Meg33
I’ll never forget when our youngest child Matthew fell and broke his wrist. It was grotesque! His arm took a sharp left turn at his wrist and then turned again to resume its normal journey to his hand.
We rushed him to the hospital where the doctor began to set his wrist. I watched as the physician pulled and twisted Matthew’s arm. I wanted to jump up and pull him away from my son! But I simply sat and watched, knowing that the agony was necessary to make Matt whole again.
If we trust earthly doctors to do that for our children, how much more we should be willing to trust God, the Great Physician, to reset our broken lives “to be conformed to the image of His Son” (Rom. 8:29). One of God’s purposes in pain is to brand the image of Jesus in our hearts. Can we weep with those who weep? God may need to stain our cheeks with our own tears so that we can genuinely empathize with others as Jesus did. Are we self-sufficient? God may need to strip away our security to conform us to the God-sufficiency that Christ displayed. Are we faithless? It may require a tragedy to teach us to trust the Father as Jesus did.
Next time you feel broken, don’t panic—praise Him! God is at work!
Thank you all for your lovely, fun, great birthday wishes.
I gave myself a birthday gift ..
I have stood on the banks of the Brazos near where the Bosque River joins it..I looked over at the tall lovely limestone cliffs on the west side of the river.. I spied some ducks and a few wildflowers there..
I happened upon a historic home.. that interested me because of the grounds..One has to have an appointment to tour the home ..
I stood beneath a 400 year old oak tree..with a lovely covered terrace area nearby, listening to and watching the birds..There were three very old oaks that were breathtaking..l enjoyed looking at at the lovely Magnolia trees blooming and strolling among the different levels of the garden..
I then went to a nearby large park along the Brazos that has a wildflower garden..
I was getting frustrated whizzing by wildflowers on the road where there was no place to pull over
and really look...so I searched out the “Miss Nellie’s Pretty Place” in Cameron Park.
It is like a
field of wildflowers with a walking path around it..nothng “tamed” looking about it. although of
course the wildflowers were originally planted there.Many varieties..I need to take my Texas Handbook on Wildflowers next trip. I did take my binoculars.
I talked to the docent at the Historic house as I was returning from my walk, spied two fishermen on the river bank and otherwise was alone enjoying all this. I am more a “no crowds” kind of person so it was perfect!
It was 87 degrees already when I finally stopped looking at wildflowers and I realized I had to have something to drink...My back convinced me to come on home and rest..I want to go back soon... I noticed other places to explore..
Today I saw the river,a lovely garden, flowers,both wild and cultivated, heard birds singing, and saw magnificent trees. A nice birthday indeed.Thank you all for helping me celebrate!