You can't always be doing stuff non-stop without ever taking a break. One of my friends recently learned that after having major headaches and went to the doctor to hear that he was in way bad health from lack of sleep and nutrition, at only age 25. I was glad it wasn't me - I am in good health. So this past week, I've been having back pains pretty frequently, and just this morning decided to possibly look into going to a doctor lady at our church who specializes in bones and also gives massages. Well, I ended up going to her TODAY. But not for my back. I was walking from church to lunch and my right foot started hurting. At first it was just a little pain and I felt that it would surely go away if I could just shake it off. I ate lunch, and when it was time to walk back to youth group, my foot really hurt. Ironically, I was with JP - the same guy who had recently had health problems - and a few of us have really been getting frustrated with him for no taking care of himself, and not telling anyone when he has headaches. So I continued walking - can't miss youth group, of course - and my foot got so bad that I had to stop. JP asked about my foot, and was frustrated that I didn't say anything sooner. We kept walking, and finally, a couple blocks away from youth group, I felt like someone shoved a knife into my foot. We called Norma, the doctor from church, and went to her clinic, where she looked over my feet, scolded me walking too much, and proceeded to give me an ultra-sound massage. I didn't end up going to youth group, which was especially sad since it was free taco night, and I went home with instructions to stay off my foot all night, and Sunday too.
So I THINK sometimes that I am indespensable, that I MUST continue doing stuff that I do no matter what, but God has some interesting ways of making me rest. This would be one of those.
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