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FAITH AND DISEASE FIGHTING, Web Radio Today Audio Burst from Episode 26
FAITH CONQUERS FIGHTING
This is a special Web Radio Today excerpt from EPISODE 26, OCTOBER 23 2020
Transcript
Skip Orem (00:14 ):
I get emails almost every week questioning the role of faith in this podcast. Why does faith need to be part of the Web Radio Today fitness model? Those people probably haven’t listened to the introductory episodes because if they had, they would know why faith is a part of the Web Radio Today podcast, and our special disease fighting and fitness model. And especially why faith is such an important part of this podcast. And then some of those emails question why I specifically deal with my Christian faith. Cancer attacked me in January. For a brief period of time there at the beginning, I was devastated. I lost all hope. I was scared. Four things got me through all of that, a medical team, my elite level of physical fitness, my wonderful wife, and most importantly, my knowledge that I was safe in God’s hands.
Skip Orem (01:34):
My faith, my Christian faith gave me so much comfort when I was battling cancer. That’s probably the hardest thing I’ve ever had to deal with. But that cancer, the thing that came to destroy me, it brought me back to my Christian faith, back to Jesus, back to God. During that time I thought a lot about how I would live my life, if I was able to survive cancer. I knew I was going to spend more time with my family and loved ones, more time serving my church. And if that sounds like I was bargaining with God, well probably was. But it was more than just that though. I kept thinking that before all this happened, I kept thinking I have all this time. And then I was thinking that if I could continue to live my life, I could live it with so much more purpose
Skip Orem (02:27):
So I was going to go forward, win this battle or lose it, with a new plan for my life. And I also knew that I had a little bit of talent to perhaps help people with their health, while at the same time maybe saving a few souls. And that’s why the Web Radio Today podcast was born. If you want more detail about all that, go back and listen to those introductory episodes. And everybody, that’s the reason why my Christian faith will always be an important part of this podcast. And I know we have lost listeners because I focus so much on my Christian faith. However here’s the good news. We continue to gain more listeners because of our emphasis on the Christian faith. Many of you have started listening to Web Radio Today to this podcast, because you want to get and stay healthy. But you’re also here because of Jesus.
Skip Orem (03:29):
I’m so proud to say that our listener base is growing globally. In addition to our many listeners in the USA, this podcast, Web Radio Today, has listeners in Canada, France, Germany, Belgium, Brazil, the UK, Thailand, South Africa. I don’t just know that because people email me from those places, I know it because we use some pretty sophisticated listener statistics and demographic tracking programs, to measure our reach. And I don’t know how many souls we have saved, maybe none, but I try every week. I’m a professional voiceover artist. And when I got this cancer, my future goals were to get well, live my life for Jesus, and help people find the same Christian peace I have.
Skip Orem (04:38)
And if I can use my fitness knowledge and experience to advise people on how to stay and get fit, stay healthy, fight off disease, that creates just an awesome opportunity to help people.
Skip Orem (04:51):
And I’m so happy to be doing that with the Web Radio Today podcast. I’ve been cured for now of this cancer. You see, Jesus not only saved my soul, he saved my life. I owe him everything, and so do you.
Skip Orem (05:29)
There is this book… I’m going to link to it in the show notes for this episode and this audio burst, the book is called, Don’t Give Up. And it’s written by Kyle Idleman. And I recommend this book for anyone who’s going through any kind of struggle in their life right now. This passage from don’t give up, it’s so inspiring. It was so inspiring to me. It’s sort of based on Psalm 118. Think about this as you struggle, whether it’s with illness, with loss, family problems, or any of the other hardships and worry that might be in your life.
Skip Orem (06:20):
The battle is not yours. Whenever you feel like giving up or giving in, remember that your strength comes from God. Whenever you’re down and out and can’t seem to pick yourself up, remember your strength comes from God. Whenever you feel weak and overwhelmed, remember your strength comes from God. Don’t you dare give up, because God has amazing things in store for you. During your battle, the Lord will fight for you. During the trial, the Lord will strengthen you. During the test, the Lord will encourage you. You will be a winner. You are a part of a royal priesthood, and you’re at the head, not the tail. You shall prevail in this life. You will defeat the enemy and, you will inherit eternal life through Jesus Christ our savior.
Skip Orem (07:44 ):
Remember this, Jesus by his life and death on the cross and then his resurrection, he’s given you strength. He gives you forgiveness. He will give you peace. And he has given you a world without end, eternal life. Here’s the thing though everybody, you need to accept that gift. Jesus he knows your heart
Skip Orem (08:13)
He knows all the things good and bad that you’ve done in your life. And he knows God’s plan for you. And you know what? As bad as you’ve been, as lost as you are, as broken as you may be, Jesus he still loves you. His arms are reaching out to you. He wants to put those arms around you. He offers you total forgiveness.
Skip Orem (08:44)
He’s ready right now to offer you love. And listen to this, he’s right there to help you and to offer you that strength that you need to fight whatever battle you’re in right now. He can give you strength to fight all of life’s battles. And he wants to give you life without end. It’s yours if you want it.
Skip Orem (09:14):
If you’re a lapsed Christian like I was, you know what to do. Drop to your knees and ask him for forgiveness. He’ll forgive you and he will welcome you home.
Skip Orem (09:31)
If you don’t know Jesus, well, there are no forms to fill out, no tests to take, no fee required. All Jesus requires of you is your acceptance of his amazing free gift.
Skip Orem (09:56 )
The devil right now he’s telling you, “This sounds interesting. Maybe you really should think about this later. Investigate it. Study up on all this Jesus stuff. You might do that the next time that you have a lot of free time, nothing else important to do, maybe then you should start to think about this Jesus stuff.”
Skip Orem (10:22):
That’s the devil talking to you. Here’s the truth, you don’t have any time.
Skip Orem (10:31)
All you have is right now this minute, nothing else is guaranteed. To wait another minute, another hour, another day, that’s like rolling a dice. Things happen so quickly. You don’t know what’s around the corner. There is no time. If you’re already a Christian, you’ve been perhaps backsliding again like I was, ask Jesus to forgive you and give your life back to him.
Skip Orem (11:03 ):
If you don’t know Jesus, aren’t really clear about who he is, how he can strengthen you, give you forgiveness, give you peace and life everlasting, do this, please do this right now today. Regular listeners they know what I’m going to tell you to do. Here’s the drill.
Skip Orem (11:27)
Walk into any church. First person you meet, that person might be another church member or a secretary, a receptionist, might be the pastor. It might be the custodian. They’re cleaning things up. It doesn’t matter. Just tell that first person that you see there in that strange church, tell them you want to find Jesus.
Skip Orem (11:50)
You’ll put a smile on their face and you will be creating a moment that both of you will never forget. And that person, secretary, receptionist, church member, pastor, custodian, whoever it is, that person will help you find Jesus.
Skip Orem (12:15)
From Nashville for the Web Radio Today podcast, I’m Skip Orem. Bye everybody.
RYAN SHUPE (12:21)