Day 53
Back On My Feet Countdown: 55 days
I can't believe that October is already here! Time marches on despite what is going on in our lives. It is crazy! We are having some of the best fall weather here in Arkansas...love it!!
Today is day 53 since my accident and I have to tell you, not having been through something like this before, I sure didn't expect to be riding "The Emotion Express" roller coaster! It is crazy...one minute I am laughing my head off and the next moment the tears are flowing like Niagara Falls. There are days that are up and great and then there are down days that don't feel so great, yet I am called to believe that "all things work for the good of them who love God, who are called according to His purposes", therefore, I must count them as GREAT days too, right?
So, as I sit here in this chair, looking at these 4 walls here in my living room, 53 days out from my accident, I never dreamed that I would still be dealing with negative emotions. It is just further proof that the "devil is constantly seeking whom he can devour!" We have to constantly be on guard for his crazy lies and his sneaky ways in which he tries to creep into our lives to destroy our joy, the pure joy that only God can deliver.
This past Sunday, in our Bible study time at church, we were talking about change. Our discussion leader wanted us to give him situations where change is good and where change is bad. I was struck by this question, in a way that I began thinking about how God works....if He truly is working ALL things for our GOOD, then how can ANY change be BAD? Think about it for just a moment...sure, there are times in our lives when things go in a direction that we wish it would not. Take me for instance; I never wished for my accident to happen. I did not want to be in a wheelchair for 4 months. I didn't want to crush my heels. I didn't ask God to bring this suffering into my life, yet here it is. It is here!!!! So, do I count this moment as a moment of BAD CHANGE? Remember what James chapter 1 says, "count it pure joy" when bad change comes your way (a Russ paraphrase here)! I left the study believing that all change is good no matter how I perceive it at that moment!
The next time change comes into your life (this is a daily event), I challenge you to focus on how God views this change and not how you view it. It will change your entire perspective of the situation. And not only that, it will allow you to move through the change more smoothly and you will learn so much more!
So, life is really a roller coaster ride...at times an emotional one at that...so we can choose how to respond to it!
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