Our God Is for Us: Trusting God Through Cancer | Sarah Middlestead

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When her husband was diagnosed with a one-in-a-million rare cancer wrapped around his spinal cord, Sarah Middlestead and her family had to cling to God in a whole new way.

In this conversation, Mystie talks with Sarah about the shock of the February 2025 diagnosis, 5 weeks of radiation and a 3-day surgery at Mayo Clinic, learning to receive help from their church, and how God had prepared her heart beforehand through Scripture.

Sarah shares how "Our God Is for Us" became their family motto, the Matthew Henry quotes that anchored her, why she calls their wall of cards and prayers a "big alignment card," and whathomemaking has looked like on the other side of crisis.

If you're walking through suffering, loving someone who is, or want to prepare your heart before the storm comes, this testimony will encourage you to repent, rejoice, and repeat.

In this episode:

Navigating a rare cancer diagnosis with faithHow their church carried them with meals, prayer, and presenceChoosing "Our God Is for Us" as a family theme songAlignment cards and Matthew Henry quotes that prepared Sarah beforehandFinding God's goodness even when the outcome isn't guaranteed