Tune-In-Tuesday: March 12, 2019

First – an addendum to last week’s post. I realized after I posted that what I wrote about not falling was wrong! I DID fall. It wasn’t the “normal” fall though (is there such a thing?!). I fell while standing, not walking – ha. I was talking with someone at church and I lost my balance and fell. It was the weirdest, funniest fall – just straight down (on the carpet) – WHILE STANDING!!!!!!! Only me. 😉

I’m not going to lie; this past week has been ROUGH. No falling (and yes, that’s the truth this time!), but major issues getting around. I think a great deal of it is weather related. But whatever it is, it needs to go away. I want to walk!! It is what it is, and this too shall pass, but I want it to pass quickly.

I have struggled exceedingly these past few days with walking. There were some really great things that happened this past week, but walking was not one of them. Sunday, I woke up with this fear that I wouldn’t be able to walk into church without some kind of assistance. How ironic is that? I was going to church and I was full of fear. But God – as He ALWAYS does – came through. I prayed and He answered. If you don’t believe that God sends people to you as an answer to prayer, you should! Ask me and I can tell you time after time after time when someone has shown up at just the right time. God hears and God answers. I had to be brave, put aside my pride, be humble and ask for help, but help came – thank you Jesus! Not only did I get help walking in, but I got to catch up with a man that I thought about earlier in the week. I hadn’t seen him in a while on Wednesday nights and God had put him on my mind. I found out that his hours at work were shifted and he was having to work nights which made it impossible for him to come on Wednesday nights. We go to different services on Sunday morning which is why I hadn’t seen him in a while. Again, God knows what He’s doing, and His timing is always perfect!

Yesterday at work, a friend helped me in. I could have done it myself, but not without a labor- intensive walk and it would have taken me forever. She asked, and I accepted the help. It makes me laugh when I think about getting into or out of work. Some days I look at that trek (which is NOT really a trek at all. I am already so close to the door) and wonder how I’ll ever get from my car to the front door without falling and then other days I don’t look at it as a trek at all. It’s so close! It all depends on the day.

Today, walking was a tiny bit better – not much – but still a little better than yesterday. I take what I can get. I know easier walking days will return at some point. I must be patient. Have I mentioned how impatient a person I am? Being patient is SO HARD.

I saw this on Facebook and it is SO ME. And James 1:2-4 needs to be my life verse(s).

I found this quote and it spoke profoundly to me. I hope it helps someone as much as it did me:

And then there's this. I also found it quite helpful in the way I think of myself:

Yes, this past week has been really tough, but with God's help (and the help of angels He sent in the form of friends), I made it. Even with (and maybe even because of) struggles, I can say boldly, God's Got This!