This morning I was impressed by the Lord to talk about Psalm
16:5-9 The Lord is the portion of my inheritance and my cup; Thou dost
support my lot. The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places; Indeed, my
heritage is beautiful to me. I will bless the Lord who has counseled me;
Indeed, my mind instructs me in the night. I have set the Lord continually
before me; Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. Therefore my
heart is glad, and my glory rejoices; My flesh will dwell securely. There
is so much of these verses that fit my current situation it is like God wrote
this for me. I never have any issues with sleeping yet tonight God counseled me
and instructed my mind about how securely God has me in His hands so that I will
not be shaken. I have a glad (joyful) heart that rejoices and my flesh is very
secure.
I had the first round of infusion of the two other chemo
drugs yesterday at 9:30 am. There was no unpleasantness with the port, the
drugs, the experience, or the time it took. Julie the Shadow Solider had a
great time, Jan was my great supporter, and all the prayers that were being
lifted up for me were very definitely felt. At one point I asked the nurse if
she was sure the drugs were actually in the bags she was hanging because I was
not having any issues. She laughed and assured me I was getting the full doses
I was due. It is a little intimidating to see the nurse put on gowns and
re-glove several times because she was handling the bags with the drugs. I
realize that she hangs bags all day and it protects her from any possibility of
contamination but these are very powerful drugs to warrant that kind of
protection. These are the drugs being infused directly into my blood stream.
It truly is God’s provision that I can be sitting here with no ill effects
writing about God’s provision for my flesh. I am so confident in His provision
that I will most likely be at work today. My wife has taken on the control of
my blood sugar variances by setting up a sliding scale insulin regime.
Evidently the Dexamethasone (steroids) really mess up the amount of glucose in
the blood such that the cells cannot process it without much more insulin so it
stays in the blood. All that is to say I will be checking my level and
injecting insulin tomorrow before going to lunch. That is a new experience for
me.
We are now into the full court press against this cancer and
I really feel like we have it on the run. Thank you for your faithfulness in
this battle against my flesh. I will have the next infusion next Monday at
9:30 am. Please keep praying and supporting my family. Thank you, Price
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