August 8, 2025 - Is it okay to pray for healing even with a terminal diagnosis? Yes. It’s completely appropriate to ask God boldly for healing and more time while also surrendering the outcome to His will, as Jesus did (“not my will, but yours”).

November 12, 2024 - God loves us." I've adopted it too, because in the jumbled mess of my heart and prayers, it simply makes sense. Plus, it's easy to remember when I'm overwhelmed! Unkie Dan has taught me many things in my life. The importance of love, honesty and forgiveness are among the top five. During this tragic ordeal, though, I learned what it looks like to completely surrender to God's will with vulnerability, dignity and trust.

February 3, 2023 - Nothing happens outside of his control (Ps. 115:3; Job 42:2). Suffering and illness aren’t necessarily or even primarily a sign of his displeasure, even though he does use them (John 9:3).

January 18, 2012 - Scripture teaches us to offer our bodies as living sacrifices (Romans 12:1). In fact, “dying to self” is a requirement for those who seek to follow Jesus Christ (Luke 14:27). This means we completely subordinate our desires to those of our Lord.

Terminal illness is a painful reminder of the Fall, but Scripture offers deep hope for those in Christ. Even when healing doesn’t come, believers can rest in God’s presence, cling to His promises, and look forward to an eternity where all suffering ends.

Surrender Accepting what cannot be changed, relinquishing control of the uncontrollable, is crucial work. Struggling and straining to be free of the suffering, we risk being consumed by it.

September 30, 2025 - However, we tend to think differently about prayer in the face of terminal or chronic illness. Our initial response may be to desperately seek the Lord’s intervention, but as we come to terms with the diagnosis, questions about how to pray for healing—or whether to pray for it at all—become more complicated. If God is sovereign, and he has allowed this illness, am I submitting to his will if I desire and ask for healing?

September 3, 2025 - But even in the storm, stillness is possible when we anchor our souls to our sovereign God. When we surrender control to the Lord, we’re free to rest in His care, no longer carrying burdens we were never meant to bear.

December 23, 2023 - Lord, I surrender my whole life to you, the past, the present, and the future. In sickness and in health, in life and in death, I belong to you. God, give me grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, Courage to change ...

Answer (1 of 8): As a Christian who has dealt with chronic health problems, I can assure you it can test your faith. At the age of 32, I went into heart failure and was told my heart was working at 17%. I have an incurable heart disease cardiomyopathy. Was told I would probably live 5 years if I...

February 13, 2020 - Who knows what lives we can impact by maintaining a godly attitude in the midst of severe anguish? Surrendering to God's plan for your death is submitting to the One who is the Alpha and Omega over your earthly life.

October 3, 2023 - After all, we “walk by faith, not by sight” (2 Cor. 5:7). But when we surrender completely, release control of our lives, and submit to His will, we open ourselves up to the blessing of becoming all God created us to be in Him.

March 23, 2023 - This means that no matter how bad things seem, you know God will not abandon you during your trials (Heb. 13:5), and He will always be with you, no matter what (Matt. 28:20). All you have to do is cry out for His help and strength, and He will ...

December 8, 2025 - At that moment, when God’s goodness ... to justify your sin. But don’t do it. I promise you, surrendering your will to God lies at the very core of whatever grieves you....

June 2, 2024 - Facing the agony of the cross, Jesus prayed, “Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done” (Luke 22:42, ESV). Jesus’ surrender wasn’t a passive resignation but a courageous and active yielding to God’s redemptive plan.

For example, if a person will die soon with or without treatment, and treatment adds a burden to dying, then one can decide to forgo treatment for a reason other than intending death. The person will die soon due to the illness, not due to anyone’s action or inaction. Forgoing a treatment may be an appropriate answer to the right question: “By what God-honoring means can the person’s suffering be lessened as they unavoidably die?”

March 14, 2023 - It's like a window of opportunity to go to God and say, "I don't know what I am about to face or what I may have to endure because of this situation. It is not what I would have chosen, but it is here." Follow the example of Jesus and say, "‘Father, if it be thy will, take this cup from me.

September 10, 2024 - But Scripture is clear: “Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you” (1 Peter 5:7). We don’t need to carry the weight of our troubles. God is more than willing to carry them for us—if we let Him. Surrendering our worries to God doesn’t mean ignoring them or pretending they don’t exist.

January 26, 2026 - They had to relinquish control of their plans, dreams, and family to follow the Son of God. They transformed their identity to align with Jesus’ call and new purpose. Why would Jesus’ followers make such an amazing sacrifice? They knew how much Jesus loved and cared for them and believed in His mission. Most of us are not required to surrender to this level, but we do have to surrender our will, which can feel just as difficult.

September 1, 2023 - “Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life” (John 12:25). Submitting to God’s will leads to the life that we all long for, according to the promise of John 10:10.