I Dove for the Phone, Hit my Foot On the Dresser, and Broke My Foot!
I’m from a small town in Ohio. I just did a Google search and it’s about
36,000 people. When I was a kid I was
known by name in the orthopedic office.
I was breaking something, twisting something, falling off something on a
semi regular basis. So much so I briefly
considered a career path in sports medicine.
I don’t remember if I told this
story yet or not, but I was just thinking about it. One time I dove to get the phone that was on
the headboard of the bed. I was in my
bedroom and my foot flung out and smashed into the dresser. I landed with a plop on the waterbed, picked
up the phone, and screamed because I knew I’d hurt myself. As it turned out I did. I broke the side of my foot.
My friends had a field day with this
one. They kept joking that I’d ran for
the dresser and hit my foot on the phone, or that I’d ran for the bed and hit
my foot on the headboard. I had heard so
many false stories, all in good humor, by the time I got to the doctor he asked
me what I did and I said, “I dove for the dresser and hit my foot on the phone.” I knew the truth. I knew that wasn’t the truth but I was so
used to hearing the falsehood, that is what I repeated.
People often forget how important
words are on the earth. God spoke
(Genesis 1:1) and the world was formed.
Jesus said to speak to the mountain and it would be removed (Mark 11:23). Life and death are in the power of the tongue
(Proverbs 18:21).
However many people know this, they
aren’t speaking falsehoods out loud, BUT they are speaking them to themselves
internally. In a footnote of Proverbs
23:7 it says as a man thinks so is he.
Recently I have found myself
wallowing in a mire of negative thinking.
I hate to admit it but it’s true.
My family is praying for a lot of different things right now, there is a
lot of transition going on, and I’ve found myself focusing on the
negative. I know it’s wrong. I know I need to catch myself from doing
it. Just a few days ago the Lord led me
to watch a documentary. It was on a
completely different issue, and I confess that I wanted to turn the channel. However later in the piece the lady started
talking about positive thinking. She
said to look in the mirror and say to yourself, “I accept myself
unconditionally right now.” Something in
that really clicked for me. It may sound
silly to some, but I knew all this false and negative thoughts had been
clouding my vision, and the question became was I going to speak the truth over
the matter or am I going to hear so much false thinking that I’ll repeat the
lie.
You have to remember that no matter
the frustration, circumstance, or lack of sleep God loves you and He has such
awesome plans for your life. We all go
through trials, but be of good cheer. He
has overcome the world!
Philippians 4:8 (ESV)8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.
What
you think on, is a CHOICE. Will you
repeat the truth, focus on the truth, run for the truth, or will you repeat the
lie?
Remember He DOES have awesome plans
for your life. Get excited.
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