Just a thought...

"For the next 4 weeks, you will be one-handed."  That's what the doctor said yesterday.  So, I type now... with one hand.  .Thankfully, the "grounded" hand is my right, and I am left-handed.  There is a fracture - it will not fuse back.  The goal in stillness is to allow the least amount of scar tissue to form around the chip of bone.  That is the opposite of what I would have assumed the healing process and my part would be ordered.  So, the stillness is 'helped' by a demi-cast... one that has velcro attachment...the doctor's orders... don't take it off... until you see me in 4 weeks... Wow!

As the healing begins, I am reminded of many little chips in my life and heart that I have twisted and moved and tried to fix on my own... some chips that really haven't seemed important enough to bother God with - I can muscle through some of these frustrations... an angry response, an unforgiving spirit, a quiet gossip, a bad attitude, an impatient comment... oh, there are more..

HE clearly reminds us in scripture to "be still and know that HE is God.' (Psalm 46:10)

I shared last week that I am reading through Job and Psalms this summer...  slowed my reading just a bit this week... 

for now, let's just say my waning softball career is on hold...

So, will you slow down just a bit with me... I just read from Psalm 19:1 this morning...

The heavens tell of the

glory of God. 

 The skies display his marvelous craftsmanship.

Would you set an alarm on your phone to coincide with the time of sunset this evening - the past few have been a glorious display - would you gather a chip or two of your own and just hold them in your open hand as you marvel at His handiwork.. His craftmanship?  He promised to heal our fragmented pieces as we bring them humbly into His presence...

Just a thought...