Galatians 5:7 Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?

Yesterday morning I woke up like I have never awoken, perhaps in my whole life. Restored, rested, rejuvenated, alert, with deep deep insight. I was really excited about the day. No one around me felt this way. As much as I would like, it didn’t happen for them. It was my day.

I had something so deeply moving about the bible to share, words failed to capture the depth of the importance. It seemed important, it seemed life affirming, it was more than worthy to share. I could wait to get home to this computer to get it all down.

Then as I came down steps in the dark I missed the last step, twisted my ankle and down I went. I felt for sure I had opened an ugly flesh wound where my left elbow took the initial impact. It had not, but it is bruised. My whole felt the jarring effect of soft old body hitting cold hard ground.

This morning I woke up stiff and sore. I can hardly move without something in my body screaming don’t. What a difference a day makes. I was so up yesterday, today, not so much. So what do I make of it?

If God were to hinder me I would know what to do. If Satan were to hinder me, I would know what to do. What if I am the hindrance? Now what do I do? Well I am not going to whine about it. Yesterday was a glorious day and I still have the memory of how that felt. But we do live in the now don’t we? It is the now moment that we have to deal with.

My body is in pain, but it hasn’t changed who I am. I demands attention but it doesn’t have to distract me from what is really important. I have a mouth, I have eyes and ears, and they all still woke fine. I can maintain relationship, gratitude and joy because those things do not require anything more than a will to be in the moment. They are not dependent on anything that is broken or hurting.

I will get over this. Some who suffer will not. Their lot is heavier than mine and I have no right to claim understanding for the longevity of suffering. We are not what happens to us. Our inabilities are not who we are in Christ. In Christ we are victorious and no matter how we feel today, there is going to be a day for us all when we wake up restored, refreshed and alive like we have never felt before.

Psalm 51:12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.

Matthew 25:21b Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things,

We who believe, don’t we want to hear “Well done, thou good and faithful servant:”? So much so perhaps that we fail to understand why the Lord would call us that considering He ended with “thou hast been faithful over a few things”.

Here once again we see things from a world view rather than from the only one who was truly faithful in all that He did and said. We think of faithful as being obedient to do all we are asked. He calls us good and faithful even though we have been faithful only in a few things.

Only Jesus got it all right. The rest of us came up short of perfection. It does not matter how short you came up, we didn’t do everything right. His calling us faithful has nothing to do with our performance, it has everything to do with His love for us. His expression of love is equal to all. It is only our opinion of our activity that is subject to judgment.

Failing makes me want to rededicate myself. I didn’t get it right that time, I will remember that the next time. Does everyone feel that way? I don’t know, I can only speak for myself. I only know one thing for sure.

It is easier to be faithful if you do not commit yourself to anything.

Hebrews 7:19 For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.

I hope to do better.