The Stairs of Rememberance

I fell down the stairs this morning. Wet, rubber shoes do not have very good traction on plastic floors. The stairs bit into my hip and stretched out my left shoulder. It was not a fun moment. At least there was only one person with me, and I know her pretty well.

I was sitting in class after this happened, thinking about the pain that was running through my body. As I was reveling in self-pity and over-diagnosis, I remembered that there are people around the world that are suffering much more than I am. Falling down the stairs is just ridiculous compared to the torture people are enduring for the sake of Christ. It's really interesting to remember those people and to pray for them. This put my pain in perspective.

Thank you, God, for the reminders you give your people!

Hebrews 10:36

There are some days that I don't handle difficulties well. I end up being selfish and not wanting to be hurt in the situation, or something to that extent. Or I get mad because I feel like people are being stupid, even though I would probably react in some of the same ways.

I was struggling with stuff like this today when the ARD for Hartill pushed the verse for this week under the door.

Hebrews 10:36:
"Patient endurance is what you need now, so that you will continue to do God's will. Then you will receive all that he has promised."

I hope that I will be able to apply this verse to my life. I think it was exactly what I needed to hear as I cursed down the hallway. Reading it convicted me. Praise be to the Lord Almighty who was, and is, and is to come!! He is faithful, even when we are not and are stuck in our mud puddles.