Why Did God Give Me Cancer?

Why did God give me cancer?  I ask myself that a lot.  I'm a good person. I go to church.  I pray.  So why does God give me something that is so hard to fight.  A fight I'm probably going to lose.

I take solace in realizing that everything has a purpose.  I got cancer for a reason.  God thought I needed cancer.  I just need to figure out why.

Maybe it was to show me the importance of getting the most out of every day of my life.  Maybe it was to center me on my faith in God.  Maybe it was to help me appreciate the Eucharist and the sacrifice Jesus made for us.  Maybe it was to write this blog to get my feelings about my faith out there for the people to read.

Whatever the reason, having cancer is hard.  But I need to remember that Jesus put me in this situation for a reason.  And when I think it it too hard, I need to remember that He knows what I can handle even more than I do.

He made me a cancer patient because He knows I am capable of handling it especially with his help and grace.  I continue to pray for His healing everyday, but I need to understand that He has a plan for me.  Maybe that plan includes a miraculous healing, maybe not.  But I have to have the faith that He knows what is best for me.