Submitted by Dr. Robert F. Lane on
It seems that peace is directly proportional to time spent with Jesus. It takes practice and the short lappers (those already looking death in the face) often just don’t have enough time to figure Him out. A relationship with Jesus is not nearly as complex as a relationship with a spouse or a teenager, but it takes time and commitment. Even though their experience of it often fluctuated, the short lappers still said their journey was worthwhile; they did discover a new destiny in Heaven which delivered a calm to their final days.
Whichever way it happened, those who caught the wind of the Spirit finished stronger or are still running better. Surprisingly there are not nearly as many as one might expect considering the thousands of patients I saw over 30+yrs, the majority of whom called themselves Christians. This goes directly to a central question of this blog and one I am frequently asked "well, don’t all Christians deal with their cancer and the threat of death better?"
It is always a hopeful question asked with a touch of anxiety, either by a humble Christian who isn’t sure they are good enough or by a conceited one who takes their “Christianity” and salvation for granted: “ Sure I believe in God , I’m a Christian , isn’t most every one?” Both are about to be surprised.
The truthful answer is "well no – no “Christians” as a group don't"! An incredulous "Really? How can that be?" usually follows.
I spent a few years asking myself that question. Clearly every Windrunner I met was a Christian and had a profound relationship with Jesus. and yet there were others who called themselves Christians, even some clergy , who were stumbling all over the track, clearly not running well at all, fraught with fear and clearly not experiencing “the peace that passes all understanding”.. - the peace the expected - maybe even felt they deserved
I couldn’t just tell patients “Here are the four spiritual laws, now go to church, confess, submit, catch the wind and run - and you will be fine. See you in Heaven.” Most of my patients who did that were not fine and I don’t know about Heaven yet. I do know they could jog but never run and often complained they could feel the heat of the Dragon's breath, fear and worry, coming up behind them. So what was different about “Windrunner“Christians?
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