Don’t wait till you’re on your back.
I blew my back out on Sunday. I called and told my job I will not be in due to my injury. I made a couple of other calls. I knew the jokes would follow and I was not disappointed. “She was good to you huh, man”. Another person said: “I told you about dancing crazy”. I picked her up off her feet on the dance floor one time. She never forgot it. I called my mother and told her I would not make it today because of my back. After that, I hobbled to my bed and laid flat on my back. Staring at the ceiling, I asked… “Ok, god, you got my attention.” I wasn’t mad because I wasn’t going to complete what I had planned to do that day. I wasn’t shedding a tear cause of the pain. Instead, I used this time to catch up with her (God). She’s been trying to talk to me for years and I’ve ignored her. She dropped so many little hints but I was to busy to notice. We had a good conversation. I let her say her peace. She was right. I couldn’t disagree or argue with anything she said. I simply responded, “You right, I don’t want to fight no more”.
What are you ignoring? Is your body saying you need to rest but you “have too much to do”? Is your mind racing about what you should be doing? Are you too busy trying to impress those who do not really care about you in the long run? Do you even know what is really going on with you? Stop for a moment and just listen. More importantly, be honest with yourself. If you not happy, take time out and figure out why. If your life is in turmoil then take time to figure out why. But it’s not enough to acknowledge why. You then have to accept the reason and take action. Only when you are honest with yourself can you begin to heal.
After two days of no relief, I walked into the chiropractor’s office. While lying on the chiropractor’s chair, she kept asking…”Have you ever had pain in your back before? “Did anything ever happen regarding your back?” I said “no” several times before it finally dawned on me. For years, I’ve noticed very small pains in my back. It would feel a little stiff in the morning, but it would only last for about 10 minutes. I was helping my brother lift an outdoor furniture set into my truck a couple of years ago and I lost all my strength. I thought it was odd, but didn’t think about it again after that day. Throughout the years there have been more signs that something was wrong with my back, but I never took time to find out what the problem was. All of a sudden, lying on my back, staring at the ceiling, I had plenty of time. Don’t wait till you’re on your back. Don’t wait till you’re too old. Don’t wait for someone to love you. Don’t wait to be accepted by superficial people. Stop and listen. Then do something about it.
October 10th, 2008 at 12:33 am
You’re right. God speaks to us in so many ways so many times. I have heard of and experienced things like this often. I too gave in. I got tired of things not working out in my life. I decided to just “try” God. I told myself that I would be obedient to God’s word and God’s will and see if anything would happen. Since that time, I have grown so much! He immediately began to move in my life in an undeniable way. At first, I needed help letting certain things go. I smoked, drank, stayed in unhealthy relationships, etc. I prayed for God to take the desire for those things away and He did! I have such a since of expectancy now and I am so much more at peace. I am finally living my life in “Prosperity”