TV Host John Tesh Reveals How Faith Shifted His Perspective When Given a Medical Death Sentence
By Movieguide® Contributor
Former ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT host John Tesh is reflecting on how his faith changed his perspective after doctors gave him just 18 months to live.
Tesh was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2015, and doctors warned him that he would have, at most, two years to live.
He soon became disheartened, drinking and abusing medication to cope with his feelings. However, after hearing a CD about divine healing, Tesh realized the power of God’s love.
“God wants you well,” he explained. “It’s the other guy down below who really would like to kill, steal, and destroy.”
Tesh went on to say that this thought helped get rid of the “why me?” mindset that many have when faced with struggles.
“The biggest change for me was … Romans 12:2, which is, ‘Be transformed by the renewing of your mind,’” he said. “It’s a very simple sentence.”
Seven years later, Tesh is still here and spreading his message of hope and perseverance. He recently launched TeshTV, where viewers can watch inspirational videos to help them get through their own struggles.
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Tesh’s faith has grown deeper since he was first diagnosed with cancer.
In 2015, Tesh was diagnosed with a rare form of prostate cancer and given only 18 months to live. However, Tesh and his wife, Connie Sellecca, relied on God’s Word during his treatment.
“At that time, I was trying really hard to believe that everything was going to be all right,” Tesh toldFox News in an exclusive interview. “I was begging God for healing. And when Connie and I read the Scriptures together, we learned that God wants us to have health and wellness, healing and prosperity. And the Bible speaks truth. It’s the same yesterday, today and tomorrow.
“I think people will really be surprised to read what the Bible has to say if they take a break from their phones and just read the Scriptures each day,” Tesh added. “I really recommend the Book of Romans and just take a deep breath.”
Although Tesh is healed from his cancer today, he recalled when his faith in God wavered.
“[Initially], I was angry at God,” Tesh explained. “I was angry at everybody. And for some reason, I was angry at my wife. I was drinking too much scotch whiskey. When you get a cancer diagnosis like this, you become very popular and people are whispering around you and you can get anything. You can get Vicodin if you want. You can drink as much as you want and you can just feel sorry for yourself as much as you want.”
“And when that happened, I almost lost my wife because I walked out,” Tesh added. “I walked out of the house, and I went on a bicycle journey to try and figure myself out. Fortunately, she forgave me because that was nothing more than disrespect to her. After all, she had been working so hard as an advocate. Feeling sorry for yourself will also get you killed.
“If I stood with Connie and we stood on faith and we stood on the scriptures that could get me healed, that that’s where God wanted me to be. I was angry at God at the beginning because I thought that maybe God had put this sickness on me to either teach me a lesson or for me to have a ministry but there’s nowhere in the new covenant in the Bible that says that God wants you anything but well.”
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