardships such as cancer may come, but He decides the ultimate boundary. No matter no matter how difficult the circumstances, He decides the outcome. I believe He has formed a boundary for my cancer so to speak. I need to live in that victory and proclaim it. I need to face the waves as they roll at my check-ups and as other side effects come. Carrying this encounter I have had with Lord every step of the way. He has formed a line in the sand on behalf of my life. As usual, I am a little late to the party. Took me a little extra time, but now let’s start a new year.
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