Did you cringe when you saw or heard about the compound break of the Louisville basketball player's leg Sunday? Oww, you know that had to hurt to the max. The force on the bone from the fall was just too great a pressure for it to be absorbed.
It made me think of all the falls I have had so far. Yes there are too many to count but I can't count any as graceful. 'It's a God thing' that as many times as I've bit the dust, the only bones I've broken are my nose and little toe. When I say 'only' I'm not discounting them as trivial because the pain was as real as anything else. What often hurts the worst is our pride. Good grief, did anybody see that? Sometimes we need a little leveling to get level headed again.
Psalm 34;19-20 'The righteous person may have many troubles, but the Lord delivers him from them all; he protects all his bones, not one of them will be broken.'
Proverbs 16;18 'Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.'
Falls for you seemed to be just another challenge, and as you said the other day, you get up and keep on going, like the energizer bunny. Dad
ReplyDeleteWe used to say that my mother was like a Timex watch--she took a licking and kept on ticking! That's you, Angie. I noticed when I fell on the sidewalk a few months back, my first instinct was to look around and see if anyone was looking. That old pride! I hate it!
ReplyDeleteI did see the Louisville player Kevin Ware (live!) when he came down on that leg in an awkward position and I even saw the leg dangling in midair. Wow...my whole body was hurting for that young man, as I know the entire nation was. However, I also noticed that his concern was not for himself but for his teammates to carry on without him. Then, last night, they won the national championship. God knows the plans He has for us...even though He may bring us trials and even "trauma" along the way. Help me to be more aware of how He wants to use us, rather than that old pride wanting us to "not wanting anyone else to see us in such a "state"! Praying your falls decrease, my friend....love you, T.
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