This phrase comes from a secular song, but it struck me as true when I heard it soon after my accident. I have no idea where the path that God as set before me will take me. I know there are going to be many more experiences with Him. All of them wonderful because "everything works together for the good of them who are called according to His purposes", but some not without tears and sorrow. I am not afraid of the path or of what's to come. I am afraid of staying where I am right now; not moving, not advancing, not experiencing God any further than I already have. I can't stay here. I have to keep moving. I can't dwell on the past, I have to keep marching forward.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Friends with Wisdom
I have a friend who has dealt with tragedy in his life. For a short time, he was unable to walk and pretty much had to re-learn to walk. Along my journey of crushed heels, he has been an encouragement. Even now, he sends emails that a choked full of wisdom. For this, I am very grateful.
I wanted to share some of his wisdom.
When you have the privilege of experiencing a mountain top experience with God, you quickly want and desire to hold on to the experience as long as you can. You want nothing more than to keep the closeness of God and all of your Godly friends. But then, life begins to shift back and before you know it, you become discouraged and lonely. It is then when you must get your focus off of yourself and keep it on Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith.
It is not about whether people are praying or if they know that I am completely healed or not. It is NOT about ME! It is about using the experiences that God allows us to have for HIS glory and HIS honor. It is about impacting others and encouraging others by talking about how great our God is!
I continue to look forward to the things God has in store for me and my family. I very much look forward to any and all things that I can do to share my experiences with others so that God may be uplifted!
I wanted to share some of his wisdom.
When you have the privilege of experiencing a mountain top experience with God, you quickly want and desire to hold on to the experience as long as you can. You want nothing more than to keep the closeness of God and all of your Godly friends. But then, life begins to shift back and before you know it, you become discouraged and lonely. It is then when you must get your focus off of yourself and keep it on Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith.
It is not about whether people are praying or if they know that I am completely healed or not. It is NOT about ME! It is about using the experiences that God allows us to have for HIS glory and HIS honor. It is about impacting others and encouraging others by talking about how great our God is!
I continue to look forward to the things God has in store for me and my family. I very much look forward to any and all things that I can do to share my experiences with others so that God may be uplifted!
Monday, March 9, 2009
Lesson #18 &19
What you don't use, you lose!
When you don't a muscle, it shrinks! My leg muscles are shrunk to half their normal size. And it took no time for it to happen. Wow! This has to be true in all other areas of life. To keep things razor sharp, they have to be used, trained and improved!
Do everything you can to remember!
History has a way of repeating itself. Look at the economy today. It resembles the Great Depression. How did we get here again? There are many theories and ideas. It is human nature to go from organized to complete disarray. One day we have it together and then we lose site of our ultimate goal and then we fall off the wagon. Mark my words, years from now, we will be in this same kind of economic problem again. It will happen!
The only way to learn from the storms of life is to do all you can to remember what happened and what you learned along the way. I have kept this journal to document all of my thoughts and feelings as life progresses out from Aug 9, 2008. The only way for me to look back and see what God has done is to keep track of it. So, if you don't want to repeat mistakes or if you want to grow in character, then you have to be able to remember things.....so when the storms hit, do all that you can to remember where you are, where you are going and where you have come. As I look back over this blog, I am reminded of all the great things I have conquered through the power of Jesus Christ!
A Lot To Catch Up On!
7 Month Anniversary
I am completely amazed that today is my 7 month anniversary of my accident. In a very small way, it seems like yesterday, but for the most part, it seems like years ago. So much has happened over the past 7 months that much of it is a complete blur, yet the weekly physical therapy and the daily pain remind me of what my surgeon continues to tell me; recovery will be slow and painful! So daily, I am reminded of God's grace and the fact that I am still disabled and will be for many more months ahead.
My 6 month mark came and went without any notice. I am cool with that, but many times I wonder if people still pray for me. I am sure today will come and go just like the day did a month ago. I fully understand that it is human nature to move on. Time keeps marching, life continues on and the dust settles. Unfortunately, for many, needs are still great even if the dust has settled. I am reminded of this daily. If I only take one thing away from this experience (you can bet it will be more than 1 thing!), it is this...when I choose to walk with people through their storm, I will walk all the way, from start to finish. This is SO important....oh, SO important. Already, God has given Robbie and I opportunities to walk with our dearest of friends as they are in the middle of storms. To them, I pledge to be there from beginning to end. No matter what is cost me personally in time and money...I will be there when we walk out of the storm no matter the out-come!
Continue to pray for me. Healing is still in progress and I still have to devote a large portion of my day staying off my feet. In due time, God will heal me, completely, and this will not be the case. I love all of you and thank you in advance for your support and prayers!
Back To Work! STOP! Not So Fast There Cowboy!
Well, I thought I was ready to go back to work part time. I made the big announcement and reactivated some of my clients who were eagerly awaiting my return. I notified my disability insurance provided of this and they told me no more benefits! WAIT! HOLD ON! You mean it is all or nothing? Yep! You are either totally disabled or you are totally healed and back work! What a load of crap! They have been doing all they can to get me off disability and yet when I strive to slowly come off, they dump me. It is a crazy system. But I learned something and that is not to volunteer information. You can moral and honest and yet not give away your hand. I give to much away when it comes to information. Not again!
So, what am I doing? I am completely disabled, that is what I am doing. I had to get my surgeon to write a letter saying that he considers me completely disabled until he releases me. Not sure when that is going to be. But in the mean time, with a little bit of a fight, faith in God to fix this and a hope that knew He would, my benefits have been restored and I am focused on healing only. CRAZY!
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