The apostle Paul certainly went through tough times. Indeed, in 2 Corinthians 1:8 Paul reflected on his past: “We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about the hardships we suffered in the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life.”
Nevertheless, Paul did not succumb to breaking God’s commandment against murder and commit suicide. He depended on God, and God came through and gave him all the sustenance he needed to make it through his ordeal.
Following Paul’s example, we must depend on God when life throws us a punch. And just as God sustained Paul through his difficulties, so He will sustain us.
Can I ask whether you have ever known anyone who has died from pancreatic or other similarly painful cancers?