Revive Our Hearts On Our Way Home, Ep. 1
Sep 29, 2025
Colleen Chow, an author and speaker, shares her journey with terminal cancer, emphasizing hope and the beauty found in suffering. She recounts a profound lesson from her mentor about marveling at an orange, which helped her focus on God's creation. Colleen discusses the struggles of explaining her diagnosis to her son and how it deepened their faith. She reflects on the refining nature of hardship and the importance of gratitude, urging listeners to prioritize beauty and trust in God's promises, even in the darkest times.
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Orange Practice To Reorient The Heart
- Colleen's mentor told her to study an orange to marvel at God's creation and quiet her heart amid overwhelming circumstances.
- This tangible practice helped her shift focus from problems to God's goodness and worship.
Child Sees God With Us In The Fire
- After her cancer diagnosis Colleen told six-year-old Jeremy and read Daniel's fiery furnace together as a family.
- Jeremy saw "four of us" in the fire, sensing God's presence with them in suffering.
God Ups The Heat To Refine Character
- Colleen observes God often increases the heat rather than removing trials to refine us into holiness.
- She compares intensified suffering to a furnace making pure gold by revealing and shaping character.
