August 11, 2017 my family and I were at Fox Lake in Cassady, Ks visiting my mom and her husband for the weekend when I was walking and broke my ankle. Don't judge walking can be complicated at times. Friday the 18th I had surgery to mend the break in my fibula and now I am on the road to recovery. With my life taking such a drastic shift as I am now able to only use crutches to get around and while I cannot stay in the vertical position very long I am limited in what I can and cannot do. I have been forced to ask for help and have been blessed beyond comprehension. God is doing a great work in me and I would love to share my journey with whomever would like to read it. I pray you are blessed and ultimately that God is glorified. Here are the first 5 days after surgery.
First I must share the verse my husband made me read the week after I broke my ankle. Note what's bolded.
“He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters.”
Psalms 23:2 NASB
Recovery Day 1
Rest in the Lord. Hebrews 4
I too often and have for too long overlooked His Rest. The Creator of all things Who not only gave us the authority to reign over what He has made but sympathizes with us because He knows our temptations and sufferings. We have all we need in Him.
Recovery Day 2
“so that by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have taken refuge would have strong encouragement to take hold of the hope set before us. This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and one which enters within the veil, where Jesus has entered as a forerunner for us, having become a high priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.”
Hebrews 6:18-20
My hope is in the Lord!
Recovery Day 3
Hebrews 10
Christ's sacrifice is sufficient.
Recovery Day 4
Turn your eyes upon Jesus,
Look full in His wonderful face,
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim,
In the light of His glory and grace.
*Have faith*
“And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him.”
Hebrews 11:6
This has been a prominent thing for me today. Seek Him. Seek Him alone. Seek His face continually. Simply put as I place my faith, trust and focus on Him He carries me through. All falls into place. Nothing is in vain as I seek Him. Nothing else matters but HIM!
Recovery Day 5
“Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,”
Hebrews 12:1
As the world likes to creep into my most joyful moments in Christ I was reminded today to not let the sin of worry overtake my knowledge of truth. Putting aside the sin that we so easily grasp a hold of when term oil arrives is something I desire to shut down quickly. After reading the first verse of chapter 12 the Lord stopped me. I reread it several times and He took me directly to
“"Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and YOU WILL FIND REST FOR YOUR SOULS. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light."”
Matthew 11:28-30
It's interesting to me that as I'm feeling refreshed and strengthen during this time of physical brokenness I'm smacked upside the head with the realities of this harsh, ugly and horribly sinful world we live in, BUT as I have rested in Him, placed my focus on Him the pressures to freak out and worry and get anxious were so gracefully put aside immediately. Because my Lord has equipped me with the belt of truth (we spoke about this at bible study Tuesday). He was gentle with me and placed His hand of grace upon me to respond with love and understanding. No praise shall ever be given to me because this was from the One whom came and lived without sin and died a sinners death. He shall forever be praised. He is and was and shall ever be the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. My creator and Father. My everything. I breath because He gives me breath. And I will finish this one with an Amen!
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