My broken hip has been a huge pain in the behind–both literally and figuratively–for my wife and I over the past three weeks. I’m “no weight bearing” for three months and the surgeon does not want me driving.
With my dad’s passing a few days ago, this has been an extremely difficult time in my life but there are blessings to be found in all difficulties if our hearts are open.
Yesterday I was thinking about how my bike crash gave me one of the greatest blessings I could have ever asked for–I was by my dad’s bedside during the last week of his life and I got to see him take his last breath on earth. I’m not certain that would have happened if my life had not come to a screeching halt because of my accident. I would have tried my best to be with Dad but as active as I am, I would not have spent the same number of hours sitting with Mom and Dad during his final days.
The opening quote is so true.
Life is difficult right now, but the blessings are certainly making my difficulties seem minimal.
P.E.A.C.E.
Jay@EagleLaunch.com
1 Peter 5:10, “And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.”
